1、 乌国合资建厂相关问题汇总The questions about JV in Uzbekistan、环保及技术environment protection and technology1、 从事装饰封边生产涉及的原材料是否有环保、资源保护方面的限制； Any restriction of environment and resources protection about the material of edge banding production.1）试产前，工厂应通过环保部门的验收。1) Prior to commissioning, the factory should be a su
2、bject to environmental expertise. 2）由于封边生产与合成聚合物材料密切相关，将会引起相关环保部门的关注。例如，与卫生监督部门确认工厂选址等问题。大气 污染物排放量不能超过允许浓度的30%。2) Since the edge-banding production closely relates to utilization of synthetic polymer-based materials, attention should be drawn to many environmental requirements. For example, it is ne
3、cessary to agree the location of the future factory, among others, with the Sanitary Supervision Department. The total amount of harmful emissions in the areas atmosphere should not exceed 30% of maximum allowed concentration (MAC). 3）封边生产的材料需要需要经相关的专业人员检验确认是否能用于乌兹别克斯坦生产。3) With respect to the mater
4、ial of edge banding production specifically, these materials need to be examined by the relevant specialists to confirm whether these can be used in the production within Uzbekistan or not.2、 对于单条印刷使用的油墨，当地是否有强制性标准，能否使用我国的油性油墨；Is there any compulsory standard about solvent base ink or UV ink used in
5、 edge banding printing? Can the ink used in China also be used in Uzbekistan?1）假如从中国进口的油墨能满足乌兹别克斯坦卫生与环保要求，从中国进口的油墨能用于乌兹别克斯坦生产。例如，损耗臭氧层物质清单中有列明经乌兹别克斯坦环保部门核准的可进口产品。1)Solvent-based ink and UV ink to be imported from China can be used in Uzbekistan, provided these satisfy sanitary and ecological require
6、ments of Uzbekistan. For example, there is a list of ozone-depleting substances, which you may be permitted to import only with the approval of the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Protection of Nature.3、 当地标准电压为多少伏特？是否为标准的工业用电320伏特；How about the standard voltage of industrial electr
7、icity? Is it 320 volts?1）标准电压为220伏，如设备有特殊要求， 电气服务部门可按要求提供相应电压。1) Standard voltage is 220 volts. Specifications issued by Electric Inspection Services can provide different voltage, if the equipment requires so. 4、 当地对废水废气的排放，是否强制要求到达一定排放标准；The industrial waste, such as waste water and gas and so on,
8、 whats the standard? 1）用水与污水应符合供水机构的要求。污水排放只要不超过国家有关规定的标准即可。1)The terms of water use and sewage disposal should be agreed with the relevant licensed water supply organization. The wastewater is permitted as long as it does not exceed the set norms agreed by the relevant state authorities. 2）废气排放标准应符
9、合乌兹别克斯坦环保部门的相关规定。2) Levels of gas emission should be controlled by a company in accordance with the rules approved by the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Protection of Nature.5、 当地对厂房的规划设计是否有限制层高的要求？能否设计为三层；Is there any requirement of the storey height of a factory? Can the building
10、 be designed for three floors.1）厂房高度无特别要求。但是在开工之前，建筑设计方案需经国家建筑与建筑委员会批准。1) Generally, there are no special requirements to the height of a factory. However, prior to commencement of the factory construction, the State Committee for Architecture and Construction should approve project documentation of
11、 the factory.6、 当地对车间产生的噪音分贝是否有强制性标准？How about the restriction of industrial noise? And how many decibel it is?1）工作场所的噪声在卫生部批准的范围内是允许的。1)Noise at the worksites is permitted within the norms approved by the Ministry of Health. 2）超过40分贝的工业噪音被认为是不安全的。在噪音超过80分贝的地区工作的雇员，须提供个人防护装备。最高不能超过135分贝。发出过多噪音的设施应被隔
12、离。2)The level of industrial noise exceeding 40 dB is regarded as unsafe. Employees working in areas of noise exceeding 80 dB should be provided with personal protective equipment. The sound pressure level cannot exceed 135 dB. The facilities emitting excessive noise should be isolated.二、劳工政策labor po
13、licy7、 当地对外籍劳工的进入，是否需要办理劳动或就业许可，Is there any employment license or permission if hiring foreign employees?1）是的，雇主应获得外国劳工移民事务代理处外国人员的许可证。该许可证的有效期为1年。1)Yes, an employer shall receive a license (permission) for attraction of foreign personnel from the Republican Agency for Foreign Labor Migration Affai
14、rs. The license is issued for a term of 1 year. 2）外国雇员应获取个人在乌兹别克斯坦就业的许可证。就业许可证有效期与雇佣期一致，但不能超过雇主的许可证。2) Each foreign employee shall receive an individual work permit (confirmation) to be employed in Uzbekistan. The work permit is valid for a period of the employment, but for not more than the term of
15、 the employers license.8、 当地对适龄劳工的界定；The regulation about working age.最低就业年龄为16岁，男性退休年龄为60岁，女性 55岁。The minimum age of employment is 16 years. The retirement age is 60 year for men and 55 for women.9、 当地是否有针对女职工的特别保护，如怀孕、生产、哺乳方面的特 别规定；Is there any special protection about female employees, such as pr
16、egnancy, giving birth and breast feeding?1）孕期或有3岁以下子女的女性享有的法定权利如下：a. 不得以 怀孕为由拒 绝雇佣女性或以低工资雇佣女性；b. 孕期女性劳动合同无规定试用期；c. 如果雇员要求，雇主应允许怀孕女性缩短工作日或工作周，并按工作时间的比例支付工资。d. 怀孕女性有享受有薪孕期及产期假期权利。（产前70天 产后56天。）e. 如雇佣有要求，女性员工在其子女满两周 岁时应享有有薪产假。1)Women, who are pregnant or have children up to the age of 3, have special s
17、tatus and their rights are protected by law. Particularly: (a) It is illegal to refuse to hire women or to employ them at reduced wage rates on the grounds of their pregnancy. (b) No probation period is included in employment contracts with pregnant women. (c) If requested by an employee, the employ
18、er shall allow pregnant women to work a shortened working day or week and pay them in proportion to the time worked. (d) Pregnant women are entitled to an additional paid leave during their pregnancy and postnatal period (70 calendar days before and 56 calendar days after the delivery). (e) If reque
19、sted by an employee, she shall be given a paid maternity leave before her child turns 2. 2）有两个或两个以上12岁以下子女的妇女有资格享受额外的三天带薪休假或两周长的无薪假期。2)Women, who have two or more children up to the age 12, are qualified to an extra three days long paid leave or two-week long non-paid leave.10、 当地对劳工工时的规定，是否能够安排加班、夜
20、班，是否有 时长限制，具体是多少；How about the regulation of working hours? Whats the detail regulation of over time, night shift? And how long is a shift at most?1）正常工作时长不能超过40小时每周，晚班一般从22点到凌晨6点，晚班工作时间比白班减少1个小时。1）Normal length of working time cannot exceed 40 hours in a week: Night shift is from 22.00 to 6.00. The
21、 length of working time (shift) at night is reduced by one hour. 2）连续两天的加班时间不应超过4小时，加班工资不少于正常工作时间的2倍。2）The overtime work cannot exceed 4 hours in 2 consecutive days. The payment for overtime work should be not less than at two-fold rate for the regular hours.11、 当地政策是否支持多种工资计算方式，如计时工资、计件工资等；Can the
22、calculation of wages be multiple, such as piece wage and hourly wage?1）计件工资与计时工资可并存。计薪方式及工资水平应由雇员与雇主共同商定。1）Yes, the calculation of wages can be set both as piece wage and as hourly wage. The form of the wage and its amount shall be agreed between an employer and an employee12、 当地劳工罢工的有关规定及处理方法；Whats
23、 the regulation and process when a strike happens?乌兹别克斯坦无关于罢工的具体规定。如果罢工以雇员集会形式，那么任何此类公众集会都应与地方当局商定。违反这类程序可能导致行政制裁。1）The Uzbek legislation does not specifically regulate strikes. If the strike takes form of a gathering of employees, then any such public gathering shall be agreed with local authoritie
24、s. The breach of such procedures may lead to administrative sanctions.13、 当地最低工资标准的规定；Whats the regulation about minimum salary?当地最低工资为370,843苏姆，大约合计46美金。最近工资不包含附加福利、奖金和其他奖励金。The minimum salary is 370.843 sum, which is approximately USD 46. The minimum salary does not include fringe benefits, bonuse
25、s and other incentive payments.14、 当地社会保障政策，是否需要给劳动者购买社会保险，如何负担；How about the social insurance policy? Should the employer buy social insurance for the employees? And How much the insurance is for an employee?所有员工都有权利领取国家社会保险。国家社会保险包括临时伤残津贴、怀孕和分娩津贴、额外的休假津贴等。雇主和雇员都有义务缴纳国家社会基金。雇员缴纳基数为工资8%，雇主为25%的税金。Al
