Law No. 160-1 on Environmental Protection.

This Law determines legal, economic and social foundations of environmental protection. and is aimed at safeguarding ecological security, ecosystems preservation, conservation of biodiversity and organization of the rational use of natural resources. The document consists of XIX Sections that contain 89 Articles. Section I lays down the general provisions. Section II establishes the rights and the duties of citizens and social associations in the field of environmental protection. Section III establishes competence of state executive bodies and local administration in the field of environmental protection. Section IV regards natural resources and their use. Section V deals with licensing of activity regarding the use of natural resources and environmental protection. Section VI concerns monitoring of environment and natural resources. Section VII establishes economic mechanism of environmental protection. Section VIII regards establishment of environmental quality standards. Section IX deals with standardization and certification in the field of environmental protection. Section X fixes ecological requirements for economic and other types of activity. Section XI concerns ecological expertise. Section XII specifies objectives having priority ecological, scientific and cultural status. Section XIII regards ecological emergency situations and zones of ecological disaster. Section XIV deals with information systems and state statistics in the field of environmental protection. Section XV regards ecological education and formation, research in the field of environmental protection. Section XVI concerns supervision in the field of environmental protection. Section XVII establishes ecological auditing. Section XVIII determines dispute settlement and establishes liability for the infringement of the legislation in the field of environmental protection. Section XIX regards international cooperation in the field of environmental protection.