Ministerial Decree No. 136 on tender for concluding contracts related to allocation of fishing area for commercial fish farming. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Mariculture Contract/agreement 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 shall be applicable to inland sea and territorial sea of the Russian Federation and regards mariculture. Tender shall regard fishing areas inserted in the list of fishing areas validated by the respective regional executive body by agreement with the Federal Fisheries Agency. Tender shall be open and can be carried out either for a single fishing area of for a series of fishing areas whereas each fishing area shall represent a lot. Applicants shall comply with the following requirements: (a) no bankruptcy of liquidation procedure under way; (b) non suspension of activity by the date of application; (c) lack of arrears in taxes, dues and other mandatory payments; and (d) no pending court decision on mandatory rescission of a contract for infringement of contractual commitment in the previous 2 years. Annex 1 contains model form of contract. Full text Russian Website www.government.ru