Ministerial Decree No. 442 regarding the setting up of the Federal Ecological Fund and territorial ecological funds. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Special fund Environmental fees/charges 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 The Government decrees to set up the federal Ecological Fund and to validate its Statute. This Decree establishes that 10% of the total sum that is forwarded to the non-budgetary ecological funds as charges for the waste disposal and discharge of hazardous substances and other types of environmental pollution, of the sums originating from fines and pecuniary penalties for the infringement of environmental legislation, and the sums originating from sale of the confiscated hunting and fishing gear and of the products of illegal hunting and fishing must be forwarded to the Federal Ecological Fund. Full text Russian Website law.optima.ru References - Legislation Implements Law No. 2060-1 of the RSFSR on Environmental Protection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental audit, Protected area, Hazards, Environmental planning, Education, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Regional Decree No.89 of 1993 regarding setting up Regional ecological fund. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Special fund, Credit, Environmental fees/charges, Institution, Education, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Source: FAO, FAOLEX