Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Basic legislation Management/conservation Mining Exploration Minerals Environmental fees/charges Authorization/permit Groundwater 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 Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The present Law regulates relations originating from geological study, use and protection of subsoil of the national territory, continental shelf of the Russian Federation, and also connected with the use of mining waste and processing industries related thereto, peat, sapropel and other specific mineral resources including groundwater, brine and brine of salt lakes and sea gulfs. Subsoil may be conceded for the following purposes: 1) regional geological research; 2) geological study including exploration and valuation of mineral deposits; 3) prospecting and extraction of minerals (art. 6). Concession of subsoil shall be carried out in conformity with the special state authorization legalized in the form of licence (art. 11). The system of environmental fees shall be set for all the types of activity specified in the licence (art. 39). The Act consists of 7 Sections composed of 52 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-5) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 6-22) classifies the types of subsoil management. Section 3 (arts. 23-34) regards rational use and protection of subsoil. Section 4 (arts. 35-38) regards state regulation of the relations originating from subsoil management. Section 5 (arts. 39-43) sets the system of environmental fees. Section 6 (arts. 49-51) establishes liability for the infringement of the present Act. Section 7 (art. 52) regards international agreements. Full text Russian Website www.vcom.ru References - Legislation Implemented by Ministerial Decree No. 69 on state surveys of minerals and of geological, economic and ecological information regarding plots of land conceded in use, and on the amounts and collection modalities for charges related to the aforesaid surveys. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2005 (2007) Keyword: Minerals, Access-to-information, Environmental fees/charges, Exploration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 057-ZO on the modalities of obtaining the right of management of the plots of subsoil containing mineral deposits. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2005 Keyword: Management/conservation, Concession, Minerals, Mining, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No. 823 regarding official publication of the list of plots of subsoil of federal significance. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Minerals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 3467-KZ “On the procedure for the use by owners of land plots, land users, landowners, tenants, lessees of land plots for their own needs of existing within the boundaries of their land plots of common minerals and groundwater.” Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Land tenure, Mining, Minerals, Groundwater, Water abstraction Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 49-RZ “On delimitation of powers between state bodies in the field of subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019 Keyword: Policy/planning, Institution, Management/conservation, Mining, Exploration, Minerals, Environmental fees/charges, Authorization/permit, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 4309-KZ “On regulation of some relations in the field of subsoil management.” Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020 Keyword: Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Authorization/permit, Water abstraction, Water supply, Potable water, Industrial water use Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 2096-OZ “On powers of regional state bodies related to regulation of relations in the field of subsoil management.” Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020 Keyword: Exploration, Mining, Enforcement/compliance, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Federal Law No. 222-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation Keyword: Management/conservation, Exploration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 309-FZ amending some legislative acts. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Exploration, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 222-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Management/conservation, Exploration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. N 173-03 amending article 17.1 of the Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 Keyword: Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. N 173-03 amending the Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 Keyword: Minerals, Environmental audit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 118-FZ amending some legislative acts and conforming them to Land Code. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Expropriation, Drainage/land reclamation, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 323-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 Keyword: Concession, Mining, Exploration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 45-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Exploration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 52-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 85-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 Keyword: Institution, Environmental fees/charges, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 74-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2012 Keyword: Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 461-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Exploration, Mining, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste disposal, Waste management, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 459-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Potable water, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 205-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Access-to-information, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 279-FZ amending Law No. 2395-I on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Mining, Minerals, Classification/declassification, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX