Ministerial Decree No. 455 validating classification of environmental disasters. País/Territorio Uzbekistán Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1998 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Peligros Clasificación/declasificación Efectos transfronterizos Sustancias peligrosas Contaminación oleosa Inundación Contaminación del suelo/calidad Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Resumen This Ministerial Decree establishes that emergency situations and disasters shall be classified in accordance with the origin thereof, number of persons damaged, amount of material damage and scale (propagation areas) as local, provincial, national and transboundary. Technological disasters shall include transport accidents causing outflow of hazardous and toxic substances, pipeline accidents causing outflow of gas and oil pollution. Natural disasters shall include earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, floods and other dangerous natural phenomena. Ecological disasters shall include soil pollution by industrial toxic substances and pesticides, atmospheric pollution by hazardous substances and radiation level increase. Local emergencies shall be considered those damaging 10 persons. Provincial emergencies shall be considered those more than 10 but less than 500 persons. National emergencies shall be considered those damaging more than 500 persons. Transboundary emergencies shall be considered those exceeding the national frontiers or those of foreign origin having effect on Uzbekistan. Texto completo Ruso Página web ecoinform.freenet.uz