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Presidential Decree No. PP-3578 “On measures for radical improvement of the activity of State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
Mineral water Institution Policy/planning Exploration Mining Water abstraction Industrial water use Groundwater Freshwater resources management Thermal and medicinal waters
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
Entry into force notes
This Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

The President, in order to create a unified geological system, comprehensive assistance in attracting foreign investment, ensuring maximum transparency of public services provided, strengthening control over rational use of subsoil, decrees as follows: (a) to transfer the functions of control over the use and protection of subsoil of State Inspection for Supervision of Geological Exploration of Subsoil, safe work in industry, mining and utilities under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan to State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources; and (b) to constitute Inspectorate for Control of Mining and Geological Activities subordinated to State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources. The Inspectorate shall perform the following tasks: (a) implementation of state supervision over compliance by legal entities and natural persons with regulatory requirements in the field of use and protection of subsoil in the process of geological exploration, mining, extraction of minerals (including fresh, mineral, thermal and industrial groundwater), mineral processing, and geological and mining surveying of mining operations; (b) control over the implementation of decisions and conclusions by subsoil users, prior approval by of mineral reserves deposits by State Commission on Mineral Reserves under State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources; and (c) determination of admitted excess losses of useful minerals in the process of mining and processing thereof with the application of liability in accordance with the current legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Full text
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Website
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 436 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on Inspectorate for Control of Mining and Geological Activities subordinated to State Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources.

Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2018 (2019)

Keyword: Mineral water, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Institution, Policy/planning, Authorization/permit, Exploration, Mining, Enforcement/compliance, Water abstraction, Industrial water use, Groundwater, Freshwater resources management, Thermal and medicinal waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX