The Senate approves amendments to some legislation

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) - The Senate approved the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

The law, in accordance with decrees and resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, introduces changes and additions to a number of regulatory documents. Thus, editorial changes are made to the Law “On the State Customs Service” and the Budget Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In addition, the Law “On State Pension Benefits of Citizens” is amended to increase the maximum wage taken to calculate a pension from 8 to 10 times the minimum wage.

Amendments also introduced the Law on the Protection of Citizens’ Health, according to which persons without medical education also have the right to practice medical activities using traditional medicine methods, based on the findings of the Special Commission for Licensing Medical Activities using traditional medicine methods under the Ministry of Health . The law is approved by the senators.