Ministerial Decree No. 559 concerning federal bodies authorized to issue authorization for creation of artificial land plots on waterbodies. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Land-use planning Surface water Water supply Potable water Harbour Authorization/permit 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 establishes that federal executive bodies authorized to issue authorization for creation of artificial land plots on waterbodies pertaining to federal property, located completely on regional territories and are used for potable water supply and public water supply, shall be Federal Water Resources Agency (except for harbours) and Federal Marine and Fluvial Transport Agency for harbours. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru