Instruction on environmental impact assessment. Pays/Territoire Kazakhstan Type du document Règlement Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé EIA Éco-audit Aire géographique Mer d’Aral, Asie, Mer Caspienne, Asie Centrale, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie du Nord Résumé This Instruction unifies environmental requirements of the evaluation of projects and environmental impact assessment thereof. It also sets forth requirements for carrying out the state environmental audit. Environmental impact assessment shall be compulsory and it shall be applicable to all economic and administrative decisions. The main task of environmental impact assessment shall be to evaluate ecological substantiation of the projected activities that could have direct of indirect environmental impact. The other tasks shall include: (a) supervision over the correctness of environmental impact assessment and evaluation of ecological risks; (b) analysis of negative environmental impact of the materials destined for export; (c) evaluation of the efficiency protection environmental arrangements; and (d) elaboration of the scientifically substantiated conclusions of environmental audit. The State Ecological Expertise subordinated to the Ministry of Ecology and Biological Resources shall be the authorized state institution entitled to carry out environmental impact assessment and environmental audit. Texte intégral Russe Site web www.caresd.net