Decree Law No. 644 on the establishment and functions of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning.

This Decree Law sets forth the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning. According to the Decree the duties and responsibilities of the Ministry are drafting legislations concerning environment and urbanization and auditing their implementation, making policies to prevent pollution and determining standards for the protection of the environment, audit and impact assessment of facilities which may create pollution by leaving waste to receiving environment, making policies regarding global climate change, making urbanization policies and auditing their implementation. The Decree furder covers provisions on the organization and structure of the Ministry, duties and responsibilities of each general directorate and department as well as the duties and responsibilities of the personnel.