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Ministerial Decree No. 464 validating the Regulation on environmental impact assessment.

Country/Territory
Tajikistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA
Geographical area
Asia, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes common approach to organization and performance of possible environmental impact assessment (EIA). The purpose of EIA shall be prevention or mitigation of negative environmental impact of the projected activities. Basic principles of EIA shall be: (a) assumption of potential ecological hazard to environment of the projected activity; (b) obligatoriness of fulfillment of the national EIA procedure; (c) preventiveness; (d) objectivity; (e) alternativeness (including rejection of the projected activity); (f) complexity (examination and consideration of environmental, social and technological impact); (g) openness; (h) consideration of public opinion; (i) scientific substantiation; and (k) reliability and completeness of information.

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