Ministerial Decree No.570 regarding validation of the Regulation on State Hydrometeorological Service. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen. Keyword Institution Monitoring Research Climate change Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract State Hydrometeorological Service is governmental body of public administration under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Natural Resources. State Hydrometeorological Service, within the sphere of its competence, organizes and carries out systematic control over the observance of the legislation regarding issue pertaining to its competence, elaborates the proposals for the improvement of the legislation and forwards it for the examination by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The main tasks of State Hydrometeorological Service are: 1) participation in the realization of state policy in the sphere of hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring; 2) assistance to management and control in the sphere of hydrometeorological activity; 3) organization of hydrometeorological and climatic study of the territory of Ukraine; 4) realization, within its sphere of competence, of scientific and technical policy; 5) cooperation with international organizations and national hydrometeorological services of foreign states. Full text Ukrainian