Political Finance Database

Article15.

Political parties are not allowed to receive donations in the form of cash, transfer of property, services, carrying out work (including through grants, technical assistance, payment of expenses related to travels, as well as trainings, seminars, conferences, held in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and abroad) from: - foreign states;

- legal persons of foreign states, their representative offices and branches;

- international organizations, their representative offices and branches;

- enterprises with foreign investments;

- foreign citizens;

- stateless people. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign.

 (Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX: 

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Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).  

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited.

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 12.

A political party is entitled to receive donations only from legal entities (excluding enterprises with foreign investments) and the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in cash or by transfer of property, services, carrying out work, and only for statutory activities. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited.Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Party and campaign finances are regulated by the Law on Financing of Political Parties, the PEL and a CEC resolution. Parliamentary political parties are granted annual public funding proportionally to the votes they obtained in the last parliamentary elections. In addition, they may receive donations from citizens and legal entities registered in Uzbekistan. The total annual amount of donations by a single citizen or a legal entity may not exceed UZS 750 million (EUR 220,000). Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).  

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 12.

A political party is entitled to receive donations only from legal entities (excluding enterprises with foreign investments) and the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in cash or by transfer of property, services, carrying out work, and only for statutory activities. 

Article 3.

Sources of financing of political parties are:

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- donations from legal entities and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan carried out in accordance with this Law.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 15.

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The political parties are not entitled to receive donations in the form of cash, transfer of property, services, carrying out work from bodies of self-government of citizens, religious organizations, and anonymous persons or persons under a pseudonym. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign.

 (Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

In line with the legal framework, election-related expenses of contestants are covered by the state. The amount of state funding allocated to a political party depends on the number of candidates and was significantly increased for these elections. Private contributions could also to be sent to the CEC for equal distribution through the political parties among all of their candidates; however, the OSCE/ODIHR LEOM was informed that no such donations were made during these elections. The provision of financial payments or gifts (i.e. goods and services) to voters during the campaign is prohibited. 

(OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 21 December 2014, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/uzbekistan/142576?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64. Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article15.

Political parties are not allowed to receive donations in the form of cash, transfer of property, services, carrying out work (including through grants, technical assistance, payment of expenses related to travels, as well as trainings, seminars, conferences, held in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and abroad) from: - foreign states;

- legal persons of foreign states, their representative offices and branches;

- international organizations, their representative offices and branches;

- enterprises with foreign investments;

- foreign citizens;

- stateless people. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited.Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Article15.

Political parties are not allowed to receive donations in the form of cash, transfer of property, services, carrying out work (including through grants, technical assistance, payment of expenses related to travels, as well as trainings, seminars, conferences, held in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan and abroad) from: - foreign states;

- legal persons of foreign states, their representative offices and branches;

- international organizations, their representative offices and branches;

- enterprises with foreign investments;

- foreign citizens;

- stateless people. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited.Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

VIII. ELECTION CAMPAIGN

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Authorities should implement mechanisms to ensure a clear separation between the State and party to prevent candidates from using the advantage of their office for electoral purposes. In addition, an effective sanctioning mechanism against the misuse of administrative resources should be established.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).  

Article 13. The amount of donations received by a political party from a legal entity of the Republic of Uzbekistan during a year shall not exceed 5000 times minimum wage, set on 1 January of the year of the realization of donations.

Article 14. The amount of donations received by a political party from a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan during a year shall not exceed 500 times minimum wage, set on 1 January of the year of the realization of donations. This restriction does not apply to membership fees paid by members of the political partiy on the basis of its charter. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 13.

The amount of donations received by a political party from a legal entity of the Republic of Uzbekistan during a year shall not exceed 5000 times minimum wage, set on 1 January of the year of the realization of donations.

Article 14.

The amount of donations received by a political party from a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan during a year shall not exceed 500 times minimum wage, set on 1 January of the year of the realization of donations. This restriction does not apply to membership fees paid by members of the political partiy on the basis of its charter. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 8.

Financing the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies is carried out in the prescribed manner only at the expense of public funds provided for these purposes. Providing funding and other material support to political parties in the election by other means is prohibited. The size of public funds to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber, per candidate, is determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 15.

[...]

The political parties are not entitled to receive donations in the form of cash, transfer of property, services, carrying out work from bodies of self-government of citizens, religious organizations, and anonymous persons or persons under a pseudonym. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Para. IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Donations from foreign or anonymous sources, international organizations, or state and religious institutions are prohibited.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 15. Property of political party

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Political parties, in accordance with the procedure established by law, carry out entrepreneurial activities only for the purpose of fulfilling their statutory tasks. The results of the entrepreneurial activity of a political party should be reflected in its financial report.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Political Parties, 1996, available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/GetAct.aspx?lact_id=57033 accessed January 2018).

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6. Targeted use of financial and other means by political parties
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Political parties and their organizations are prohibited from having bank accounts in more than one bank, as well as accounts in foreign banks.

Political parties may have the following deposit accounts in one bank on demand:
main account - for crediting, use and control of allocated funds of the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
two secondary accounts for crediting and using funds received:
a) from membership fees, donations and other sources not prohibited by law;
b) from the extrabudgetary Pension Fund under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

II. State funding of political parties
Article 7. State funding of the statutory activities of political parties
The political party has the right to receive state funds to finance its statutory activities if, following the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter - the Legislative Chamber), it has received the necessary number of seats for the formation of a political party faction in the Legislative Chamber in accordance with the Constitutional Law Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
The annual amount of allocated state funds for financing the statutory activity of political parties is formed from the calculation of two percent of the minimum wage set for on January 1 of the year preceding the year of allocation of these funds, multiplied by the number of citizens included in the voters lists in the latest elections to the Legislative Chamber.
The state funds specified in part two of this article on the basis of the results of the latest elections to the Legislative Chamber determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan are distributed by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan between political parties entitled to receive them in proportion to the number of seats they receive in the Legislative Chamber according to the order determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 8. State funding for the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power

Financing of the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power is carried out in accordance with the established procedure only at the expense of public funds allocated for these purposes. Financing and other material support of political parties in elections at the expense of other means is prohibited.
The amount of state funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber, per one candidate for deputies, is determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
State funds for financing the participation of a political party in elections to the Legislative Chamber are transferred in the established order to the savings account of a political party after registration of candidates nominated to the Legislative Chamber nominated from this party in the amount corresponding to the number of registered candidates.
State funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber should be spent by the political party on:
publication of means of electoral visual campaigning;
the organization of speeches for candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber on television, radio broadcasting and in other mass media;
the organization of meetings of candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber with voters;
the organization of work of proxies of candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber and other assets involved in election campaigning directly in the constituency;
all-party events for the conduct of the election campaign.
If, following the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber, the political party has not received the necessary number of seats for the formation of a faction, then the state funds allocated for financing the participation of a political party in elections to the Legislative Chamber are subject to be returned to the state budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of the funds of this political party from other sources.

Article 9.

State funding of the activity of factions of political parties in the Legislative Chamber
State funds for organizational, technical and other support for the activities of factions of political parties in the Legislative Chamber are provided for in the estimated budget of the Legislative Chamber.

Article 10. The source of state financing and the procedure for its allocation
The source of state financing of political parties is the state budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
State funds allocated to finance political parties are transferred to the bank accounts of political parties in accordance with the established procedure.
(part two of Article 10 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan of 29 December 2015 No. ZRU-396 - SZ RU, 2015, No. 52, Article 645)
See previous edition.
State funds that were not used by the political party during the fiscal year are not subject to return to the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and are used to finance their statutory activities in subsequent years.
The political party has the right to refuse to receive state funds.

