Uzbekistan: EU Twinning Systematisation and simplification of the regulatory framework

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Published: December 10, 2024

EU-Twinning-Project

Uzbekistan: EU Twinning Systematisation and simplification of the regulatory framework
1 April 2024 to 31 July 2026
IRZ: Lead
Budget: 1,8 Mio. Euro
Person responsible at IRZ: Anja Dr. Schoeller-Schletter

On 1 April 2024, the IRZ, in a team with the Latvian Ministry of Justice as a junior partner, was able to launch this twinning project on legislation and systematisation. The project has a total budget of 1.8 million EUR and will run until 31 July 2026.

Trade and economic development continue to play a central role for the country on the Silk Road. Investors and trade partners attach great importance to a transparent and predictable normative environment in their economic relations. Modernising the regulatory framework and making it more transparent has been a priority for Uzbekistan's policymakers for several years. The European Union is supporting Uzbekistan in this endeavour with a specially designed project that aims to share expertise and best practice between ministries of EU member states and the Uzbek Ministry of Justice in a spirit of partnership.

The project supports the Uzbek Ministry of Justice in its efforts to improve the normative environment for economic development and trade by increasing consistency and transparency. The core topics are the systematisation of laws, impact assessment and the inclusion of the affected institutions and groups of people in the development of standards.

Together with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the German and Latvian experts have started to develop training concepts and learning materials to help employees optimise the inventory, summarisation and recodification of the framework. Modern interactive online platforms with information on best practice are being developed and methods are being tested that ensure long-term and predictable legislative planning under the country's own circumstances. An integral part of the project is also to present the possibilities and limitations of new digital possibilities in the area of systematisation. This is illustrated by study trips to Riga and Berlin.

Until June 2026, German, Latvian and international experts will work together with their Uzbek colleagues to clear the ‘forest of norms’ and make legislative planning clearer, against the background of similar issues and experiences in EU countries. If Uzbekistan can improve its ranking in the internationally recognised indices on rule of law, government transparency and economic freedom, a great deal would have been achieved.