Federal Law No. 331-FZ amending Federal Law No. 7-FZ on environmental protection. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Monitoring Access-to-information 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 1 January 2012. Abstract Article 63 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Article 63. Realization of state ecological monitoring (state environmental monitoring). State ecological monitoring (state environmental monitoring) shall be carried out within the integral system of state ecological monitoring (state environmental monitoring) by the federal executive bodies, regional executive bodies within their respective spheres of competence, established by the legislation of the Russian Federation, through setting up and functioning of observation networks and information resources within subsystem of the integral system of state ecological monitoring (state environmental monitoring), and also through setting up and functioning of public database.” Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amends Federal Law No. 7-FZ on environmental protection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 (2021) Keyword: Framework law, EIA, Environmental audit, Hazards, Environmental standards, Protected area, Biodiversity, Cultural heritage, Monitoring, Inspection, Research, Education, Ecosystem preservation, Dispute settlement, Waste management, Indigenous peoples, Standards, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX