Environmental review conclusions now available online through my.gov.uz
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Environmental review conclusions are now available online via my.gov.uz
In Uzbekistan, environmental review conclusions can now be obtained online through my.gov.uz. According to the Unified Portal, people launching a new business or constructing a facility can receive the environmental conclusion confirming that the project will not damage the environment without visiting offices or leaving home.
To use the service, applicants must sign in to my.gov.uz, complete an online application, and upload their environmental project documents. The district ecology department and the Expertise Center review the documents.
Inspectors from the Ecology Committee’s district (city) departments compare the facility’s actual condition with its situation map and then determine and confirm whether the two match.
The State Environmental Expertise Center shall:
The applicant accepts the offer and pays in advance for the state environmental review through electronic payment systems. Payment is made by phone. The fee depends on the type of facility and ranges from 0.3 to 25 times the base calculation amount, or up to 11 million soums.
The conclusion is issued within 39 working days, and the completed document can be downloaded electronically. It is valid for three to five years, depending on the type of document.