Federal Law No. 461-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Exploration Mining Waste non-domestic sources Waste disposal Waste management Groundwater 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 February 2015. Abstract Preamble shall be amended to add the following wording: “This Law regulates relations originating in the sphere of exploration, management and protection of subsoil, use of mining waste and processing industry related thereto, specific mineral resources, groundwater and water used for technological purposes”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1992 (2004) Keyword: Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Mining, Exploration, Minerals, Environmental fees/charges, Authorization/permit, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX