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Ministerial Decree No. 491 validating the Regulation on state environmental audit.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Environmental audit Certification
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 establishes that the state environmental audit is a kind of environmental expertise carried out by specialized agencies of the State Committee on Environmental Protection with the purpose of: (a) compliance of the projected economic activity with ecological requirements; (b) level of environmental risks and possible negative environmental impact; (c) adequacy and sufficiency of the envisaged arrangements for environmental protection and rational use of natural resources. Specialized agencies shall: (a) carry out the state environmental audit; (b) study and analyse documentation submitted for the state environmental audit; (c) inform the customer of the proceeding of the state environmental audit; and (d) issue certification.

Full text
Russian
Website
pravo.uz

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree No. 949 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on state environmental impact assessment.

Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2018

Keyword: EIA, Environmental audit, Public health, Emissions, Effluent waste water/discharge, Protected area, Hazards, Land-use planning, Waste management, Public participation, Enforcement/compliance, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX