Article 16. State record of objects of flora and accounting for the volumes of their use; state cadastre of objects of flora

To ensure the protection and rational use of flora, state record of objects of flora and accounting for the volumes of their use shall be carried out.

The ministries, departments and organizations maintaining state records of objects of flora and accounting for the volumes of their use shall provide, free of charge, the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the information necessary for the state cadastre of objects of flora. The types, scope and deadlines for providing the necessary information for the state cadastre of objects of flora shall be established by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

For the purpose of ensuring the protection and rational use of flora, the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, together with the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall maintain the state cadastre of objects of flora.

The maintenance of the state record of objects of flora and accounting for the volumes of their use, as well as the maintenance of the state cadastre of objects of flora, shall be financed from the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and other sources not prohibited by legislation.

The procedure for maintaining the state record of objects of flora and accounting for the volumes of their use, and for maintaining the state cadastre of objects of flora, shall be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.