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    Packaging Legislation
    Uzbekistan

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    1. Overview of the Current Packaging Legislation

    Uzbekistan is not yet operating a system of extended producer responsibility for packaging although this is planned for late 2026.

    The existing food contact packaging legislation sets out safety requirements for all packaging intended for contact with food [1]. It also contains requirements for labeling of food contact packaging and its chemical safety. 

    All packaging made for food contact must have the following marking:

    1. Food contact symbol

    1. Material identification 

    Example of a PET packaging:

    Chemical safety requirements for food contact packaging are set out in Annex 1 to Decree No. PP-171 of 31 May 2023 [2] and regulate the migration limits of harmful substances for each food packaging material.

    For example, for polyethylene, the following substances are controlled:

    1. Formaldehyde
    2. Acetaldehyde
    3. Ethyl acetate
    4. Hexane
    5. Heptane
    6. Hexene
    7. Hepten
    8. Acetone

    Conclusion
    1. In Uzbekistan, food contact packaging legislation currently mainly regulates food contact safety aspects. 
    2. Although there is no operational EPR system at the moment, the introduction of such a system is planned for 2026.

    2. References

    1. Decree No. 476 of 7 July 2017 on the adoption of Technical Regulation on the Safety of Food Contact Packaging

    https://lex.uz/docs/3263615


    2. Decree No. PP-171 of 31 May 2023 on Measures for the Efficient Organisation of Activities Performed by the Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Climate Change

    https://lex.uz/ru/docs/6479136


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