RESOLUTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

of December 15, 2023 No. PP-391

About additional measures for development of system of seed farming in cotton growing and to increase in productivity of cotton

For the purpose of cardinal increase in productivity in cotton growing, expansions of application of scientific and innovative approaches in case of cultivation of cotton raw by use of modern effective agrotechnologies and implementation of free market mechanisms in system of seed farming:

1. Determine that since January 1, 2024 under control of specialists of the Agency in quarantine and protection of plants and Council for cotton growing in case of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (further - Council for cotton growing) according to the procedure of exception it is allowed to import and place as experiment high-yielding foreign grades and hybrids of cotton on the areas up to 10 percent of the lands used under cotton and cotton and textile clusters and farms which are under authority. At the same time:

a) it is required following:

availability of quarantine permission, the phytosanitary certificate or certificate issued by state bodies on quarantine and protection of plants of the exporting country;

absence from the importer of claims for intellectual property in cultivation of harvest of cotton from grades and hybrids of cotton imported from abroad and reproduction of their seeds;

cost recovery on licensing by the import company in case of need the conclusions of the license agreement with grade originator (patent holders) when importing foreign grades and hybrids of cotton;

the organization of cultivation of foreign grades and hybrids of cotton in local conditions for crops in the years ahead;

for the purpose of prevention of biological and mechanical pollution of grades strict observance of procedure for their placement of grades in the territories under crops of cotton;

b) use of the highly effective agrotechnologies corresponding to each grade in case of cultivation of the grades and hybrids of cotton imported from abroad is performed under the supervision of Council for cotton growing, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Agency on quarantine and protection of plants and the relevant scientific organizations;

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