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4.2. The environment and natural resources management

The state management after environment and natural resources is conducted by the following executive power bodies:

State Committee of Ecology and Natural Utilization Control (hereafter Goscomecology) conducts the sate ecological policy, recommends the environmental care and measures, carries out the supervision for adherence to standards and requirements of the environmental care Legislation, and also the control for state and utilization of natural resources, licenses for activity and throwing of contaminating substances.

State Committee of Geology and Mineral Resources (hereafter Goscomgeology) conducts the state policy in the field of mineral resources, coordinates and carries out the works on complex study of depths, provides the state account of ore and non-ore economical resources (except hydrocarbons) and the underground waters, licenses to conduct the geological explorations, production of the underground waters, building materials, colored and artificial stones.

Committee of Reclamation and Water Economics conducts the regulation and complex utilization of water resources.

State Committee of Hydrometeorology conducts the environment monitoring.

State Land Committee carries out the state policy in the field of land use, provides the rational and effective use of land fund, keeps the land cadastre and monitoring.

Ministry of Health (sanitary-epidemiological survey) controls the state of environment and foods, it is responsible for the population safety.

State Committee of Control for Safety in Industry and Mountain Supervision (hereafter Gosgortechnadzor) controls the safety devices in industry and the safety of the mountain works process.

"Azerbalig" State Concern conducts production and recovery of fish resources, controls the adherence to environmental care Legislation on fishery.

"Azerbmesha" Production Association conducts the recovery of forestry, controls the adherence to environmental care legislation on forest.

State Oil Company carries out the exploration and production of oil and gas fields, conduct the departmental monitoring for the environment state.

Ministry of Economy conducts the state economical policy in the policy in the field of natural resources and the environmental care, coordinates the activity of the above-mentioned organizations in this sphere.

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