Ecological Code (Regional Law No. VS-13/28). Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Bashkortostan Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen. Keyword Ozone layer Air quality/air pollution Environmental audit Pollution control Sustainable development Right to clean/healthy environment Ecosystem preservation Groundwater Surface water Human rights 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 Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The scope of this Ecological Code shall be to ensure environmental protection, rational management of natural resources and environmental security as mandatory condition for sustainable economic and social development of the region. Objects of environmental protection shall be: (a) land, soil, subsoil; (b) surface water and groundwater; (c) forests, flora and fauna and genetic fund thereof; (d) atmospheric air, ozone layer and outer space. Intact ecosystems, natural landscapes and natural complexes shall be subject to priority protection. Each citizen shall be granted the right to clean and healthy environment. Citizens shall have the duty to protect natural environment and comply with legislative requirements in the sphere of environmental protection. Environmental audit at the regional level shall be performed on voluntary basis. Full text Russian Website www.gsrb.ru References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 264-z amending Ecological Code (Regional Law No. VS-13/28). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 366-z amending Ecological Code (Regional Law No. VS-13/28). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020 Keyword: Oil pollution, EIA, Pollution control, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX