Law No. 1227-XII on radioactive contamination caused by Chernobyl disaster. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 1991 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Radiation Drainage/land reclamation Pollution control Hazardous waste Disasters Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes the legal status of the territory radioactively contaminated because of Chernobyl disaster and has as its cope reduction of radioactive impact upon the population and ecosystems, carrying out environmental reclamation and protection arrangements. The Law shall govern economic activity and research on the radioactively contaminated territories. The Act consists of seven Chapters divided into 45 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) legal status of radioactively contaminated t Full text Russian Website pravo.by References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 641 validating the Regulation on transfer of land. Legislation | Belarus | 1992 (2004) Keyword: Expropriation, Transfer, Use restrictions, Classification/declassification, Radiation, Pollution control Source: FAO, FAOLEX