Federal Law No. 78-FZ on land use planning. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Environmental planning Basic legislation Policy/planning 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 The Federal Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Federal Law establishes legal basis for carrying out land use planning for the purpose of ensuring rational use of land and its protection, creation of favourable environment and improvement of landscape. The Federal Law consists of 6 Chapters that contain 27 Articles. Chapter 1 (arts. 1-4) lays down general provisions. Chapter 2 (arts. 5-8) regards state regulation of carrying out land use planning. Chapter 3 (arts. 9-18) regards carrying out land use planning. Chapter 4 (arts. 19-24) deals with land use planning documentation. Chapter 5 (arts. 25-27) establishes liability for the infringement of the present Federal Law. Chapter 6 (art. 27) lays down final provisions. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 396 validating the Regulation on territorial land use planning. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Land-use planning, Survey/mapping, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 273 validating the Regulation on supervision over land use planning. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Land-use planning, Enforcement/compliance, Soil conservation/soil improvement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Federal Law No. 87-FZ introducing amendments and addenda to the Federal Law No. 101-FZ on turnover of agricultural land and to the Federal Law No. 78-FZ on land use planning. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2005 Keyword: Agricultural land, Land tenure, Ownership, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX