What changed. On 3 October 2026, new anti-money-laundering rules for the securities market replaced the rules of 2009 (reg. No. 2033). The National Agency of Perspective Projects (NAPP) and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes (DCEC) adopted them. The act gave no transition period: they apply now.
Who it affects. Every company licensed for professional activity on the securities market, and the Central Securities Depository. Commercial banks and insurers have their own rules.
What is different
| Old rules | Since 3 October | |
|---|---|---|
| Suspicion criteria | Operation "may be" recognized as suspicious | Operation "is recognized" as suspicious |
| Client deposits above 500 BRV | Within one day or within 30 calendar days | Within 30 calendar days |
| Updating client data and risk levels | At least every two years for clients not rated high-risk | Every year, for every client, including risk levels |
The old rules already required the controller to update client data yearly.
Other duties to check. Your internal-control officer is a deputy head, appointed by order. Their details and a report on how you apply the rules go to NAPP every year by 10 January; a new officer, by the next working day. Due diligence applies to one-off deals above the equivalent of USD 15 000. A suspicious-transaction report is due within one working day, and refused operations are reported too. Records are kept for at least 5 years.
What to do now
- Reset your monitoring: deposits above 500 BRV within 30 days now trigger the suspicious-operation steps.
- Plan a yearly refresh of every client file, not only the high-risk ones.
- Prepare the 10 January 2027 return to NAPP.
Source: NAPP and DCEC resolution, reg. No. 3877 (lex.uz). Related guide: AML/CFT in Uzbekistan.
Also see: AML/CFT inspections by risk score, new AML/CFT rules for insurers and our AML/CFT compliance service.
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