Law On Sanitation. Country/Territory Mongolia Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Compendium of Mongolian legislation. Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Public health Environmental standards Land commission Standards Protection of environment Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Consumer protection Processing/handling Transport/storage Internal trade Vending Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Waste disposal Waste domestic sources Waste management Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Potable water Water supply Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Entry into force notes This Law shall come into force on 1 July 1998. Abstract The purpose of this Law shall be to govern relationships concerning the maintaining of sanitary conditions, defining the general requirements for sanitation in order to ensure the right of an individual to healthy and safe working and living conditions, ensuring normal sanitary conditions, defining the rights and duties of individuals, economic entities and organizations with this respect. In choosing locations for urban areas and/or constructions, developing their blueprints and putting them into exploitation the sanitary norms, standards, and regulations shall be observed and conclusions from sanitary and other specialized inspection agencies shall be obtained. The quality of air of localities where humans live, work and study shall match standards and hygienic norms, and shall not be polluted. Amount of dust, smog and pollution from the high density of traffic and economic entities in the urban areas shall match the sanitary standards and hygienic norms. Production, transportation, storage, sale, and usage of foodstuffs shall, in addition to meeting quality and hygienic standards and appropriate norms be carried out by holders of license from the relevant health and sanitary agencies. Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Law on Hygiene. Legislation | Mongolia | 2016 (2018) Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Public health, Local government, Pollution control, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Access-to-information, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX