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Governmental Decree No. 800 validating the Regulation on recultivation and conservation of land.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Agricultural land Soil conservation/soil improvement Drainage/land reclamation Enforcement/compliance
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
Abstract

This Regulation establishes the procedure for recultivation and conservation of land as specified in Forest Code of the Russian Federation and it shall be applicable equally to land areas and land plots. Development of a land reclamation and land recultivation project, development of a land conservation project shall be performed by persons whose activities have led to land degradation, including legal possessors of land, land tenants on condition of servitude, public servitude, as well as by persons using land areas or land plots pertaining to state or municipal property, without allotment of land and application of servitude. Land reclamation must ensure land restoration up to condition suitable for the use thereof in accordance with the specific intended use and authorized use, by ensuring compliance with quality standards and requirements as established by the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, in relation to agricultural land and in compliance with the rules and regulations in the field of ensuring the fertility of agricultural land, but not lower than the indicators of the state of fertility of agricultural land. Land conservation shall be performed in relation to disturbed land, negative impact on which led to their degradation, deterioration of ecological situation and (or) disturbance of the soil layer, as a result of which are prohibited economic activities if the elimination of such consequences by land reclamation with a view of ensuring compliance with the requirements provided for in paragraph 5 of this Regulation is impossible for 15 years.

Full text
Russian
Website
rulaws.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Forest Code (No. 200 – FZ).

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006

Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products, Forestry protection measures, Dispute settlement, Authorization/permit, Hunting/capture, Hunting authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Ministerial Decree No. 830 validating the Regulation on soil conservation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Erosion, Expropriation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No.140 of 1994 regarding recultivation, removal, conservation and rational use of the fertile layer of soil.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994

Keyword: Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality

Source: FAO, FAOLEX