The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan has formally issued Resolution No. 66 dated 17 February 2026, which extends the transition period for the country's new RoHS requirements. The decision gives manufacturers of electrical and electronic products an important buffer ahead of the imminent application of Technical Regulation No. 517 on the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products.

Timeline

Under the new decree the implementation schedule for the RoHS technical regulation has been revised as follows:

Original schedule: a transition period of six months.

New schedule: six months is formally replaced by up to eighteen months.

Practical effect: enforcement of Uzbekistan's RoHS compliance requirements is deferred by one year.

Other important regulatory updates

Although the RoHS postponement is the headline for the electronics industry, the decree also brings significant updates to other technical regulations:

- Children's toy safety: the resolution lists a series of toys, including modelling clay, bicycles, puzzles and electric trains, that must undergo mandatory conformity assessment. It also sets strict new safety rules, and magnetic toys require a specific warning label about the danger of swallowing magnetic parts.

- Gas appliances: new safety requirements apply to domestic gas equipment, in particular the rule that heating zones above a certain capacity must be fitted with dedicated filters. Units above 75 kW must be equipped with dedicated filters to reduce combustion emissions.

Although the decree is dated 17 February 2026, the specific amendments concerning toys and gas equipment take effect separately.

Six months after official publication, the one-year RoHS deferral gives manufacturers a valuable window to bring their supply chains into line with Uzbek requirements. The authorities have indicated that the delay is intended to ensure better alignment with international standards.