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 Full text Russian Website pravo.uz References - Legislation Repealed by Decree No. 949 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on state environmental impact assessment.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