Dushanbe, 03.06.2016 / NIAT “Khovar” /.  The opening ceremony of the Uniform Electronic System for Permits Processing to be introduced in the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan on a pilot basis was held on June 2, 2016 in the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The official opening ceremony was attended by Muminzod Abdumajid – First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan, Patricia Vivers-Carter– the World Bank Country Manager in Tajikistan, Peter Fernandes Cardy – Head of Department for International Development of the United Kingdom in Tajikistan, Nathalie Barbancho – Deputy Head of the Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan, Martin Naegele – acting Country Officer of IFC, the authorized state permit issuing authorities, private sector, non-government organizations and the representatives of mass media.

During the system’s presentation, Muminzod Abdumajid noted that by initiative of the Founder of Peace and National Unity –Leader of the Nation, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, major reforms have been undertaken in the country to improve the investment climate and to develop private sector and entrepreneurship, which demonstrate significant results.

Based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 7 March, 2009, No.633 “On the reform of permitting system in the Republic of Tajikistan”, the reform of permitting system was undertaken in the country. As a result of reform’s implementation, the number of permits was reduced from 650 to 86. According to the international experts, the achieved results are unique, which is considered as good indicator of the reform’s success.

Aiming to ensure execution of instructions and orders of the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon given during his Message to the Majlisi Oli of the Parliament of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 20 April, 2012 in order to provide up to 30 percent of permits in the electronic form, the State Committee on Investment and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan with the support of the “Business Regulation and Investment Climate” Project, which is implemented by IFC (International Finance Corporation), a member of the World Bank Group and financed by the Governments of Switzerland and the United Kingdom, introduced the Uniform Electronic System for Permits Processing in the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan on a pilot basis.

In order to cooperate and coordinate the work on written and electronic information sharing, the Agreement on written and electronic information sharing was signed between the State Committee on Investment and Management of the State Property of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Tax Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan dated 21 May, 2015, No.1.

It should be mentioned that the Uniform electronic system for permits processing is available on-line and is posted in the internet website of the authorized state agency responsible for regulation of permitting system www.ijozat.tj on the page of “Electronic system for permits processing”.