26、l employees are qualified to the state social insurance. State social insurance includes temporary incapacity allowance, pregnancy and delivery allowance, extra day off allowance etc. Both employer and employees are under obligation to make contribute to the state social funds. It is 8% of current s
27、alary for employee and 25% of tax base for employer.15、 针对工伤，当地是否限期内申报、用工 单位需要承担哪些费用；How to apply the work injury? Is there any duration and what kind of expense the employer has to cover?工伤事故需经调查和登记。在调查过程中，是否 丧失劳动能力由医务伤残委员会鉴定。为补偿所造成的损害，用人 单位应当支付：The accidents at work are subject to investigation an
28、d registration. During investigation, the decree of loss of occupational capacity is to be determined by Medical Disability Commission. To compensate the harm caused, the employer shall pay: a）按月平均收入 计算支付工 伤人员工伤期间工资。(a) a monthly payment that is calculated as percentage to the average monthly earnin
29、g of the injured employee that corresponds to the level of the loss of earning capacity; B）其他因工 伤而产生的额外支出，如医 疗费、特殊 辅助工具、康复费用等。(b) additional costs caused by the work injury, like treatment costs, purchase of medicine, purchase of special vehicles, sanatorium-resort therapy and etc.; and C）如在集体 协议中有相
30、关规定，一次性支付不少于工伤人员一年工资总额的补贴。(c) one-time allowance in the amount of not less than one-year earning of the employee, if the payment of such allowance is provided in the collective agreement or agreement between the employer and the employee.16、 当地休息休假的规定，有无强制要求用工单位给与假期的规定；The regulation about holiday o
31、r annual leave, is there any compulsory regulation?周日为法定休假日。一般来说，不允 许在节假日安排工作。只有在工会或者职工代表机构事先核准的例外情况下，雇主才能安排员工在节假日工作。Sunday is a common day off. Generally, it is not permitted to work on days-off and holidays. The employer may attract an employee to work on days-off and holidays only in exceptional
32、cases, which are approved in advance by a labor union or a representative body of the employees. 最低年假为15个工作日。年假工资不应低于雇员月工资。只有在雇员同意的情况下，才能在假期期间召回雇员。The minimum duration of an annual leave is 15 working days. Annual leaves are paid in the amount of not less than employees monthly salary. The employee
33、may be recalled from the leave only with his consent. 无薪假期不能超过3个月/年。Non-paid leave cannot exceed 3 months per year.17、 劳工患病后，是否要求用工单位给与生病期间工资或者对相关医疗费进行承担；If an employee gets sick, how about the payment during the illness and which expense the employer should cover?疾病意味着暂时丧失劳动能力，再次期间，雇主 应支付病假工资。病假工资根
34、据雇员缴纳社保时间的长短而定，浮动范围为雇员工资的60%-100%。Illness means temporary disability. In this case, employer is to pay the employee a sick leave allowance, which varies from 60 to 100% of the employees salary, depending on how long the employee was making contributions into the state social funds.18、 劳工离开工厂，何种情况下工厂
35、需要支付相关补偿In what circumstance, the employer has to pay some compensation to a leaving employee.用人单位终止劳动关系的，除劳动者违反劳动义务外，应当支付劳动者的遣散费，不得低于劳动者一个月的工资。When employment relations are terminated at the initiative of the employer, except for the employees breach of work duties, the employee shall be paid sever
36、ance pay, which cannot be less than employees one-month salary.19、 当地有哪些法定假期？是否有特别的国假日或习俗日？Any legal holiday in Uzbekistan? Is there any special holiday or custom day?乌兹别克斯坦一年总共有9个假日。There are nine non-working holidays in Uzbekistan. 20、 当地工资发放日期是否有特别的规定？How about the regulation about payment date?工
37、资应根据内部劳动制度、集体协议或劳动协议每两周支付一次。Salaries shall be paid at least once a fortnight on the day defined by the internal labor regulations of the company, the collective agreement or labor contract.21、 当地离职工资发放的时间和离职申请的时间是否有要求？Is there any regulation about the payment time to a leaving employee? And how abou
38、t the regulation about the lead time of resignation.雇员应提前两周提出离职。如支付额度无争议，工 资应在其离职日支付。An employee has a right to terminate employment relations by giving 2-week advance notice. The settlement with a leaving employee shall be made on his last day of employment, provided there is no dispute as to the a
39、mount of such payment.22、 在吃住方面，是否有特别的要求和忌讳（例如：男女同一栋宿舍楼是否可以）Any special requirement or taboo in accommodation.（such as, can female and male live in the same building.）如符合乌兹别克法律的安全、卫生要求的宿舍，没有关于住宿的特殊要求。如果男性和女性为配偶，可以安排一个公寓住宿。There is no special requirements regarding accommodation, provided these compl
40、y with the safety, health and sanitary requirements of Uzbek law. Male and female, if they are spouses, are allowed to live together in the same apartment.三、知识产权 Intellectual Property23、 当地政府是否参与国际知识产权保护组织，对知识产权侵权的保护措施有哪些；Does Uzbekistan engage in any ipr protection organization? Whatre the protecti
41、ve measures when IP infringement happens?乌兹别克斯坦于1991加入知识产权组织，并批准了所有有关知识产权保护的主要国际条约，包括巴黎公约1883、 专利法第2000号条约和与马德里协定有关的议定书1989。在乌兹别克法律中提供了保护手段。Uzbekistan joined WIPO in 1991 and also ratified all the main international treaties regarding Intellectual Property protection, including Paris Convention 1883
42、, Patent Law Treaty 2000 and Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement 1989. The instruments of protection are provided in Uzbek law. 24、 当地申请知识产权的具体程序是什么？申请及维护费用大约多高？Whats the process of Intellectual Property application? Hows the cost of application and keep it. 知识产权局是知识产权保护的授权机构。所申请的知识产权应提供新颖性、创造
43、性和工业适用性的数据。审查后，知识产权由知识产权局授予。The Agency on Intellectual Property is an authorized body for IP protection. An application should provide data about novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability. After examination, objects of IP shall be patented by Agency. 申请人必须支付提交专利申请的不同费用，例如专利审查费、专利期限延长等，如：a
44、、 工业产权：居民最低1个月工资，非居民420美元；b、 第一类商标：居民，最低15个月工资，非居民600美金。The applicant is obliged to pay different fees for submission, for a patent examination, for a patent term extension etc., for example: (a) industrial property objects 1 minimal monthly salary for residents and USD 420 for non-residents; (b) a
45、first class of trademark 1.5 minimal monthly salary for residents and USD 600 for non-residents.四、税务及政策优惠Tax and preferential policies25、 当地政府对引入外资（合资）建造工厂是否有政府补贴？如有，需要达到哪些要求？Are there any government subsidies about companies with foreign investment? If so, in what circumstance the company can apply
46、?乌兹别克的立法包括以下所列外国投资者的担保、救济和豁免，但没有提供政府补贴。The Uzbek legislation contains guarantees, reliefs and exemptions for foreign investors listed below, but there is no government subsidies provided.26、 当地对外资（合资）家居装饰封边行业生产企业产品是否有减免所得税（利润税）政策，减免比例是怎样的，减免期限是多久？Are there any preferential tax policies for companies
47、 with foreign investment of edge banding production? If so, whats the preferential enterprise income tax rate, and for how long the preferential tax policies last?封边生产按正常征税。Edge banding production shall be taxed on a common basis. 税法规定，免去新成立的公司2年财产税。 这种政策不适用于租赁设备和基础设施运营的公司。The Tax Code provides for
48、a tax holiday of 2 years on property tax for newly established companies. This incentive does not apply to companies operating on the leased out equipment and infrastructure of other companies. 此外，公司有权在5年的期内减少其应纳税所得税，用于技术升级、购置新设备、扩大生产，但不超过应纳税所得税额的30%。Moreover, companies have a right to reduce their
49、taxable income for 5 years for the amount of money directed at technological upgrading, acquiring new equipment, expanding the production, but for not more than 30% of the taxable income. 位于塔什干市小工业区内，同时在该工业区投资不少于56000美元，两年内免征企业所得税、财产税和统一工商税。If the Company is qualified and located in small industrial zones of Tashkent city, it will be exempted from corporate income tax, property tax and unified tax payment for a period of two years, provided not less than around USD 56,000 is invested into the relevant industrial zone.27、 当地对外资（合资）设立生产企业土地使用是否征收土地税，如有， 是否有相应减免
