Ministerial Decree No. 495 regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution 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 that the Ministry is a Federal Executive Body entitled to conduct the state policy and exercise the management in the field of study, use, recreation, conservation of natural resources, guarantee ecological security and in some cases, established by law, coordinate in this field the activity of other Federal Executive Bodies. The Ministry is entrusted with the functions of the abolished Federal Environmental Committee and Federal Forest Service. Full text Russian Website www2.kodeks.net References - Legislation Implements Presidential Decree No. 867 regarding the structure of federal bodies of executive power. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 Keyword: Cadastre/land registration, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. 326 of 2000 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding setting up of the working group for the elaboration of proposals on improvement of the organisation and carrying out state ecological expertise. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Research, EIA, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 184 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding setting up of the Federal state institution "State ecological expertise". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 Keyword: Institution, Environmental audit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 199 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding organisational matters of the management of the inter-regional territorial branches of the Ministry. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Ministerial Decree No.684 of 2001 regarding amendments and addenda to the Ministerial Decree No.495 of 2000. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX