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The following Governmental Decrees regulate a number of environmental protection issues related to the environmental and economic situation in the country:
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Decree On Approval of the Draft National Strategy and Action Plan on Sustainable Development of Mountainous Territories in the Kyrgyz Republic as of January 21, 2002;
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Decree On Approval of Environmental Monitoring Cooperation Agreement signed in Saratov on January 13, 1999;
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Decree On the Draft Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Environment Pollution Fee (emissions, discharges, and waste disposal) as of July 23, 2001;
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Decree On Measures to Protect Environment and Population Health against Harmful Effects of Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides as of July 27, 2001;
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Decree On Licensing Particular Business Activities as of May 31, 2001;
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Decree On Measures to Monitor Transboundary Movements of Hazardous and Other Waste as of April 6, 1999;
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Decree On State Action Plan on Environmental Hygiene in the Kyrgyz Republic as of January 8, 1999; and others.
1.4 Decrees of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Presidential Decrees do not directly regulate activities in the field of environmental protection, however the following two of them merit attention:
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Decree on the National Strategy of the Kyrgyz Republic on Sustainable Human Development as of April 3, 1998;
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Decree on the Jashtyk National Program on Kyrgyzstan’s Youth Development up to 2010 as of June 18, 2000.
The above documents name environmental protection as one of the main strategic priority to ensure the country’s transition towards sustainable development.
1.5 Norm-setting Documents
(Of the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry):
There are the following norm-setting documents (issued by an executive state body) 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 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 on an order of acquiring, selling, storing and transporting strong poisonous substances, approved 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 on an order of 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 on an order of accomplishing state environmental expertise of pre-project, project and other materials and 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 in fight against 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 emissions (from stationary points), discharge and waste disposal fees (approved by the 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 emission fees (approved by the 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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Order of conducting environmental audits of economic entities (approved by Decree #19 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection as of February 15, 2000).
1.6 Legal normative documents and papers 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 (СПРО-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 Safe Pesticide Use and Storage in Agricultural Production (approved by the MAWPI Decree # 309 as of November 26, 2001); List of pesticides and agrochemicals permitted for use in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2000-2004 approved by the Decree # 180 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Processing Industry as 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 into operation completed construction objects (approved and enforced by the SACI Decree # 8 as of June 27, 2000).
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Documents of the State Real Estate Property, Instruction on an order of drafting and issuing documents certifying the land ownership rights approved by Decree # 61 of the State Real Estate Agency as of August 10, 2000.
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