Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Basic legislation Air quality/air pollution Emissions Authorization/permit Transboundary effects Registration Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Environmental standards Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law has the purpose of protecting the atmosphere to ensure the people’s right to live in a favourable environment and their access to accurate environmental information. State regulation in this regard shall focus on: (a) protecting public health; (b) providing favourable ecological conditions; (c) preventing air pollution; (d) state regulation of emissions; (e) collecting and making available information on air quality and pollution; and (f) scientifically substantiated, systematic and com Full text Russian Website www.cawater-info.net References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for state control in the area of protection of atmospheric air. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Business/industry/corporations, Emissions, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Inspection, Policy/planning, Governance, Risk assessment/management, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for inventory of sources of harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and physical influence on it. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Business/industry/corporations, Data collection/reporting, Emissions, Hazardous substances, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 112 on rules regarding the amount and use of payments for issuance of the special permit on emission of harmful substances in atmospheric air and harmful physical influences. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Emissions, Environmental fees/charges, Hazardous substances, Special fund Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 112 on establishment of rules of the state account of harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and harmful physical influences on it. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Data collection/reporting, Emissions, Environmental standards, Governance, Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Classification/declassification, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for the legal persons having sources, rendering harmful chemical, biological and physical influence on atmospheric air. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Business/industry/corporations, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Governance, Hazardous substances, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 59 on approval of rules for hygienic and ecological specifications of quality of and permissible level of physical influence on atmospheric air. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2003 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Environmental standards, Governance, Public health, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 198 on technical specifications of emission for transport, other kinds of mobile means and the facilities as a source of pollution of atmospheric air and stationary sources of hazardous substances emitted in atmospheric air. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Governance, Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 59 on approval of rules for state registration of harmful and potentially hazardous substances. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2003 Keyword: Hazardous substances, Public health, Registration, Air quality/air pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of the list of objects that technical specifications and permissible limit of emission are applied. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Business/industry/corporations, Emissions, Environmental standards, Hazardous substances, Pollution control, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 112 on rules of the special permit given on harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and their harmful physical influences. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2002 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Authorization/permit, Emissions, Hazardous substances, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX