Decree No. 49 of the Federal Mining and Industrial Survey validating the Regulation on coordination of project documentation for subsoil management. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Minerals Mining Authorization/permit Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Decree establishes the modalities of coordination of project documentation for construction, re-construction, liquidation and conservation mining facilities for extraction and processing of minerals. Federal Mining and Industrial Survey shall coordinate mining projects in the following cases: (a) test operation of boreholes exceeds 1 year and test operation of raw hydrocarbon deposits exceeds 3 years; (b) experimental mining exceeds 5 years; and (c) project documentation was submitted directly to the Federal Mining and Industrial Survey. In the process of project documentation examination the following criteria shall be taken into consideration: (a) prevention of negative environmental impact; (b) compliance with mining licensing terms and conditions; and (c) positive conclusion state industrial safety expertise. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru