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Presidential Decrees do not directly regulate activities in the field of environmental protection. However, the following two have significance as they regulate land use:
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Decree on National Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic on Sustainable Human Development as of April 3, 1998;
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Decree on Jashtyk National Program on Kyrgyzstan’s Youth Development up to 2010 as of June 18, 2000.
The above documents identify environmental protection as one of the main strategic priorities to ensure the country’s transition towards sustainable development.
2.5 Norm-setting Documents
The following norm-setting documents (issued by SAEPF) define regulations associated with environmental protection:
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Atmospheric Air Protection Rules (approved by the Minister as of January 24, 2001, coordinated with the Ministry of Health and Interior Ministry of the Kyrgyz Republic, and registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic);
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Guidance on accomplishing state control over atmospheric air protection against vehicle emissions in the Kyrgyz Republic, registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic as of December 16, 1999 #104;
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Guidance on accomplishing state control over the standard sources of atmospheric air pollution, registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic as of December 28, 1999 #114;
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Guidance on an order of norm-setting for waste treatment in the Kyrgyz Republic, approved by the Decree #3 of the Board of the Ministry on Environmental Protection as of September 17, 1999, and registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic as of October 1, 1999 #73.
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Guidance for acquiring, selling, storing and transporting strong poisonous substances, permitted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic #513 as of September 21, 1999;
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Guidance for accomplishing environmental impact assessment (EIA) of an intended activity in the Kyrgyz Republic, approved by the Decree of the Minister of Environmental Protection as of July 27, 1997, coordinated with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Architecture and Construction, registered with the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic as of as of July 4, 1997 # 386;
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Guidance for accomplishing state environmental expertise of pre-project, project and other documents in the Kyrgyz Republic (approved by the Minister of Environmental Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic as of October 15, 1997);
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Rules of cooperation between bodies of public prosecution, Ministry of National Security, Interior Ministry, State Customs Inspectorate, and Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic to prosecute violations of environmental legislation (coordinated with the Ministry of National Security, Interior Ministry, Customs Inspectorate, and General Office of Public Prosecutor as of 2001);
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Guidance on determining emission (from stationary points), discharge and waste disposal fees (approved by Decree #4 of the Board of the Ministry on Environmental Protection of the Kyrgyz Republic as of September 17, 1999, and registered with the Ministry of Justice);
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Guidance on determining vehicle emissions’ fee (approved by Decree #4 of the Board of the Ministry on Environmental Protection as of September 17, 1999, and registered with the Ministry of Justice);
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Guidance for conducting environmental audits of economic entities (approved by Decree #19 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection as of February 15, 2000).
2.6 Normative documents of other state institutions
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Documents of the Health Ministry of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sanitary norms and regulations on radioactive waste treatment (2000) approved by the Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Kyrgyz Republic # 8 as of February 12, 2000;
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Documents of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Processing Industry (MAWPI) of the Kyrgyz Republic, Guidance on Safety Pesticide Use and Storage in Agricultural Production (approved by the MAWPI Decree # 309 of November 26, 2001); List of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2000-2004 approved by Decree # 180 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Processing Industry of June 10, 2002, registered by the Ministry of Justice on June 26, 2002.
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Documents of the State Architecture and Construction Inspectorate (SACI) Construction norms and regulations of the Kyrgyz Republic on basic provisions for putting completed structures into operation (approved and enforced by the SACI Decree # 8 of June 27, 2000).
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Documents of the State Real Estate Property, Instructions on drafting and issuing documents certifying the land ownership rights approved by Decree # 61 of the State Real Estate Agency as of August 10, 2000.
2.7 Administrative Framework
2.7.1 State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic
Since independence of the Kyrgyz Republic the organizational structure of environmental management has experienced several changes. According to the Presidential Decree of December 28, 2000 the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry was established by merger of the former Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense. Figure 1 below shows the current management structure of SAEPF.
SAEPF is a public governance body with statutory responsibilities in the areas of ecological management, prevention and elimination of emergency situations, civil defense, industrial safety and mountain control. The head Division of the Hydro-meteorological Agency in August 1998 became a part of MEP and later SAEPF, and is responsible for monitoring meteorological, hydrological, and agro-meteorological conditions, as well as monitoring the overall state of the environment.
Figure 1.
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