Article 11. Suspension or termination of state financing of a political party
State financing of a political party is suspended or terminated in the event of suspension or termination of its activities.
The grounds for suspension or termination of state financing of the statutory activities of a political party may also be:
reorganization (except merger and joining other political parties) of a political party in accordance with the procedure established by law;
In accordance with Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Political Parties," the procedure for the reorganization of a political party must be provided for in its charter.
failure by the political party to comply with the requirements provided for in Articles 16 and 17 of this Law;
non-targeted use by the political party of public funds, including the use of funds allocated for statutory activities to finance the participation in elections.
The decision on the suspension or termination of state financing of the statutory activities of a political party on the grounds provided for in part two of this article is taken by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The decision to suspend or terminate state funding may be appealed by the political party to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
When a political party is reorganized through a merger or accession, the right to state financing has the legal successor of a political party.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

II. State funding of political parties
Article 7. State funding of the statutory activities of political parties
The political party has the right to receive state funds to finance its statutory activities if, following the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter - the Legislative Chamber), it has received the necessary number of seats for the formation of a political party faction in the Legislative Chamber in accordance with the Constitutional Law Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
The annual amount of allocated state funds for financing the statutory activity of political parties is formed from the calculation of two percent of the minimum wage set for on January 1 of the year preceding the year of allocation of these funds, multiplied by the number of citizens included in the voters lists in the latest elections to the Legislative Chamber.

Article 8. State funding for the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power

Financing of the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power is carried out in accordance with the established procedure only at the expense of public funds allocated for these purposes. Financing and other material support of political parties in elections at the expense of other means is prohibited.
The amount of state funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber, per one candidate for deputies, is determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
State funds for financing the participation of a political party in elections to the Legislative Chamber are transferred in the established order to the savings account of a political party after registration of candidates nominated to the Legislative Chamber nominated from this party in the amount corresponding to the number of registered candidates.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

II. State funding of political parties
Article 7. State funding of the statutory activities of political parties
The political party has the right to receive state funds to finance its statutory activities if, following the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter - the Legislative Chamber), it has received the necessary number of seats for the formation of a political party faction in the Legislative Chamber in accordance with the Constitutional Law Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
The annual amount of allocated state funds for financing the statutory activity of political parties is formed from the calculation of two percent of the minimum wage set for on January 1 of the year preceding the year of allocation of these funds, multiplied by the number of citizens included in the voters lists in the latest elections to the Legislative Chamber.

Article 8. State funding for the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power

Financing of the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power is carried out in accordance with the established procedure only at the expense of public funds allocated for these purposes. Financing and other material support of political parties in elections at the expense of other means is prohibited.
The amount of state funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber, per one candidate for deputies, is determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
State funds for financing the participation of a political party in elections to the Legislative Chamber are transferred in the established order to the savings account of a political party after registration of candidates nominated to the Legislative Chamber nominated from this party in the amount corresponding to the number of registered candidates.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 8. State funding for the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power
[...]
State funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber should be spent by the political party on:
publication of means of electoral visual campaigning;
the organization of speeches for candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber on television, radio broadcasting and in other mass media;
the organization of meetings of candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber with voters;
the organization of work of proxies of candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber and other assets involved in election campaigning directly in the constituency;
all-party events for the conduct of the election campaign.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 8. State funding for the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power
[...]
State funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber should be spent by the political party on:
[...]
the organization of speeches for candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber on television, radio broadcasting and in other mass media;

[...]

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

B. MEDIA MONITORING RESULTS

The CEC allocated a significant amount of free airtime and space in state-owned media outlets, dividing it equally among contesting political parties, in compliance with its legal obligation. A total of 18 hours of free-of-charge political advertising was broadcast on state-owned television stations during the monitored period. Parties made little use of the opportunity to buy additional airtime. 

(OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 21 December 2014, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/uzbekistan/142576?download=true accessed January 2018). 

Article 27 (2). Conducting Election Campaigning through Mass Media

Candidates for the deputies, political parties when campaigning are provided with equal conditions for access to the state mass media by means of arranging for them the same amount of airtime and print space for free.

