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Law No. 1968 “On the system of permits”.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., General
Keyword
Authorization/permit Business/industry/corporations Enforcement/compliance Risk assessment/management Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Protection of environment Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 September 2023.
Abstract

This Law establishes the legal, organizational and economic foundations of the authorization system, criteria for determining the types of activities and (or) actions regulated in the Republic of Tajikistan within the framework of the authorization system, and is aimed at ensuring compliance with standards, permitting conditions and qualification requirements and conditions, ensuring the protection of rights and interests of individuals, society and the state. Authorization system shall be intended a system of activities of licensing authorities for considering an application for a license, permitting documents, performing acts of approval and authorization, as well as issuing licenses, permitting documents, performing acts of approval and authorization, re-registration, suspension, renewal of licenses, and cancellation of licenses, permitting documents, performing acts of approval and coordination, accepting notifications from business entities. Notification shall be intended a document drawn up by the applicant in an approved form and informing about the beginning or end of a certain type of activity or action. This Law applies to activities or actions provided for in the unified state register of permits, authorizing documents, acts of approval and authorization, and notifications received. The criteria for determining types of activities and (or) actions, as well as goods, works and services that require obtaining permits include types of activities or actions that are based on risk and their implementation may harm the legal rights and interests of persons, the environment, defense and state security, historical and cultural heritage, and their regulation is impossible by other means than the licensing system. The unified state register of permits, authorization documents, acts of approval and authorization, and notifications received is established by this Law. The Unified State Register contains the following information: (a) type of licensed activities and actions, subtypes of licensed activities and actions; (b) a list of permits for activities and actions, subtypes of activities and actions that require obtaining permits; (c) a list of acts of approval and authorization for the performance of activities and actions, subtypes of activities and actions for which acts of approval and authorization are required; (d) a list of notifications received for activities and actions; and (e) the amount of the fee for licensing, issuing a permit, performing acts of approval and authorization, receiving a notification with an indicator for calculations (fee for consideration of the application, a one-time fee for issuing and the subsequent annual fee for maintaining the license, permit, performing acts of approval and authorization, receiving notification). This Law contains 6 Chapters divided into 47 Articles. Chapter 1 lays down general provisions. Chapter 2 establishes the principles of authorization system. Chapter 3 establishes the procedure for issuance, re-registration, cancellation, suspension or termination of a license. Chapter 4 establishes the procedure for issuance, re-registration, cancellation, suspension or termination of a permit. Chapter 5 establishes the procedure of approval and coordination, acceptance of notifications. Chapter 6 lays down final provisions.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.portali-huquqi.tj

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 37 “On licensing of some activities”.

Legislation | Tajikistan | 2004 (2020)

Keyword: Authorization/permit, Oil, Natural gas, Coal, Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Ozone layer, Nuclear energy, Transport/storage, Framework law, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Business/industry/corporations, Standards, Enforcement/compliance, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX