Law on Licensing (No. 12)

The Law regards the state licensing of activities subject to licensing including: (a) exploration, prospecting and operation of mineral deposits; (b) waterworks construction; (c) hunting and capture of birds; (d) manufacturing and trade of liquors; (e) production, transmission, distribution and trade of electric and thermal energy, natural gas and oil processing; (f) recycling, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, including radioactive waste; (g) transport, including transboundary movement, of hazardous waste. The Law consists of four Chapters divided into 24 articles dealing with the following matters: general provisions (Chapt. 1, arts. 1 – 9); licensing of import and export (Chapt. 2, arts. 10 – 12); licensing terms and conditions (Chapt. 3, arts. 13 – 20); liability (Chapt. 4, arts. 21 – 24). The licences shall be classified by: (a) subject (to be issued to Kyrgyz physical and legal persons on one hand and to the foreigners and stateless persons on the other); (b) activity (general and once-only licences); (c) period of validity (permanent and temporary); (d) territory (regional, national and abroad); (e) alienation (alienable and non-alienable). The following documentation shall be required for issuing licence: (a) application; (b) operating conditions; (c) bill payment; (d) a copy of the state registration certificate.