Federal Law No. 102-FZ amending Articles 16 and 19 of Water Code and Article 27 of Land Code.

Subject

Land & soil, Water

Keyword

Public land Contract/agreement Water 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

The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.

Abstract

Paragraph 3 of the Article 16 shall acquire a new wording: “The modalities of preparation and conclusion of water use contract as regards waterbody pertaining to the state or municipal property, model form of the water use contract and the modalities of carrying out auction granting the right to conclude water use contract shall be validated by the Government of the Russian Federation.” Item 8 of the Article 27 of Land Code shall be supplemented with the following wording: “the plots of land on which are located ponds, watered open pits within the boundaries of land of common use.”

Full text

Russian

Website

www.garant.ru

References - Legislation

Amends

Water Code (No. 74-FZ).

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006

Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Water abstraction, Water charges, Potable water, Hydropower generation, Contract/agreement, Right to water, Water rights, Pesticides, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater resources management, Pollution control, Human rights, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Land Code (No. 136-FZ of 2001).

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 (2020)

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Aquaculture, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Agricultural land, Ownership, Cadastre/land registration, Expropriation, Servitude, Land valuation, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Drainage/land reclamation, Flood, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX