Law No. 5487-I of 1993 Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Access-to-information Early warning system Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety 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 Article 5 of the Part II specifies that competence of the Federal Executive Bodies in the field of the protection of public health regards the use of natural resources, environmental protection measures, safeguarding of ecological security, organization of the state sanitary and epidemiological service, elaboration and validation of sanitary and hygienic norms and ensuring of sanitary and epidemiological survey equally with the system of the sanitary protection of the national territory. Article 6 of the Part II establishes that competence of the Regional authority regards the use of natural resources, environmental protection measures, safeguarding of ecological security, ensuring of sanitary and epidemiological survey, information of the population on the risks of epidemics within the territory of the region. Article 7 of the Part II determines that competence of the administration of the autonomous regions, district authorities and the administration of St.Petersburg and Moscow the use of natural resources, environmental protection measures, safeguarding of ecological security, ensuring of sanitary and epidemiological survey, information of the population on the risks of epidemics within the territory under their jurisdiction. Full text Russian Website www.law.optima.ru References - Legislation Implemented by Regional Law on the protection of public health (1994). Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994 Keyword: Education, Access-to-information, Monitoring, Hazards, Environmental standards, Liability/compensation, Standards, Protection of environment, Early warning system, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Federal Law No. 323-FZ “On the fundamentals of protection of the public health”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Basic legislation, Public health, Human rights, Constitutional amendment, Policy/planning, Governance, Local government, Social protection, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Right to food, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Nutrition, Breastfeeding/infant food, Special dietary uses Source: FAO, FAOLEX