Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed a law to introduce amendments to article 17 of Family Code of Uzbekistan. The law was passed by the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan on 11 March 2009 and Senate approved it on 29 August 2009.

The article 17 sets mandatory medical examination to all those, who are getting married. Meanwhile, regulation on medical examination of all those, who are getting married, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, says people, at the age of above 50, can be observed only by their consent.

The amendments eliminate this contradiction in the legislation and introduces clause saying “Medical examination of people, getting married at the age of above 50, carried out only by their consent.”