The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan has passed a law in the second and third readings that replaces certain foreign terms used in legislation with Uzbek equivalents. The decision was made at a session on June 9, 2025. Previously, the bill was approved in the first reading and sent for refinement before the second reading.

According to the bill, a number of foreign words are being replaced with Uzbek alternatives. Specifically, the term “markirovka” (marking) is replaced with “tamg‘alash” (stamping), “parol” (password) with “o‘ron” (password), and “marshrut” (route) with “yo‘nalish” (direction). These changes are being introduced into the Tax Code, the laws “On Foreign Economic Activity,” “On Precious Metals and Precious Stones,” and “On Telecommunications.”

Deputy Barno Berdiyeva, presenting the law in the second reading, stated that the concept of the draft remained unchanged, but a number of amendments and additions were made. According to her, a full inventory of current legislation was conducted. In particular, in part 69 of Article 483 of the Tax Code, the word “markirovku” was replaced with the phrase “tamg‘alash belgilarini” (stamping marks). This change was made taking into account that the current legislation applies the relevant rule specifically to the use of stamping marks.

Additionally, in the Code of Administrative Responsibility, the term “marshrut” was replaced with “yo‘nalish.” In this regard, the phrase “marshrut taksilarining” (route taxis) was aligned with the terms used in current legislation and rephrased as “yo‘nalishli taksilar” (directional taxis). These changes aim to establish a unified terminological system in legislation.

Berdiyeva noted that the text of the bill was agreed upon with the initiators, and positive conclusions were received from the legal department of the Legislative Chamber’s apparatus, as well as from the linguistic expertise, translation, and editorial departments. The document was also reviewed and supported by the factions of all political parties in parliament. The law was passed in the second and third readings and sent to the Senate.

It is worth recalling that in July 2025, the government commission on terms approved new Uzbek translations for 40 words borrowed from various languages. Among them, translations are available for all seven words mentioned above. Education expert Komil Jalilov also expressed an opinion that some proposed equivalents are controversial, such as “yo‘lchiroq.”

Source: www.gazeta.uz