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Environmental Protection Law of 1999, No. 678–IQ.
Date of original text: 08 June 1999 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 1175-VQ on environmental impact assessment.
Date of original text: 12 June 2018 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 270-IIQ on access to environmental information.
Date of original text: 12 March 2002 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.
Date of original text: 27 March 2001 (23 February 2024)
Law No. 677-IQ on ecological safety.
Date of original text: 08 June 1999 (19 May 2020)
Law No. 514-IQ on waste.
Date of original text: 30 June 1998 (05 March 2024)
Law No. 102-VIQD amending the Law on industrial and consumer waste, Law on wildlife, Law on ecological safety, Law on water economy of municipalities, and Law on access to environmental information.
Date of text: 19 May 2020
Law No. 1579-VQD amending the Law on land amelioration and irrigation, Law on radiation safety of the population, Fisheries Law, Law on electric energy and Transportation Law.
Date of text: 03 May 2019
Law No. 1580-VQD amending the Law on ecological safety, Law on water supply and effluent wastewater, Law on highways, Law on access to environmental information, Law on Aviation and Law on access to information.
Date of text: 03 May 2019
Presidential Decree on improvement of domestic waste management in the capital Baku.
Date of text: 06 August 2008
Law No. 401-IIQ on environmental education and public awareness.
Date of original text: 10 December 2002 (17 February 2023)
Presidential Decree regarding state regulation of import-export activity connected with substances depleting ozone layer (2001).
Date of text: 21 December 2001
Law No. 879-IQD on amendments to legislative acts relevant to the implementation of the Environmental Protection Law.
Date of text: 16 May 2000
Presidential Decree No. of 1999 concerning the enforcement of the “Environmental Protection” Law of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Date of text: 04 August 1999
Law No. 692-IQD amending the legislative acts implementing the Law No. 514-IQ on industrial and consumer waste.
Date of original text: 22 June 1999 (14 July 2000)
Law No. 497-IG of 1998 on architecture.
Date of text: 15 May 1998
Law No. 485-IQ on hydrometeorological activity.
Date of original text: 17 April 1998 (17 February 2023)
Law No. 423-1Q on radiation safety of the population.
Date of original text: 30 December 1997 (17 May 2019)
Decree No. 130 of 1992 of the National Assembly regarding State Committee of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 21 May 1992
Ministerial Decree No. 167 on approval of rules regarding transboundary transportation of hazardous wastes.
Date of text: 25 July 2008
Ministerial Decree No. 13 on approval of rules on inventory of wastes arising from production process.
Date of text: 25 January 2008
Ministerial Decree No. 41 on approval of rules for hazardous waste permit.
Date of text: 31 March 2003
Presidential Decree No. 975 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 27 March 2020
Presidential Decree No. 1396 on additional measures regarding the implementation of international convention and agreements in the field of environmental protection.
Date of text: 30 March 2006
Presidential Decree No. 386 on state practice in the field of import and export of ozone-depleting substances.
Date of text: 29 March 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 184 on the state and public ecological expertize.
Date of original text: 21 May 2020 (02 April 2024)
Ministerial Decree No. 457 on qualification certificate for and registration of the entities engaged in EIA.
Date of text: 27 November 2019
Ministerial Decree No. 425 on inspection in the fields of environmental impact assessment and strategic ecological assessment.
Date of text: 02 October 2019
Ministerial Decree № 118 on restoration of green areas.
Date of text: 31 March 2017
Ministerial Decree № 71 on expansion of green areas.
Date of text: 28 February 2017
Ministerial Decree No. 227 on approval of rules regarding green care interventions and pest management.
Date of text: 14 June 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 228 on approval of rules regarding storage of hazardous wastes.
Date of text: 14 June 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 45 on approval of sanitary-protection zone of Absheron National Park.
Date of text: 20 February 2015
Presidential Decree No. 19 on approval of the Statute of Shahdag National Park.
Date of text: 19 November 2008
Ministerial Decree No. 185 on responsibilities regarding waste collection, waste utilization and waste disposal
Date of text: 12 August 2008
Presidential Decree No. 796 on approval of the rules regarding negative impacts of noise pollution on the environment and well-being of the population.
Date of text: 08 July 2008
Ministerial Decree No. 10 on the approval of rules regarding the rules of usage and the list of high toxic and environmentally hazardous substances.
Date of text: 22 January 2007
Ministerial Decree No. 148 on approval of the Charter regarding Gara-Yaz State Reserve.
Date of text: 03 August 2005
Ministerial Decree No. 74 on approval of rules regarding decontamination of urban land in accordance with ecological, hygienic and sanitary standards and handling, storage and disposal of domestic waste.
Date of text: 21 April 2005
Presidential Decree No. 147 on approval of Statute of Altiagac National Park.
Date of text: 23 November 2004
Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of Statute of Aggol National Park.
Date of text: 03 August 2004
Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of the Statute of Sirvan National Park.
Date of text: 03 August 2004
Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of Statute of Zengezur National Park.
Date of text: 03 August 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 90 on approval of rules for monitoring of the environment and natural resources.
Date of original text: 01 July 2004 (30 October 2021)
Presidential Decree No. 57 on approval of the Statute of Hirkan National Park.
Date of text: 24 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit to design and develop technical equipment and devices for radiation safety of the facilities of ionizing radiation sources and of the storage facilities of radioactive substances and radioactive wastes.
Date of text: 12 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit to the facilities of ionizing radiation sources and to the storage facilities of radioactive substances and radioactive wastes.
Date of text: 12 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit to extraction, processing, transportation and use of radioactive substances.
Date of text: 12 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 42 on special permit for scientific and experimental research on the use of ionizing radiation sources.
Date of text: 12 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 120 on establishment of intersectoral Commission on ecological education and awareness-raising and approval of the Statute of the Commission.
Date of text: 22 September 2003
Resolution No. 419/ü of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources on inventory rules and classification system for wastes incurred during the production process.
Date of text: 01 July 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 93 on upgrading environmental information through public communication instruments.
Date of text: 25 June 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 75 on advisory board for ecological education and awareness.
Date of original text: 02 June 2003 (13 September 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 75 on development of state programs for ecological education and awareness.
Date of original text: 02 June 2003 (13 September 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 59 approving the Regulation on hygienic and environmental standards of quality of and permissible level of physical impact on atmospheric air (Air Quality Regulation).
Date of original text: 13 May 2003 (18 February 2008)
Ministerial Decree No. 59 approving the Regulation on state registration of harmful and potentially hazardous substances.
Date of text: 13 May 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 60 on approval of rules regarding analysis, storage, updating, registration and implementation of environmental information.
Date of text: 13 May 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 198 on technical specifications of emission for transport, other kinds of mobile means and the facilities as a source of pollution of atmospheric air and stationary sources of hazardous substances emitted in atmospheric air.
Date of original text: 18 December 2002 (05 August 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 112 on rules of the special permit given on harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and their harmful physical influences.
Date of text: 13 July 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 112 on rules regarding the amount and use of payments for issuance of the special permit on emission of harmful substances in atmospheric air and harmful physical influences.
Date of text: 13 July 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 112 on establishment of rules of the state account of harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and harmful physical influences on it.
Date of text: 13 July 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for inventory of sources of harmful substances emitted in atmospheric air and physical influence on it.
Date of text: 15 April 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for state control in the area of protection of atmospheric air.
Date of text: 15 April 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of the list of objects that technical specifications and permissible limit of emission are applied.
Date of text: 15 April 2002
Ministerial Decree No. 63 on approval of rules for the legal persons having sources, rendering harmful chemical, biological and physical influence on atmospheric air.
Date of text: 15 April 2002
Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the statute of state nature and biosphere reserves.
Date of text: 04 July 2001
Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the Statute of national parks.
Date of text: 04 July 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 41 on approval of the Charter of the State Fund for protection of environment.
Date of text: 22 February 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 41 on approval of rules on environmental auditing.
Date of text: 22 February 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 2 on state cadastre and monitoring of protected areas and objects.
Date of text: 04 January 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 2 on Natural Parks.
Date of text: 04 January 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 2 on state nature reserves.
Date of text: 04 January 2001
Ministerial Decree No.122 on types of enterprises prohibited from discharge of industrial sewage.
Date of text: 13 July 2000
Ministerial Decree No. 134 on radiological-hygienic passport.
Date of text: 25 August 1999
Ministerial Decree No. 134 on registration of and control over radiation dose limits for individuals.
Date of text: 25 August 1999
Ministerial Decree No. 237 on approval of some legal acts regarding hydrometeorological and environmental monitoring.
Date of text: 14 December 1998
Presidential Decree No. 975 on approval of the Charter of the Department of Environmental Security under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 27 March 2020
Presidential Decree No. 476 on measures to improve the structure and management of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of original text: 16 January 2019 (14 December 2023)
Presidential Decree No. 1136 on additional measures regarding preservation of green areas and provision of landslide safety.
Date of text: 01 December 2016
Presidential Decree no. 2518 on the establishment of Samur-Yalama National Park.
Date of text: 05 November 2012
Presidential Decree No. 74 approving the Charter of the State Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities under the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of original text: 03 April 2009 (19 July 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 263 on establishment of Zagatala State Reserve.
Date of text: 27 November 2008
Presidential Decree No. 1697 on approval of the Action Plan 2006-2013 to improve the ecological situation.
Date of text: 28 September 2006
Presidential Decree No. 394 on approval of the Charter and structure of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 19 April 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 84 on establishment of training center in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 12 May 2005
Presidential Decree No. 329 on appointment of National Coordination Center.
