Law No. 28-OZ of 1997 on public ecological expertise. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Amur Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution EIA Environmental audit Precautionary principle Monitoring Environmental fees/charges Environmental planning Pollution control Environmental standards Enforcement/compliance Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment 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 its official publication. Abstract Public ecological expertise is the establishment of compliance of the projected economic activity or other types of activity with ecological requirements and determination of admissibility of the realization of the object of ecological expertise for the purpose of prevention of possible hazardous impact of the aforesaid activity on environment and social, economic and other consequences of the realization of the object of public ecological expertise connected with them. The Law consists of 6 Sections divded into 15 articles. Section I lays down the general provisions (arts. 1-3). Article 1 gives the definition of public ecological expertise. Article 2 specifies the legal foundations of the regional legislation on public ecological expertise. Article 3 establishes the principles of public ecological expertise. Section II establishes the rights of citizens and social organizations (associations) in the field of public ecological expertise and determines the objects of public ecological expertise (arts. 4 and 5). Article 4 establishes the rights of citizens and social organizations (associations) in the field of public ecological expertise. Article 5 determines the objects of public ecological expertise. Section III determines the modalities of organization and carrying out public ecological expertise (arts. 6-8). Article 6 regards public ecological expertise. Article 7 establishes the modalities of carrying out public ecological expertise. Article 8 determines the modalities of carrying out public ecological expertise. Section IV deals with resolution of public ecological expertise, determines the rights and the duties of the customers, establishes liability for the infringement of the legislation on public ecological expertise (arts. 9-11). Article 9 regards resolution of public ecological expertise. Article 10 determines the rights and the duties of the customers of the documentation subject to public ecological expertise. Article 11 establishes liability for the infringement of the legislation on public ecological expertise. Section V regards financing (art. 12). Article 12 regards financing of public ecological expertise. Section VI lays down final provisions (arts. 13-15). Article 13 regards dispute settlement. Article 14 regards entry into force of the present Law. Article 15 regards conformation of the legislation to the present Law. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 2060-1 of the RSFSR on Environmental Protection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental audit, Protected area, Hazards, Environmental planning, Education, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law No. 174-FZ of 1995 "On ecological expertise". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Offences/penalties, EIA, Environmental audit, Precautionary principle, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX