Ministerial Decree No. 31 validating Regulation on state control over protection of atmospheric air. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Air quality/air pollution Emissions Environmental audit Certification Environmental standards Pollution control Standards Protection of environment 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 State control over protection of atmospheric air is aimed at observance by legal and natural persons of the legislative requirements in the sphere of protection of atmospheric air for the purpose of improvement of quality of atmospheric air and prevention on negative impact thereof on human health and environment. The Ministry of Natural Resources and its territorial branches are authorized to carry out the aforesaid control. The Ministry and its territorial branches shall ensure control over observance of standards and requirements for the protection of atmospheric air, rates of emissions of hazardous substances into atmosphere, observance of the conclusions of environmental audit, registration of sources of negative impact upon atmosphere and availability of conformity certificates for fuel substantiating its compliance with the requirements of the protection of atmospheric air. Full text Russian Website www.government.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 96-FZ on the protection of the atmospheric air. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 Keyword: Basic legislation, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental fees/charges, Precautionary principle, Monitoring, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 471 amending Ministerial Decree No. 31 validating Regulation on state control over protection of atmospheric air. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Inspection, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Governmental Decree No. 476 “On issues of control (supervision) and annulment of some acts of the Government of the Russian Federation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2013 (2019) Keyword: Institution, Air quality/air pollution, Local government, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Environmental audit, Pollution control, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Public health, Food quality control/food safety, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Forest fires, Animal health, Surface water, Management/conservation, Wild fauna, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX