Federal Law No. 73-FZ “On objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Cultural heritage Human rights Land-use planning Registration Land tenure Management/conservation 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 in the sphere of conservation, management, promotion and state protection of the objects of cultural heritage and is aimed at implementation of the constitutional right of each person to have access to cultural heritage, and also conservation of the sources of information related to the origin and development of culture. In particular, this Federal Law shall regulate formation and keeping unified state register of the objects of cultural heritage. Objects of cultural heritage shall be considered objects of immovable property, including objects of land-use planning, urban construction and architecture. Land plots and territories forming areas of cultural heritage shall be regulated by land legislation and this Federal Law. Annual state report on the state of objects of cultural heritage shall be elaborated and distributed annually. Full text Russian Website monuments.karelia.ru References - Legislation Amended by Federal Law No. 315-FZ amending Federal Law No. 73-FZ “On objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Protected area, Land tenure, Cultural heritage, Survey/mapping Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 222-FZ amending Federal Law No. 73-FZ “On objects of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2017 Keyword: Cultural heritage, Land-use planning, Urban land, Survey/mapping Source: FAO, FAOLEX