Date of text: 29 July 2004
Presidential Decree No. 59 on implementation of Article 5 of the Basel Convention.
Date of text: 15 January 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 84 on establishment of Gakh State Reserve.
Date of text: 16 June 2003
Presidential Decree No. 1152 on approval of the national environmental programs.
Date of text: 18 February 2003
Presidential Decree No. 485 on approval of the establishment of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 23 May 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 220 on air transportation of hazardous goods.
Date of text: 13 December 2000
Ministerial Decree No. 207 on rail transport of hazardous goods.
Date of text: 20 November 2000
Ministerial Decree No. 75 on maritime transportation of dangerous goods.
Date of text: 24 April 2000
Ministerial Decree No. 205 on the procedure for verification of measuring instruments and certification of data on hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring.
Date of original text: 15 October 1998 (05 August 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 76 on enforcement of control measures for radiation safety.
Date of text: 11 July 1997
Resolution No. 769 of 1993 of the National Assembly on accelerating the establishment of legal framework for standardization system.
Date of text: 06 December 1993
Ministerial Decree No. 27 on use of underwater cultural heritage.
Date of text: 03 February 2016
Presidential Decree No. 1182 on the establishment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 16 December 2005
Ministerial Decree No. 129 on approval of the structure of Collegium of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
Date of text: 12 August 2002
State Standard No. AZS 835-2015 for Environmental management systems-Requirements with guidance for use. Principles and framework.
Date of text: 10 July 2015
State Standard No. AZS 832-2015 for Environmental management -environmental assessment of sites and organizations Principles and framework.
Date of text: 10 July 2015
State Standard No. AZS 836-2015 for Environmental management systems- General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques.
Date of text: 10 July 2015
Interstate standard safety certificate of chemical products (GOST 30333-2007).
Date of text: 01 January 2009
Interstate standard “Warning Labelling of Chemical Products. General requirements” (GOST 31340-2007).
Date of text: 2008
CIS Recommended Legislative Act on principles of ecological safety (1992).
Date of text: 29 December 1992
Law No. 690-IIQ ratifying the International Convention on oil pollution preparedness, response and cooperation.
Date of text: 18 June 2004
Law No. 291-IIQ ratifying the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.
Date of text: 09 April 2002
Law No. 112-IQ ratifying the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
Date of text: 31 May 1996
Ministerial Decree No. 203 on approval of the list of ozone-depleting substances specified by the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer.
Date of text: 12 September 2006
Law № 592-VQD amending the Law No. 485-IG on hydrometeorological activity.
Date of text: 14 April 2017
Law № 590-VQD amending the Environmental Protection Law of 1999, No. 678–IQ.
Date of text: 14 April 2017
Law No. 1224-IVQD amending the Law No. 840-IQ on protected areas.
Date of text: 06 March 2015
Law № 1032-IVQD amending the Environmental Protection Law of 1999.
Date of text: 30 September 2014
Law No. 932-IVQD amending the Environmental Protection Law of 1999.
Date of text: 04 April 2014
Law No. 924-IVQD amending the Law No. 840-IQ on protected areas.
Date of text: 04 April 2014
Law No. 553-IVQD Environmental Protection Law of 1999.
Date of text: 01 February 2013
Law No. 262-IIQD amending the relevant legislative acts in connection with the implementation of the Law No. 109-IIQ on protecting the atmosphere.
Date of text: 22 March 1999
Presidential Decree no. 632 amending the Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of the Statute of Sirvan National Park.
Date of text: 29 September 2015
Presidential Decree No. 632 amending the Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of Statute of Aggol National Park.
Date of text: 29 September 2015
Presidential Decree No. 632 amending the Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of Statute of Zengezur National Park.
Date of text: 29 September 2015
Presidential Decree No. 404 amending the Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of Statute of Aggol National Park.
Date of text: 15 December 2014
Presidential Decree no. 404 amending the Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of the Statute of Sirvan National Park.
Date of text: 15 December 2014
Presidential Decree No. 404 amending the Presidential Decree No. 106 on approval of Statute of Zengezur National Park.
Date of text: 15 December 2014
Ministerial Decree № 115 amending the Ministerial Decree No. 41 on approval of the Charter of the State Fund for protection of environment.
Date of text: 31 March 2017
Presidential Decree № 1215 amending the Presidential Decree No. 394 on approval of the Charter and structure of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Date of text: 25 January 2017
Presidential Decree No. 631 amending the Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the statute of nature and biosphere reserves.
Date of text: 29 September 2015
Presidential Decree No. 631 amending the Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the Statute of national parks.
Date of text: 29 September 2015
Presidential Decree No. 402 amending the Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the statute of nature and biosphere reserves.
Date of text: 15 December 2014
Presidential Decree No. 402 amending the Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the Statute of national parks.
Date of text: 15 December 2014