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