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Joint Official Letter No.01-20/24-19 of the State Committee of Sanitary and Epidemiological Survey and No.02-02/65-472 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of 1993 regarding validation of the Regulation on cooperation and delimitation of plenary powers between the Committee and the Ministry.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Institution EIA Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Water supply Water abstraction Water conservation zone Water quality standards
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
Entry into force from the date of issue.
Abstract

Vice-President of the State Committee of Sanitary and Epidemiological Survey and Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources have validated the Regulation. The document determines the modalities of cooperation and coordination of activity of the Committee and of the Ministry and their territorial branches and institutions in the field of state control of environmental protection and ensuring ecological safety of the population. Bodies and institutions subordinated to the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Russia retain exclusive rights as regards establishment of requirements and norms aimed at prevention of hazardous environmental impact on the state of public health and priority of sanitary legislation in the field of state management and environmental control in health protection zones, recreational zones, water use zones and other inhabited areas. Bodies and institutions of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources retain exclusive rights as regards establishment of requirements and norms of admissible environmental impact ensuring protection, rational use and reproduction of natural resources, priority of environmental legislation in the field of state management and control over environment and use of natural resources. The document consists of V Sections. Section I lays down the main principles. Section II determines the main directions of cooperation. Section III specifies the main environmental objects and factors subject to control by bodies and institutions of the Committee and of the Ministry. Section IV specifies the main types of activity and functions of the Committee and of the Ministry, their territorial bodies and institutions. Section V regards exchange of information.

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