Law on Protection of Children from Harmful Information, age classification and circulation requirements
Law No. ZRU-444 (8 September 2017), Arts. 4, 17-19
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In force since 10 March 2018.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What this law does
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Article 4 defines an information product to include material distributed using software or placed in telecommunications networks, including the worldwide information network Internet, so an online service reached by children is covered on the same footing as printed, audiovisual or broadcast media.
Article 17 requires the producer or distributor to determine an information product's age classification, if necessary with expert help, before its circulation begins in Uzbekistan, assigning it one of five categories marked "0+", "7+", "12+", "16+" or "18+" based on its theme, genre, content and artistic design, how a child of the relevant age is likely to perceive it, and the likelihood of harm to a child's health.
Articles 18 and 19 direct the Cabinet of Ministers to set the administrative, organizational, hardware and software measures for protecting children from harmful information, bar its circulation in public places without those measures, require printed material carrying it to be sold only in sealed packaging, and bar its distribution in institutions intended for children.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
any information product intended for circulation in Uzbekistan, including material distributed using software or placed on the worldwide information network Internet, print, audiovisual and computer-game products, except works of significant scientific, historical, artistic or other cultural value (Art. 3)
Obligation class
Design code, Content labelling
Verification methods
Self declaration
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
consolidated text of Law No. ZRU-444, lex.uz, Uzbekistan's official legislation portal