Law No. 555 “On soil protection”. Country/Territory Tajikistan Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Liability/compensation Basic legislation 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 the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes basic principles of state policy, legal grounds for acting of state bodies, natural and legal persons, with a view of rational and careful soil management, soil conservation, improvement of soil fertility and soil protection against negative impact. The Act consists of 5 Sections divided into 21 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) state regulation in the sphere of soil protection; (3) soil protection requirements; (4) state control in the sphere of soil protection; and (5) conclusive provisions. Basic principles of state policy in the sphere of soil protection shall be: (a) rational soil management and soil conservation; (b) application of soil protection technologies and prevention of soil degradation; (c) rehabilitation of degraded soil; (d) access to information related to the state of soil; and (e) liability for soil deterioration. State monitoring of soil shall be carried out regularly by the authorized state bodies. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implemented by Governmental Decree No. 291 appointing authorized state institution in the field of soil protection. Legislation | Tajikistan | 2021 Keyword: Institution, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality Source: FAO, FAOLEX