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By Kamila Aliyeva

The law on environmental safety, aimed at ensuring the vital interests of human and society, protecting the environment from the dangers posed by anthropogenic and natural impacts, came into force in Turkmenistan.

The creation and maintenance of a national system of environmental safety is defined in the law as a mandatory condition for the implementation of the state strategy for sustainable social and economic development.

The responsibility of bodies of state power and local self-government, public associations for ensuring environmental safety in the corresponding territory has been established.

A new legal act stipulates compulsory insurance of civil liability of enterprises and industries that are a source of increased environmental danger.

The independence of the environmental audit of economic and other activities, as well as the compulsory compensation of damage caused as a result of damage to the environment and public health are stipulated in the law.

The law proclaims environmental security an integral part of the security of the individual, society and the state, the right of citizens to a favorable environment for life and health and to reliable information on the state of environmental security in the places of their residence.

The state support of entrepreneurial activity in the field of environmental safety is guaranteed through the establishment of tax and other benefits.

A number of articles of the law are devoted to the state examination of environmental safety, certification of products of chemical and petrochemical industries, engineering and electric power industry, processes, works and services.

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