Uzbekistan Doing Business 2020

Buyer applies for the registration at the Registration Office
: Public Services Center
Agency
According to Article 481 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the transfer of property
rights to immovable property from the seller to the buyer is subject to the state registration. In
accordance with Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 1060 “On measures for further
improvement of the order of state registration of rights to immovable property” dated 29 December
2018, the state registration is performed by the local cadastral service offices based on the
applications of legal entities and individuals forwarded to such offices by the Public Services
Centers under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Upon completing the state
registration, a local cadastral service office issues an extract from the State Register of Rights to
Immovable Property that is sent to the applicant via the Public Services Centers.
22 days
9
Buyer submits the cadastral package to the local tax authorities
: Local Tax Authorities
Agency
The buyer submits a copy of Cadastral package to the local tax authority in order to update the
land and property taxation records to the new owner's name.
In addition, according to the Tax Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, authorities involved with the
registration of the title must report information on new owners to the tax authorities within 10 days
after registration of the title has taken place.
3 days
no charge
Uzbekistan
Doing Business 2020
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Details – Registering Property in Uzbekistan – Measure of Quality
Answer
Score
Quality of the land administration index (0-30)
19.0
Reliability of infrastructure index (0-8)
5.0
Type of land registration system in the economy:
Title Registration
System
What is the institution in charge of immovable property registration?
Tashkent city
Department of Land
Resources and State
Cadastre
In what format are past and newly issued land records kept at the immovable property registry of the largest
business city of the economy —in a paper format or in a computerized format (scanned or fully digital)?
Computer/Scanned
1.0
Is there a comprehensive and functional electronic database for checking for encumbrances (liens, mortgages,
restrictions and the like)?
Yes
1.0
Institution in charge of the plans showing legal boundaries in the largest business city:
Cadastre Service
office under the State
Committee on land
resources,
cartography and
State Cadastre
In what format are past and newly issued cadastral plans kept at the mapping agency of the largest business
city of the economy—in a paper format or in a computerized format (scanned or fully digital)?
Computer/Scanned
1.0
Is there an electronic database for recording boundaries, checking plans and providing cadastral information
(geographic information system)?
No
0.0
Is the information recorded by the immovable property registration agency and the cadastral or mapping agency
kept in a single database, in different but linked databases or in separate databases?
Single database
1.0
Do the immovable property registration agency and cadastral or mapping agency use the same identification
number for properties?
Yes
1.0