Ministerial Decree No. 210 validating the Regulation on the State fund of geological information on subsoil. Country/Territory Tajikistan Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Institution Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Registration Exploration Minerals Mining Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes LEX-FAOC063095 Abstract The State fund of geological information on subsoil shall be formed for the purpose of the centralized storage, generalization and systematization of all the geological information on subsoil, the maximum utilization thereof, elaboration of the programs of prospecting, exploration and reproduction of the sources of minerals and subsoil, and the development of the information system regarding subsoil. Geological and other information regarding subsoil must be transferred free of charge to the State fund. The main tasks of the State fund shall be: 1) the state registration of all the activities regarding exploration and geological study of subsoil; 2) collection, systematization and storage of the information regarding exploration of subsoil; 3) registration of mineral deposits and sources of groundwater; 4) registration of mining activity and the output thereof. Full text Russian Website tabiat.narod.ru