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Instruction on the state environmental audit.

Country/Territory
Kyrgyzstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Environmental audit Land-use planning
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

The scope of this Instruction shall be to set forth common requirements and modalities for carrying out the state environmental audit. It shall be used as guidelines by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. The purpose of the state environmental audit shall be to establish officially the compliance between the projected activities, those in the process of realization with the environmental requirements. The environmental audit shall be compulsory and it must precede decision-making. The following shall be subject to the state environmental audit: (a) all the planning, pre-planning and pre-project documentation; (b) environmental, water and land protection arrangements; (c) land use planning projects; (d) mineral resources exploration projects; (e) drafts of international agreements and contracts related to nature management; and (f) certificates and licences for the activities that could have environmental impact.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.caresd.net

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 53 on environmental protection.

Legislation | Kyrgyzstan | 1999 (2002)

Keyword: Framework law, Protection of environment, Environmental fees/charges, Liability/compensation, Education, Monitoring, Emissions, Environmental standards, Standards, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX