Ministerial Decree No. 1085 validating the Regulation on licensing of cultivation of prohibited crops. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Prohibited crops Authorization/permit 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 Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of licensing of cultivation of drug-containing crops carried out by legal persons and by individual entrepreneurs. Licensing authorities shall be the Federal Public Health Supervision Service and regional executive bodies. The applicant shall meet the following licensing requirements: (a) availability of facilities and equipment; (b) availability of the plots of land for cultivation of prohibited crops; and (c) availability of qualified staff. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru