Ministerial Decree No. 372 validating the Regulation on the Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2004 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Monitoring Access-to-information Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This Ministerial Decree stipulates that Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service shall be the authorized state institution for hydrometeorology and related areas, environmental monitoring, environmental pollution and meteorological impact assessment. The Service shall: (a) supervise and license activities in its sphere of competence; (b) register surface water and keep a register of surface water bodies; (c) keep a database on environmental pollution; (d) monitor the stat Full text Russian Website www.government.ru References - Legislation Repeals Ministerial Decree No. 555 of 1999 regarding validation of the Regulation on Federal Service of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 | Repealed Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Climate change, Access-to-information, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ministerial Decree No.1439 of 1998 regarding the sphere of competence of the Federal Service on Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998 | Repealed Keyword: Institution, Environmental audit, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX