Ministerial Decree No. 160 validating the Regulation on licensing of activities in the outer space. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Outer space Authorization/permit Research Zoning 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 activities in the outer space, and also terms and conditions for obtaining licence. Federal Outer Space Agency shall be licensing authority. The following activities shall be subject to mandatory licensing by the licensing authority: (a) experimental research; and (b) reception and primary processing of information obtained from spacecraft and related to distant zoning of the Earth. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru