Ministerial Decree No. 637 validating Regulation on the state environmental audit. País/Territorio Kazajstán Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1991 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Auditoría ambiental EIA Acceso-a-la-información Área geográphica Mar Aral, Asia, Mar Caspio, Asia Central, CEI (Comunidad de Estados Independientes), Europa y Central Asia, Naciones en desarrollo sin litoral, Asia del Norte Resumen The purpose of the state environmental audit shall be the evaluation of the projected economic activity that can have direct or indirect impact upon environment and natural resources, sufficiency and validity of the suggested arrangements for the conservation and rational management thereof. The state environmental audit shall be compulsory and must precede decision-making in the economic and other fields. It shall be carried out by the authorized state environmental institution. The period of carrying out the state environmental audit must not exceed three months. Public access to information related to the state environmental audit must be free and unhindered. The state environmental audit shall be applicable to: (a) the state ecological and other programmes, distribution of industries; (b) pre-project and project documentation of economic activity that can have negative environmental impact; (c) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a result of economic activity; (d) enterprises, institutions and organizations causing negative environmental impact. Texto completo Ruso Página web www.pavlodar.com