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

B. MEDIA MONITORING RESULTS

The CEC allocated a significant amount of free airtime and space in state-owned media outlets, dividing it equally among contesting political parties, in compliance with its legal obligation. A total of 18 hours of free-of-charge political advertising was broadcast on state-owned television stations during the monitored period. Parties made little use of the opportunity to buy additional airtime. 

(OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 21 December 2014, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/uzbekistan/142576?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 27 (2). Conducting Election Campaigning through Mass Media
Candidates for the deputies, political parties when campaigning are provided with equal conditions for access to the state mass media by means of arranging for them the same amount of airtime and print space for free.

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

X. MEDIA

B. LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The PEL and CEC regulations stringently define the form and content of campaign coverage, binding both state and private media to allocate equal coverage to all presidential candidates within editorial materials. A CEC regulation granted each candidate ample free airtime and space within national and regional state media. Contestants could also purchase airtime or space on an equal basis.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).  

Article 28 (2). Conduction of election campaigning through the mass media
When conducting election campaigning, candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan are provided with equal conditions for access to the state mass media by giving them  the same amount of air time and print space for free.
In the state mass media, candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan can be allocated air time or printed space also on a paid basis.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Art 30 A candidate for deputy after the registration has the right to free travel on all forms of public transport (except for urban passenger transport, taxis and charter trips of other forms of transport) within the constituency. A candidate for deputy, who lives outside the constituency, enjoys the same right to travel to the constituency and return to his residence.Art 27 Local authorities and public associations, as well as self-government bodies are required to provide candidates with equipped meeting rooms. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 28 (5). Guarantees of the Rights of Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic of Uzbekistan
All registered candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan have equal rights.
A candidate for the office of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the period of meetings with voters, speeches at election campaign meetings, on television and radio has the right to be exempted from performing official duties while maintaining an average salary at the expense of funds allocated for holding elections.
A candidate for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan after registration has the right to free travel on all types of public passenger transport (except for urban passenger transport, taxis and registered flights of other modes of transport) within the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Article 27.

[...]

Campaigning, accompanied by providing voters free of charge goods or goods on preferential terms, services (other than information), as well as payment of cash should be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

II. State funding of political parties
Article 7. State funding of the statutory activities of political parties
The political party has the right to receive state funds to finance its statutory activities if, following the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter - the Legislative Chamber), it has received the necessary number of seats for the formation of a political party faction in the Legislative Chamber in accordance with the Constitutional Law Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
The annual amount of allocated state funds for financing the statutory activity of political parties is formed from the calculation of two percent of the minimum wage set for on January 1 of the year preceding the year of allocation of these funds, multiplied by the number of citizens included in the voters lists in the latest elections to the Legislative Chamber.
The state funds specified in part two of this article on the basis of the results of the latest elections to the Legislative Chamber determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan are distributed by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan between political parties entitled to receive them in proportion to the number of seats they receive in the Legislative Chamber according to the order determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Article 8. State funding for the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power
Financing of the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber and other representative bodies of state power is carried out in accordance with the established procedure only at the expense of public funds allocated for these purposes. Financing and other material support of political parties in elections at the expense of other means is prohibited.
The amount of state funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber, per one candidate for deputies, is determined by the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
[...]
State funds allocated to finance the participation of political parties in elections to the Legislative Chamber should be spent by the political party on:
publication of means of electoral visual campaigning;
the organization of speeches for candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber on television, radio broadcasting and in other mass media;
the organization of meetings of candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber with voters;
the organization of work of proxies of candidates for deputies of the Legislative Chamber and other assets involved in election campaigning directly in the constituency;
all-party events for the conduct of the election campaign.
If, following the results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber, the political party has not received the necessary number of seats for the formation of a faction, then the state funds allocated for financing the participation of a political party in elections to the Legislative Chamber are subject to be returned to the state budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of the funds of this political party from other sources.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign.

 (Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign.

 (Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

Article 27 (2). Conducting Election Campaigning through Mass Media

Candidates for the deputies, political parties when campaigning are provided with equal conditions for access to the state mass media by means of arranging for them the same amount of airtime and print space for free.

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

B. MEDIA MONITORING RESULTS

The CEC allocated a significant amount of free airtime and space in state-owned media outlets, dividing it equally among contesting political parties, in compliance with its legal obligation. A total of 18 hours of free-of-charge political advertising was broadcast on state-owned television stations during the monitored period. Parties made little use of the opportunity to buy additional airtime. 

(OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 21 December 2014, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/uzbekistan/142576?download=true accessed January 2018).  

Article 16.

A political party shall annually within the terms and order established by Law present to the financial bodies, the bodies of the State Tax Service, Audit Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan the financial report on receipt and expenditure of financial and other resources during the reporting period. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

IV. Control over the receipt and targeted use by political parties of financial and other means
Article 16. Financial statements of political parties
Political parties exercise financial and accounting reporting in the manner and within the time limits established by law.
The political party is obliged to submit a financial report on the receipt and expenditure of financial and other funds within the reporting period to the financial bodies, the bodies of the State Tax Service, Audit Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan  in accordance with the terms and procedures established by law.
The financial report of a political party must contain information on the sources and amounts of funds received on the political party's current account in the reporting period, on the expenditure of these funds, on the property of a political party, indicating its value, and on its state registration.
In case of receiving donations from legal entities and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan not in the form of monetary funds, the political party evaluates it in monetary value in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and inputs relevant data, including information about the donor, in the financial report of the political party.
In the financial report of a political party, a separate column provides for the receipt of public funds and their expenditure. At the same time, the funds spent by the political party for participation in elections to the Legislative Chamber are taken into account separately.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 64.

Expenditures related to the preparation and holding of elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be covered by the public funds. Providing financing and other material support to the candidates for deputy of the Legislative Chamber and the membership of the Senate by other means shall be prohibited. 

(Law on Elections of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1993 available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/409/ accessed January 2018).

Article 6.

The expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be paid from public funds of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Funding and other material support to candidates for President of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the expense of other means is prohibited. Political parties, public associations, enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan can freely transfer their funds to conduct the election. These funds are accepted by the Central Election Commission and can be uses during the electoral campaign.

 (Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991, available at http://www.elections.uz/ru/events/legislation/408/ accessed January 2018).

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

[...]

For presidential elections, parties fielding a candidate each receive an equal amount of public funding for campaign-related expenses. Campaign finance transparency is limited by the lack of a requirement for public disclosure of expenditures and pre-election reporting by contestants. Private funding to parties or candidates for campaigning is prohibited, which is an undue limitation on citizens’ ability to financially support their preferred contestant.

IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Political parties are required to publish annual reports on their income, expenditures and assets as well as to submit them to the Chamber of Accounts and the Ministry of Justice. The oversight authorities’ conclusions are not published. Both the conclusions and party annual reports are submitted to the Legislative Chamber of parliament, which reviews them in a public session in the presence of invited media and interested organizations. Parties are required to publish their campaign finance income in party newspapers and on the party website within one month following the publication of election results. Parties are also required to submit to the CEC, within 20 days following the publication of results, reports on their campaign expenditures in a prescribed template, but are not required to publish these reports. The CEC has to submit financial information on the cost of administering the election and campaign expenditures to the Chamber of Accounts within 50 days of the publication of results. The lack of a requirement of parties to publish their expenditures and the CEC and the Chamber of Accounts to publish their conclusions undermines the transparency of campaign finance. To enhance transparency, consideration should be given to introducing legal requirements for periodic, timely and transparent reporting on campaign income and expenditures, including prior to election day. In addition, oversight authorities should be required to publish their conclusions. Effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for breach of campaign finance regulations could be introduced.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).  

IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Political parties are required to submit annual financial reports to the relevant financial authorities, tax inspectorates, Chamber of Accounts, and the MoJ. Additionally, political parties are required to disclose their campaign expenses to the CEC within 20 days of the announcement of results. Annual reports together with the statements from the CEC, Chamber of Accounts and the MoJ on parties’ financial incomes and expenses during parliamentary election campaigns are presented to the lower chamber of parliament in the presence of the media. While these reports are supposed to be published by political parties, there is no clarity in the law with regard to the mode and timeframes for their publication. In accordance with the Code of Administrative Responsibility, violations of political finance regulations are punishable by fines. Consideration should be given to amend the legal framework to ensure that financial reports of political parties clearly distinguish expenditures by the party and individual candidates. To further transparency, it is recommended that such reports be made publicly available, including on the Internet, in a timely manner and contain enough detail to be useful and understandable to the general public.

(OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 21 December 2014, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/uzbekistan/142576?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 17. Reports of political parties on sources of financing
Political parties annually publish their budgets for general information and, in due course, submit reports on sources of financing their activities to the Legislative Chamber or its authorized body.
The report of the political party shall be attached to the report of the Central Election Commission, the Accounts Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the receipt of state funds on the party's current account and expenditure in the reporting year to finance its participation in elections to the Legislative Chamber and statutory activities.The report of the political party on funding sources is considered by inviting members of the media and interested organizations. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

IV. Control over the receipt and targeted use by political parties of financial and other means
Article 16. Financial statements of political parties
Political parties exercise financial and accounting reporting in the manner and within the time limits established by law.
The political party is obliged to submit a financial report on the receipt and expenditure of financial and other funds within the reporting period to the financial bodies, the bodies of the State Tax Service, Audit Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan  in accordance with the terms and procedures established by law.
The financial report of a political party must contain information on the sources and amounts of funds received on the political party's current account in the reporting period, on the expenditure of these funds, on the property of a political party, indicating its value, and on its state registration.
In case of receiving donations from legal entities and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan not in the form of monetary funds, the political party evaluates it in monetary value in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and inputs relevant data, including information about the donor, in the financial report of the political party.
In the financial report of a political party, a separate column provides for the receipt of public funds and their expenditure. At the same time, the funds spent by the political party for participation in elections to the Legislative Chamber are taken into account separately.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

IV. Control over the receipt and targeted use by political parties of financial and other means
Article 16. Financial statements of political parties
Political parties exercise financial and accounting reporting in the manner and within the time limits established by law.
The political party is obliged to submit a financial report on the receipt and expenditure of financial and other funds within the reporting period to the financial bodies, the bodies of the State Tax Service, Audit Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan  in accordance with the terms and procedures established by law.
The financial report of a political party must contain information on the sources and amounts of funds received on the political party's current account in the reporting period, on the expenditure of these funds, on the property of a political party, indicating its value, and on its state registration.
In case of receiving donations from legal entities and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan not in the form of monetary funds, the political party evaluates it in monetary value in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and inputs relevant data, including information about the donor, in the financial report of the political party.
In the financial report of a political party, a separate column provides for the receipt of public funds and their expenditure. At the same time, the funds spent by the political party for participation in elections to the Legislative Chamber are taken into account separately.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

IV. Control over the receipt and targeted use by political parties of financial and other means
Article 16. Financial statements of political parties
Political parties exercise financial and accounting reporting in the manner and within the time limits established by law.
The political party is obliged to submit a financial report on the receipt and expenditure of financial and other funds within the reporting period to the financial bodies, the bodies of the State Tax Service, Audit Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan  in accordance with the terms and procedures established by law.
The financial report of a political party must contain information on the sources and amounts of funds received on the political party's current account in the reporting period, on the expenditure of these funds, on the property of a political party, indicating its value, and on its state registration.
In case of receiving donations from legal entities and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan not in the form of monetary funds, the political party evaluates it in monetary value in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and inputs relevant data, including information about the donor, in the financial report of the political party.
In the financial report of a political party, a separate column provides for the receipt of public funds and their expenditure. At the same time, the funds spent by the political party for participation in elections to the Legislative Chamber are taken into account separately.

