Ministerial Decree No. 554 validating the Regulation on the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Radiation Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Registration Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This Ministerial Decree designates the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service as the centralized federal institution authorized to carry out sanitary and epidemiological supervision on national territory. The main responsibilities of the Service shall be the prevention of negative environmental impacts and the hygienic education of the population through: (a) sanitary and epidemiological testing and toxicological and hygienic assessments; (b) disinfection and rodent eradication; and (c) insp Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru