Federal Law No. 409-FZ amending Federal Law No. 7-FZ on environmental protection.

Subject

Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

Waste non-domestic sources Waste disposal Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Transport/storage

Geographical area

CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe

Entry into force notes

This Federal Law enters into force on 1 January 2014.

Abstract

Article 40 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Projects for installation of nuclear plants (including nuclear power stations), sources of radiation, storage facilities for radioactive substances and radioactive waste must contain solutions for safe putting out of operation thereof or shutdown of burial sites of radioactive waste”.

Full text

Russian

Website

www.garant.ru

References - Legislation

Amends

Federal Law No. 7-FZ on environmental protection.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002

Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Environmental audit, Disasters, Environmental standards, Protected area, Cultural heritage, Monitoring, Inspection, Research, Education, Ecosystem preservation, Dispute settlement, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX