<p>Debt rarely goes away right away. He "grows old" for months while the creditor hopes for the debtor's promises. Below is an example of how the terms of a single debt go, why each stage is dangerous, and what to do while the chances of repayment remain high. The total statute of limitations for debt recovery in Uzbekistan is three years (Article 150 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan). Usually, it starts from the first day of the delay. If an obligation has no term, the countdown is associated with the moment the creditor learned of the violation of the right. After the court's decision, the second countdown begins: the enforcement document must be submitted within three years.</p><p><br></p><h2>Two borders, not one</h2><p><br>The creditor crosses two separate boundaries. One is to file a lawsuit. The second is to submit the decision for compulsory execution after winning in court. You can skip any of them, and the consequences are different: in the first case, the court will reject the claim, and in the second, you will lose the ability to recover through enforcement proceedings. The main norm is enshrined in the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan: "The total statute of limitations is three years." It cannot be changed by agreement. The court shall apply the statute of limitations only upon a party's application filed prior to the issuance of a decision.</p><p><br></p><h2>One duty: conditional chronology</h2><p><br>Let us take a fictional example. The company shipped goods worth 200 million soums, and payment under the contract must be received by April 1, 2024. Starting April 2, 2024, the delay begins and the statute of limitations runs out. Without the creditor's action, it will end in early April 2027 (verify the exact date according to the terms calculation rules). In October 2025, the debtor signs a reconciliation act and acknowledges the debt. This recognition starts the countdown anew, and the new term expires in October 2028. In 2026, the creditor files a lawsuit and receives a decision. From the moment the decision enters into force, a new three-year period begins for the presentation of the executive document. The same debt has gone through three different periods. If the creditor had not received the signed act, they would have had to file a lawsuit a year and a half earlier.</p>

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