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

IV. Control over the receipt and targeted use by political parties of financial and other means
Article 16. Financial statements of political parties
[...]
The political party is obliged to submit a financial report on the receipt and expenditure of financial and other funds within the reporting period to the financial bodies, the bodies of the State Tax Service, Audit Chamber and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan  in accordance with the terms and procedures established by law.
[...]

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

Article 18.

The control over revenues and proper use of funding and other resources by political parties is realized by the Audit Chamber of the Republic of Uzbekistan.Checking receipts and proper use of funding and other resources by political parties can also be made by the Legislative Chamber, in accordance with the request of a group of deputies numbering not less than one tenth of the deputies of the Legislative Chamber. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).

IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Political parties are required to publish annual reports on their income, expenditures and assets as well as to submit them to the Chamber of Accounts and the Ministry of Justice. The oversight authorities’ conclusions are not published. Both the conclusions and party annual reports are submitted to the Legislative Chamber of parliament, which reviews them in a public session in the presence of invited media and interested organizations. Parties are required to publish their campaign finance income in party newspapers and on the party website within one month following the publication of election results. Parties are also required to submit to the CEC, within 20 days following the publication of results, reports on their campaign expenditures in a prescribed template, but are not required to publish these reports. The CEC has to submit financial information on the cost of administering the election and campaign expenditures to the Chamber of Accounts within 50 days of the publication of results. The lack of a requirement of parties to publish their expenditures and the CEC and the Chamber of Accounts to publish their conclusions undermines the transparency of campaign finance. To enhance transparency, consideration should be given to introducing legal requirements for periodic, timely and transparent reporting on campaign income and expenditures, including prior to election day. In addition, oversight authorities should be required to publish their conclusions. Effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for breach of campaign finance regulations could be introduced.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Early Presidential Election, 4 December 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights/elections/uzbekistan/306451?download=true accessed January 2018).  

IX. CAMPAIGN FINANCE

Political parties are required to submit annual financial reports to the relevant financial authorities, tax inspectorates, Chamber of Accounts, and the MoJ. Additionally, political parties are required to disclose their campaign expenses to the CEC within 20 days of the announcement of results. Annual reports together with the statements from the CEC, Chamber of Accounts and the MoJ on parties’ financial incomes and expenses during parliamentary election campaigns are presented to the lower chamber of parliament in the presence of the media. While these reports are supposed to be published by political parties, there is no clarity in the law with regard to the mode and timeframes for their publication. In accordance with the Code of Administrative Responsibility, violations of political finance regulations are punishable by fines. Consideration should be given to amend the legal framework to ensure that financial reports of political parties clearly distinguish expenditures by the party and individual candidates. To further transparency, it is recommended that such reports be made publicly available, including on the Internet, in a timely manner and contain enough detail to be useful and understandable to the general public.

(OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Uzbekistan, Parliamentary Elections, 21 December 2014, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/uzbekistan/142576?download=true accessed January 2018).   

Article 11. Public funding of political parties is suspended or terminated in case of suspension or termination of its activities.The grounds for suspension or termination of state funding of the statutory activity of a political party can also be:- reorganization (other than mergers and joining other political parties) of a political party in the manner prescribed by law;- failure of the political party to meet the requirements stipulated in Articles 16 and 17 of this Law;- misuse of public funds by a political party, including the use for funding the participation in the elections of funds allocated for the statutory activity.

Article 13.

Donations of the legal entities of the Republic of Uzbekistan In case donations exceed the amount specified in the first part of this article, a political party shall return them to the donor within one month from the date of receipt, and, in case this is not possible, to give them to the state.

Article 14.

Donations of the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan In case donations exceed the amount specified in the first part of this article, a political party shall return to the donor within one month from the date of receipt, and, in case this is not possible, to give them to the state.

Article 15.

Limitations in providing donations to political parties In case donations exceed the amount specified in the first and second part of this article, a political party shall return to the donor within one month from the date of receipt, and, in case this is not possible, to transfer them to the state. 

(Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Financing of Political Parties, 2004 available at http://www.lex.uz/pages/getpage.aspx?lact_id=168377 accessed January 2018).