According to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On
Environmental Audit" No.ZRU-678 dated March 15, 2021, the
position of an environmental auditor has been introduced, whose
function is to monitor compliance with regulatory legal acts in the
field of environmental protection and rational use of natural
resources.
The Law establishes a voluntary or mandatory form of
environmental audit. For clarification purposes, the entities with
low environmental impact conduct environmental audits on a
voluntary basis. However, an annual environmental audit has been
assigned as a mandatory requirement for the entities that have
significant impacts on the environment.
In addition, at the end of the environmental audit, auditor
issues conclusion of the environmental audit, which is considered
as a confidential document.
