Federal Law No. 115-FZ “On concession agreements”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Concession Contract/agreement Lease Right of use 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 This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Federal Law regulates relations originating from elaboration, conclusion, performance and stopping of concession agreements ensuring protection of rights and legal interests of the participants of concession agreements. Object of concession agreement must be owned by concessor at the moment of conclusion of concession agreement. This Law envisages the following objects that can be granted on concession: (a) waterworks; (b) water supply, water and waste treatment facilities; and (c) plots of land, plots of forests and waterbodies on condition of lease. Concessionary shall not be authorized to transfer right of use of land plot granted by concession agreement to third party of grant rights of use of land plot in sublease. Concessionary shall have the right to compensation of damages caused by illegal action (inaction) of public administration. Full text Russian Website www.vcom.ru References - Legislation Amended by Federal Law No. 152-FZ amending Federal Law No. 115-FZ “On concession agreements”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010 Keyword: Concession, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 103-FZ amending Federal Law No. 115-FZ “On concession agreements”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 Keyword: Concession, Contract/agreement, Water supply, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 265-FZ amending Federal Law No. 115-FZ “On concession agreements”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Concession, Contract/agreement, Lease, Right of use Source: FAO, FAOLEX