Ministerial Decree No. 139 validating the Regulation on the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources. Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Institution Exploration Mining Minerals Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree designates the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources as the state institution under the Cabinet of Ministers responsible for: (a) implementing state policies on the exploration, management and protection of subsoil; (b) state management of mining; (c) geological study of mineral deposits; (d) managing protected geological sites; (e) research; (f) licensing exploration and mining activities; and (g) registration of mineral deposits. Full text Russian Website pravo.uz References - Legislation Repealed by Order No. 26 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources. Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2007 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX