Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan passed the law on 22 June 2010 and Senate approved it on 28 August 2010.

The law sets effective state control in sphere of import, production, transportation, storage, realization, prevention of illegal turnover and use of pyrotechnic products. It also envisages to strengthen measures on security at organization of cultural, entertainment, and other events with use of pyrotechnic products, protection of consumer rights.

The law amends Criminal Code and Administrative Responsibility Code to set criminal and administrative responsibility with confiscating objects of violation for illegal production, storage, transportation, use and import and realization of pyrotechnic products.

In particular, article 250 “Illegal turnover of pyrotechnic products” was included to Criminal procedural Code. According to the article, illegal production, storage, transportation, use, import or sale of pyrotechnic products will be sentenced to custody from 8 to 10 years.

Minimal punishment in sphere of pyrotechnic turnover envisages fine at the size from 5 to 12 minimal salary size with confiscation of objects of violation.

The law also introduces amendments to the resolution of Oliy Majlis “On list of activities, which requires licensing”.

In line with amendments, development, production, storage, realization, use and utilization of pyrotechnic products should be licensed. The licenses are issued from 1 to 5 years based on activity sphere.