Violation of the requirement of the state language in the distribution of advertising is defined as criminal responsibility

Proposals have been developed to determine responsibility for non-compliance with the requirements of the state language in the preparation, publication, and distribution of advertising materials in Uzbekistan. This was mentioned in the draft law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Additions to the Code of Administrative Responsibility.

According to it, the second part of Article 178-1 of the Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Administrative Responsibility," adopted on September 22, 1994, states that "non-observance of requirements regarding the state language in advertising" is considered an offense.

This draft law has been submitted for discussion on the regulation.gov.uz portal until November 10. If the law is passed, it will come into effect three months after its official publication.

For information, false advertising by citizens and officials, failure to comply with the procedure for placing outdoor advertising, or refusal to provide counter-advertisement, as well as advertising a product prohibited by law, will result in a fine ranging from five to seven times the base calculation amount (1 million to 2,310,000 soums), depending on the case.

Let us remind you that earlier it was announced that penalties for deep fake (substitution of photos, audio, and video materials created using neural networks) will be strengthened.