SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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- Environmental Protection Law of 1999, No. 678–IQ. Date of text: 08-06-1999
(National) - Land Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1991. Date of text: 12-02-1992
(National) - Ministerial Decree ? 71 on expansion of green areas. Date of text: 28-02-2017
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 15 on state control over use and conservation of forest fund and forest restoration. Date of text: 03-02-2000
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 19 on approval of the Statute of Shahdag National Park. Date of text: 19-11-2008
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 226 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Agriculture. Date of text: 20-04-2005
(National) - Resolution No. 16-Q of the Ministry of Agriculture approving the Charter of the provincial administration of agriculture. Date of text: 30-03-2015
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 148 on approval of the Charter regarding Gara-Yaz State Reserve. Date of text: 03-08-2005
(National) - Law on soil fertility (1999). Date of text: 30-12-1999
(National) - Presidential Decree on implementation of Law on soil fertility (2000). Date of text: 06-03-2000
(National) - The National Strategy and Action Plan on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Date of text: 24-03-2006
(National) - “Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the Future” Development Concept. Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 1697 on approval of the Action Plan 2006-2013 to improve the ecological situation. Date of text: 28-09-2006
(National) - Land Code (Law No. 695-IQ). Date of text: 29-06-1999
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- Ministerial Decree ? 118 on restoration of green areas. Date of text: 31-03-2017
(National) - Land Code (Law No. 695-IQ). Date of text: 29-06-1999
(National)
- Ministerial Decree No. 42 on use and leasing of pastures and compensation of production losses in agriculture and forestry. Date of text: 15-03-2000
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-5-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-6-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 94 on approval of the regulation on state land cadastre. Date of text: 07-06-1999
(National)
- Ministerial Decree No. 90 on approval of rules for monitoring of the environment and natural resources. Date of text: 01-07-2004
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 94 on approval of regulations on land monitoring. Date of text: 07-06-1999
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 94 on approval of rules regarding technical aspects of land registration. Date of text: 07-06-1999
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 402 amending the Presidential Decree No. 531 on approval of the statute of nature and biosphere reserves. Date of text: 04-07-2001
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 583 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. Date of text: 18-09-2001
(National) - Land Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1991. Date of text: 12-02-1992
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 79 on approval of rules regarding conservation, recovery and use of lands affected by radioactive and chemical contamination. Date of text: 01-05-2000
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 19 on approval of the Statute of Shahdag National Park. Date of text: 19-11-2008
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 148 on approval of the Charter regarding Gara-Yaz State Reserve. Date of text: 03-08-2005
(National) - Ministerial Decree ? 71 on expansion of green areas. Date of text: 28-02-2017
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 94 on approval of the regulation on state land cadastre. Date of text: 07-06-1999
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-5-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-6-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National)
- Presidential Decree No. 1697 on approval of the Action Plan 2006-2013 to improve the ecological situation. Date of text: 28-09-2006
(National) - Land Code of the Azerbaijan Republic, 1991. Date of text: 12-02-1992
(National) - “Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the Future” Development Concept. Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National)
- Law on soil fertility (1999). Date of text: 30-12-1999
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 94 on approval of the regulation on state land cadastre. Date of text: 07-06-1999
(National) - Presidential Decree on implementation of Law on soil fertility (2000). Date of text: 06-03-2000
(National) - Land Code (Law No. 695-IQ). Date of text: 29-06-1999
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 226 on approval of the Charter of the Ministry of Agriculture. Date of text: 20-04-2005
(National)
- The National Strategy and Action Plan on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Date of text: 24-03-2006
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-6-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 6: Guidance on the collection, handling and storage of soil under aerobic conditions for the assessment of microbiological processes, biomass and diversity in the laboratory. Date of text: 10-07-2015
(National)
- Law No. 692-IQD amending the legislative acts implementing the Law No. 514-IG on industrial and consumer waste. Date of text: 22-06-1999
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 79 on approval of rules regarding conservation, recovery and use of lands affected by radioactive and chemical contamination. Date of text: 01-05-2000
(National) - Presidential Decree No. 1697 on approval of the Action Plan 2006-2013 to improve the ecological situation. Date of text: 28-09-2006
(National) - “Azerbaijan 2020: Look into the Future” Development Concept. Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National) - Ministerial Decree ? 71 on expansion of green areas. Date of text: 28-02-2017
(National) - Ministerial Decree No. 90 on approval of rules for monitoring of the environment and natural resources. Date of text: 01-07-2004
(National) - State Standard No. AZS 834-5-2015 for Soil quality -- Sampling -- Part 5: Guidance on the procedure for the investigation of urban and industrial sites with regard to soil contamination. Date of text: 10-07-2015
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