Paper short abstract:

The prospects of the admission of Uzbekistan as a World Trade Organization member create a need for a comprehensive legal analysis of future membership to this organization. The research is devoted to the perspectives of the tourism sphere in the conditions of Uzbekistan's joining the WTO.

Paper long abstract:

Participation in international tourism organizations and implementation of advanced practice of foreign countries in tourism development in Uzbekistan through close cooperation with partner countries are the important factors in the accelerated development of this sphere in Uzbekistan. Since 2017, tourism has become a strategic sector of the national economy, this sphere promotes the growth of the international prestige of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Now, theoretical and practical measures are being taken to activate the negotiations on the admission of the Republic of Uzbekistan as a World Trade Organization member. This creates a need for a comprehensive analysis of the prospects of membership to this organization. The research is devoted to the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) analysis of issues related to the prospects for signing, which plays an important role in further integrating the Republic of Uzbekistan into the global community and contributes to many debates. Researcher analyses the expected legal and institutional changes in tourism of Uzbekistan in the case of joining the organization. It was examined the experience of some WTO member states, that have been implemented the conditions of this agreement. Moreover, the researcher examined the experience of some WTO member states and elaborated recommendations on the regulation of tourism services, admission of foreign tourist companies to the national market in the conditions of accessing the WTO.

For Uzbekistan, further considerations and studies on various aspects of the activity of the WTO have major implications. Uzbekistan is actively engaged in the process of preparation for joining this organization. The relevance of the current issue to the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the need for the country's accession to the WTO is obvious.

The researcher recommends developing a Special Action Program on regulation tourism services, admitting foreign tourist companies to the market, and joining a number of agreements in the conditions of access to the WTO. In particular, on the basis of governmental regulation, it is advisable to elaborate effective legislation in the sphere of the tourism industry of Uzbekistan.