Today, large-scale work is being carried out in our country to create a favorable business environment, support entrepreneurship, ensure free entrepreneurial activity, prevent interference and illegal inspections by regulatory authorities in the business.

In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated March 15, 2019 “On measures to radically improve the system of protecting entrepreneurial activity and optimizing the activities of the Prosecutor's Office”, from April 1, 2019, the coordination of inspections of business entities and control over the legality of their conduct by the regulatory authorities are carried out by the Commissioner under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Protection of the Rights and Legitimate Interests of Business Entities (the Business Ombudsman).

Conducting illegal inspections and non-compliance with the requirements for conducting inspections of business entities negatively affect the freedom of entrepreneurial activity and the business environment in general.

In order to prevent such cases, the Business Ombudsman conducts monitoring on an ongoing basis. The result of one of the monitoring revealed cases of illegal inspections of the activities of business entities by inspectors of the Andijan regional administration and territorial divisions of the Inspection for Control over the Agro-Industrial Complex under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the Inspection).

In particular, the employees of the Andijan region department conducted inspections of the activities of the Khoshimjon Oilasi and Karakaltak farms in the Ulugnor district of the Andijan region without a corresponding order. The monitoring revealed that such illegal inspections were carried out by 16 inspection officials.

Regulatory legal acts provide for the prosecution of those guilty of violating the requirements of the legislation on state control over the activities of business entities.

In accordance with Article 241² of the Code of Administrative Liability, the employees of the office of the Business Ombudsman have drawn up and sent to the court protocols on administrative offenses against the officials of the Inspection who conducted illegal inspections of the activities of entrepreneurs.

By a court decision, the aforementioned inspections were declared illegal, and fines were imposed on the offenders.

In the process of reforms aimed at increasing the country's economic potential, it is important that all regulatory bodies actively contribute to creating favorable conditions for the development of entrepreneurship and small business, supporting entrepreneurs, protecting their interests and rights, as well as ensuring the rule of law.