Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Uzbekistan Association of Non-Alcoholic Beverage and Juice Producers (UzBev) has announced that nearly 5,000 display refrigerators, which had been delayed at customs since March of this year, have now been certified and delivered to retail outlets across the country.

UzBev Chairperson Alfiya Musina expressed gratitude to journalists and bloggers who helped bring the issue into the public spotlight.

According to her, such challenges should not be addressed on a case-by-case basis but require a systemic solution.

Currently, the Uzbek Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (Uzstandard) is working on the implementation of a declaration of conformity mechanism. UzBev, for its part, has proposed improving this process by incorporating international best practices.

It is worth recalling that during a meeting held on June 27 with the heads of sectoral and industrial associations, it was noted that — despite the Presidential Decree dated April 18 — delays in refrigerator clearance were still ongoing at that time.