Ministerial Decree No. 212 validating the Regulation on state environmental audit. Country/Territory Kyrgyzstan Document type Regulation Date 1994 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental audit Geographical area Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that state environmental audit shall be carried out with a view of control of compliance of economic and other activities with ecological safety requirements. State environmental audit shall carry out the following functions: (a) environmental and socio-economic analysis and evaluation of the documentation regulating economic and other activities; (b) substantiation of the issuance of licences and certificates; (c) coordination of export and import documentation; and (d) preparation of documentation by the results of environmental audit for decision-making by the competent authorities. State environmental audit shall be based upon the principles of legality, scientific substantiation, objectivity, independence and openness. Full text Russian Website www.minjust.gov.kg