The Samarkand Territorial Administration of the Antimonopoly Committee considered the case of violation by the khokimiyat of the city of Samarkand of Article 12 (paragraphs 3 and 8) of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Competition”.
When studying the impact of the Order of the khokim of Samarkand No. 99-F dated 06/18/2020 on the competitive environment, it was revealed that:
84 LED monitors 1×2 are planned to be installed on Universitetskiy prospect in Samarkand, 25 monitors – along Registan street, 94 – along Beruni street and 10 more – along Umid street;
the installation of these LED monitors was entrusted to one business entity in the form of a limited liability company.
In accordance with the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 104 of February 20, 2020 “On the regulation of the outdoor advertising market”, the granting of the right to construct outdoor advertising objects (structures) on land plots, as well as state-owned buildings and structures is carried out on the basis of open electronic auctions through a single electronic trading platform “E-IJRO AUKSION”, except for cases provided by law;
Based on this, the Samarkand Territorial Administration of the Committee opened a case against the Order of the Samarkand City Khokimiyat, as contradicting the requirements of Article 12 of the Law “On Competition”.
The main goal: to create equal conditions for all business entities in the outdoor advertising market.
Press office of the Antimonopoly Committee