Ministerial Decree No. 395 validating the Regulation on environmental audit of enterprises.

This Ministerial Decree establishes the basis for carrying out environmental audit at operating plant, sets requirements for the documentation thereon and the modalities of coordination and validation thereof. The provisions of this Ministerial Decree shall be compulsory for all enterprises, organizations and institutions irrespectively of the form of property and functional purpose thereof. The purposes of environmental audit shall be: (a) registration and assessment of compliance with environmental standards; (b) prevention of the infringement of environmental requirements; (c) assessment of the possible improvement of environmental compatibility of the enterprise. Environmental audit shall include: (a) data collection on technological and environmental aspects of the functioning plant and the state of adjacent area; and (b) scientific research for updating information on the assessment of environmental impact.