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Kyrgyzstan Considers Easing Environmental Passport Rules for Businesses

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement New plan
  • Kyrgyzstan is considering simplifying the process for obtaining environmental passports for businesses with minimal environmental impact.
  • The proposed changes primarily target Category III enterprises, introducing a simplified passport form and automatic five-year renewals if production processes remain unchanged.
  • The initiative aims to reduce bureaucracy and allow for online submission and approval of environmental passports, with no additional cost to the state budget.

Businesses in Kyrgyzstan may soon find it easier to obtain environmental passports, as a draft law aims to simplify the process for enterprises with minor environmental impacts. The proposed changes specifically target facilities classified under Category III for emissions into the atmosphere.

For them, it is proposed to introduce a simplified form of the environmental passport.

— Draft Law JustificationExplaining the proposed changes for Category III enterprises.

The core of the reform involves introducing a simplified environmental passport form for these businesses. Furthermore, the validity period of these passports could be automatically extended for another five years. This extension would be contingent upon the enterprise confirming in writing that its production technology, raw materials, operational indicators, and emission sources have not changed during that period.

The project also provides for the separation of environmental passport forms by hazard categories, separately for objects of I and II categories and a simplified form for Category III.

— Draft Law JustificationDetailing the proposed tiered system for environmental passports.

Beyond simplified forms and renewals, the draft law also proposes separating environmental passport formats based on hazard categories. This means distinct forms for Category I and II objects, and the new simplified version for Category III. The initiative is framed as part of a broader effort to debureaucratize state administration. A key feature is the potential for businesses to submit and get approval for their environmental passports without needing to make a personal appearance.

The changes are being prepared as part of the debureaucratization of public administration.

— Draft Law JustificationStating the overarching goal of the proposed regulatory reform.

Officials state that the proposed changes will not incur any additional expenses for the national budget. The move is expected to streamline regulatory processes, making it easier for smaller businesses to comply with environmental regulations while maintaining oversight of their impact.

Additional costs from the republican budget are not required by the project.

— Draft Law JustificationAddressing the financial implications of the proposed changes.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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