ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

of April 8, 1998 No. 395

About approval of the Regulations on environmental audit of the companies

The government of the Republic of Moldova DECIDES:

Approve Regulations on environmental audit of the companies it (is applied).

Approved by the Order of the Government of the Republic of Moldova in t on April 8, 1998 No. 395

Regulations on environmental audit of the companies

I. General provisions

1. The regulations on environmental audit of the companies (further - provision) are developed for the purpose of accomplishment of the Law on environmental protection No. 1515-XII of June 16, 1993, the Law on sanitary and epidemiologic providing the population No. 1513-XII of June 16, 1993 and other regulations, and also for the purpose of establishment of procedure for carrying out environmental audit of the companies, structural divisions, objects and complexes providing their functioning.

2. This provision determines bases of carrying out environmental audit on operating plant, establishes requirements to contents of documentation on environmental audit and procedure for its approval and approval.

Environmental audit is qualified independent analysis and assessment of impact of operating plant on the environment for the purpose of development of recommendations about reduction of this impact and environmental protection.

3. Requirements of this provision are obligatory for all companies, the organizations and organizations irrespective of their form of business, type of property and functional purpose on which environmental audit is booked.

4. Can be the initiator of environmental audit of the company: republican and zone bodies of environmental control; bodies of public management; citizens, public organizations; bodies of prosecutor's office and courts; bank institutions, economic agents (including the relevant company).

The decision on carrying out environmental audit is made by the central body of environmental protection together with the company within 45 days from the moment of filing of application.

5. Materials on environmental audit can be developed by the organizations and organizations if these activities are provided by their charter, in case of availability (the certificate of competence issued - in edition of the Order of the Government No. 283 of 11.03.2002) (the corresponding license granted - in the previous edition) the Ministry of ecology, construction and development of the territories.

6. The contractor of environmental audit constitutes the relevant document on the basis of the agreement signed with operating plant according to this provision and appendices No. 1 and 2.

7. Can form the basis for decision making about need of carrying out environmental audit:

influences of the company on the environment and health of the population, these, testimonial of high degree;

lack of information characterizing impact of the company on the environment and health of the population that complicates carrying out the state environmental control;

the need for establishment of extent of impact on the environment and health of the population for the purpose of optimization of economic, environmental and social costs.

Are subject to environmental audit:

1) the objects and types of activity listed in Chapter X of the Regulations on impact assessment on the environment (appendix to the Law on environmental assessment and impact assessment on the environment No. 851-XIII of May 29, 1996);

2) the objects designed and put in operation without the positive conclusion of the state environmental assessment.

In case of need the decision of the central nature protection body both other objects and activities polluting the environment can be exposed to environmental audit.

8. Financing ecological for the objects specified in the subitem 2) of Item 7 of audit is assigned to the company.

9. In case of need repeated environmental audit can be booked not earlier than in 5 years.

II. Purpose and principles of accomplishment of environmental audit

10. The purpose of environmental audit is:

accounting and assessment of activities and reports of economic agents for the purpose of determination of their compliance to the existing regulations, standards, rules, requirements for providing ecological safety, identification of violations of natural nature of the components of the environment which led to their degradation or the deterioration in living conditions of the population and to environmental risk in general connected with activities of the company or its functional divisions;

self-checking behind ecological effects of activities of the company for the purpose of the prevention of violation of nature protection regulations and rules and liquidation of allowed;

determination of opportunities and directions of follow-up activity of the company in the specific territory (preserving former operating mode, reconstruction, upgrade, reshaping, preservation, liquidation of certain workshops, sites, objects or all company in general).

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