Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Law No. 818 “On environmental audit”.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Environmental audit EIA Access-to-information
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 principles and modalities of conducting environmental audit and is aimed at prevention of negative environmental impact of projected economic activity. Basic principles of state policy in the sphere of environmental audit shall be: (a) assumption of ecological hazardousness of projected economic activity; (b) obligatoriness of state environmental audit; (c) obligatoriness of consideration of ecological safety in the process of environmental audit; (d) reliability and completeness of information submitted for environmental audit; (e) independence of experts; and (f) transparency and public participation. Environmental audit shall achieve the following goals: (a) efficiency assessment of measures adopted for the protection of public health, rational management of natural resources and environmental protection; (b) assessment of correct evaluation of ecological risks by the customer; and (c) assessment of possible ecologically negative impact on environment. Environmental audit shall be state and public. Period of validity of state environmental audit shall be limited to the period of project realization.

Full text
Russian
Website
mmk.tj

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No.20 on ecological expertise.

Legislation | Tajikistan | 2003

Keyword: Environmental audit, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental standards, Institution, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX