Law No. 657-XII on sanitary supervision. Pays/Territoire Ouzbékistan Type du document Législation Date 1992 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Radiation EIA Responsabilité/indemnisation Accès-à-l'information Aire géographique Mer d’Aral, Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Asie Centrale, CEI (Communauté des États indépendants), Europe et Asie Centrale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Asie du Nord Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Résumé This Law regulates relations for the ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population and radiation safety, safeguarding man’s right to favourable environment. The Act consists of six Sections divided into 32 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) the right of citizens to favourable environment and guarantees of its realization; (3) requirements for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being, radiation safety of the population and the duties for the realization thereof; (4) the state sanitary supervision and control; (5) liability; and (6) international agreements. Basic principles for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population shall be: (a) prevention of negative environmental impact on human health; (b) environmental impact assessment (EIA); (c) liability and compensation for environmental damage and as its consequence negative impact on human health. Citizens shall be guaranteed access to information on the state of environment and radiation level. Texte intégral Russe Site web www.gov.uz