Orestes Galewicz: To put things in order with the use of minerals,appropriate changes in the legislation
For the region are doing everything possible to restore order in the use of minerals, but on the way – the gaps in the current legislation. A notorious law on subsoil does not provide for any functions of the state administration, and this situation, according to the head of Department of ecology and natural resources of Ternopil regional state administration Orest Smalevichi, it is necessary to change urgently. "The Chairman of the Ternopol regional state administration, Stepan Barna has repeatedly appealed for the solution of these problems and the Cabinet of Ministers, and separately to the heads of relevant ministries. Waiting for answers and I hope the Central leadership will be sympathetic to our problems. We need the state ecological Inspectorate have returned at least the functions of control over subsoil use" - said Orest Galewicz. Now, as noted by the Deputy head of Department on ecology-head of Department of ecological safety Alexander Panchuk, these functions were transferred to the services of geological control that a small number, and control only those developments where issued environmental permits for subsoil use. If there is a question about illegal use of mineral resources without permits and licenses, in this case, the bodies of geological control have no authority. "In particular, in the geological control of Western Ukraine – only three people and they physically can't control the situation in all the Western regions", – said the Deputy head of Department-head of the Department of natural resources, the ecological network, environmental monitoring and public relations Igor N atsky. According to Orest Smalevichi, according to the current legislation illegal use of mineral resources have the right to exercise only law enforcement agencies, the losses which must consider the environmental Inspectorate. However, ecoinspection now that there is no authority. And as a result, law enforcement authorities of detected violations can't start criminal proceedings. However, even under such adverse conditions, the regional government tries to clear up the use of natural deposits. "Last year, for example, Stepan Barna on this occasion collected several meetings and boards, which actually gave a result – from the use of limestone revenues and gross doubled, – said Orest Galewicz. — In addition, the ecological structure of the state administration work closely with community organizations and despite all the imperfection of the legislation, progress is being made. In such circumstances we try to do everything I can. In particular, created an electronic database of deposits and development of legal quarries, where he contributed information regarding work permits in this area. Now this should facilitate the work of law enforcement authorities, and also to facilitate the removal of the shadow of subsoil use". This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
