State Standard No. AZS 836-2015 for Environmental management systems- General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques. Country/Territory Azerbaijan Document type Miscellaneous Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Enforcement/compliance Environmental standards Business/industry/corporations Inspection Risk assessment/management Integrated management Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Asia, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Abstract This State Standard has been set by Technical Committee (TK 09) on ecology and has been registered by the Decision No. 006 of the Collegium of the State Committee for Standardisation, Metrology and Patent. This State Standard is authentic translation of ISO 14004:2004 Environmental management systems — General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques. The initial inspection shall be in 2020 to determine the requirements of the standard to comply with the international standards, norms, rules and recommendations. This State Standard provides guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and improvement of an environmental management system and its coordination with other management systems. The guidelines in this Standard are applicable to any organization, regardless of its size, type, location or level of maturity. Full text Azerbaijani Website www.e-qanun.az References - Legislation Implements Presidential Decree No. 155 on the approval of the statute and committee structure of the Azerbaijani State Committee on Standardization, Metrology and Patents. Legislation | Azerbaijan | 2009 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Environmental standards, Institution, Public health, Standards, Protection of environment, Intellectual property rights/patents, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX