Reports on Environment and Urban Development for Alaverdy

GEO ALAVERDI: ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

pollution control, waste management (industrial solid wastes and hazardous wastes). By the help of an EIA the environmental control is implemented towards the new industrial (or acting industrial projects). The purpose of the integrated program is to harmonize the standards and coordinate the processes of licensing, monitoring and legal compliance. The tables 5.1-5.5 describe the legal authorities of various organizations in the given sector and in the framework of the EIA program. There is a difference between the main regulatory role (expressed as z ) and the secondary regulatory role (expressed as  ). The main regulatory role generally includes the following authorities: de fi nition of norms, issuance of permits (licenses), compliance monitoring and application of sanctions in cases of non-compliance. The secondary regulator authorities perform all the remaining, e.g. provision of opinions, conclusions, de fi nition of additional requirements, etc.

Exhibit 5.1 Air Quality and Pollution Control SHAEI SEI

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Standards Ambient Emissions Control Noise

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Licensing Operation Emit air pollutants Monitoring Ambient air quality Stack emissions Indoor air quality

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Key: z - Lead responsibility ;  - Support responsibility SHAEI – State Hygiene and Anti-Epidemiology Inspectorate under the Ministry of Health; SEI – State Environmental Inspectorate; MNP – Ministry of Nature Protection (include functions of structural subdivisions only); EE – “Environmental Expertise” state non-commercial organization; EIMC – “Environmental Impact Monitoring Center” SNCO; MA – Municipality of Alaverdi.

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CHAPTER 5. POLICY INTERVENTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS

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