Law on inter-state use of water objects, water resources and water economy constructions.

Water Resources of Kyrgyzstan are its national wealth. The present Law shall identify principles and main directions of the state policy on interstate use of water objects, water resources and water economy constructions. The main objectives of the present law shall be as follows: 1) Conservation, protection and development of the water fund of the Kyrgyz Republic that is one of the main sources of water supply for Central Asia countries. 2) Regulation of principles of the Kyrgyz Republic water resource provision to interested independent states on the reasonable and self-profitable base taking into account market economic relations. The Constitution, the present Law and other legal and normative acts of the Kyrgyz Republic shall regulate relations in the field of use of water objects, water resources and water economy constructions. If other rules then those that are contained in the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic are established by the international agreement the participant of which is the Kyrgyz Republic then the rules of international agreement shall be used. The order of mutual settlements and payments within implementation of joint water economy programs and projects is identified by the conditions of agreements and contracts concluded by the Kyrgyz Republic with other countries. The way of consultations and negotiations of authorized representatives and experts of the interested parties regulate disputes on water problems between the Kyrgyz Republic and other countries. The Law consists of 9 articles. Article 1 determines the main objectives of the Law. Article 2 regards the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic on use of water objects, water resources and water economy constructions of the Kyrgyz Republic. Article 3 establishes the main principles of cooperation in the sphere of water relations. Article 4 concerns interstate bodies on regulation of water relations. Article 5 deals with the financing of joint water economy programs and projects. Article 6 regards mutual settlements in the sphere of interstate water relations. Article 7 regards the regulation of interstate water disputes. Article 8 concerns the protection of water economy objects that have interstate strategic importance. Article 9 establishes the modalities of entering the law into force.