Federal Law No. 74-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Liability/compensation Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 2013. Abstract Article 51 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Article 51. Compensation of damages caused to subsoil by the infringement of the legislation of the Russian Federation on subsoil. Persons that have caused damages to subsoil as a result of the infringement of the legislation of the Russian Federation on subsoil shall compensate them either voluntarily or in a judicial procedure. The modalities of calculation of damages caused to subsoil as a result of the infringement of the legislation of the Russian Federation on subsoil shall be established by the Government of the Russian Federation.” Full text Russian Website www.garant.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