Ministerial Decree No. 490 validating the Regulation on establishing the National register of waterworks. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Waterworks Registration Access-to-information 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 that the Ministry of Natural Resources shall be the authorized state institution entitled with the task of keeping the National register of waterworks. The National register of waterworks shall be set up and kept for the following purposes: (a) state registration of waterworks; (b) collection, processing, storage and dissemination of information on the state of waterworks and safety criteria thereof; and (c) creation of an information database. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.ru References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No.117-FZ on safety of waterworks. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 (2004) Keyword: Waterworks, Liability/compensation, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX