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