Federal Law No. 488-FZ amending Articles 26 and 67.1 of Water Code (No. 74-FZ). Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Surface water Waterworks Hazards Flood 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 2021. Abstract Implementation of measures to prevent negative impact of water and of its effects on waterbodies pertaining to federal property and completely located within the boundaries of constituent entities of the Russian Federation shall be applicable also to internal sea (art. 26). In order to prevent the negative impact of water on certain territories and facilities and to eliminate its consequences, measures shall be taken in accordance with this Code, engineering protection of territories and facilities from flooding, underflooding, destruction of the banks of water bodies, swamping and other negative impact of water, including flood control measures, measures to increase the flow capacity of river. Full text Russian Website pravo.gov.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