Ministerial Decree No. 223 validating the classification of exploitable volume and forecast resource of groundwater. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Classification/declassification Registration Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes classification and state registration exploitable volume and forecast resource of groundwater by degree of exploration and degree of suitability for economic management thereof. Exploitable volume and forecast resource of groundwater that have passed state geological expertise shall be subject to mandatory state registration. Exploitable volume and forecast resource of groundwater shall be subject to assessment of potable quality, technical and mineral charact Full text Russian Website pravo.by