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Decree No. 734 of the Council of Ministers validating Regulation on formation and keeping database on the state of environment, composition of general ecological information subject to compulsory dissemination, holders of such information bound to disseminate it and periodicity of dissemination.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Special fund
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on 1 July 2008.
Abstract

This Decree establishes that State fund of data on the state of environment shall be set up containing ecological information submitted by the authorized state institutions in the sphere of natural resources, environmental protection, forestry, agriculture and food, animal and plant inspections and local executive bodies. The objective of the Fund shall be ecological data collection, processing, reporting and ensuring access to ecological information to state bodies, public organizations, legal and natural persons. The following ecological information shall be subject to compulsory inclusion in the Fund: (a) monitoring; (b) environmental measurements; (c) environmental registration; (d) management of natural resources; (e) issuance of environmental permits; (f) environmental assessment; (g) EIA; (h) environmental audit; (i) ecological certification; and (j) environmental rate setting. Holders of ecological information are listed in the Annex 1. Holders of ecological information shall grant access to it free of charge updating annually databases by 1 October.

Full text
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Website
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