Ministerial Decree No. 563 validating Regulation on the modalities of import into the Russian Federation and export from the Russian Federation of ozone depleting substances and produce containing them.

Subject

Environment gen.

Keyword

Ozone layer 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

This Ministerial Decree implements the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Prime Minister decrees to to establish that import-export of ozone depleting substances and produce containing them must be carried out in accordance with licenses issued by the Ministry of External Economic Ties and Trade in conformity with the present Regulation. The present Regulation is applicable to all legal persons irrespectively of their organizational and legal form and to all individual entrepreneurs engaged in activity related to ozone depleting substances and produce containing them, except for cases envisaged by the Russian legislation and international agreements. Import-export, and transit through the territory of the Russian Federation into or from the states that are not Parties of the Montreal Protocol of ozone depleting substances specified in Annex 1 are prohibited. Import-export into or from the states that are not Parties of the Montreal Protocol of ozone depleting substances specified in Annex 2 are prohibited. The present Regulation is not applicable to transit through the territory of the Russian Federation of ozone depleting substances specified in Annex 2. State Committee for Environmental Protection is authorized institution entitled with the task of decision-making as regards the possibility of import into the Russian Federation and export from the Russian Federation of ozone depleting substances and produce containing them. In case of the infringement of the present Regulation legal persons, individual entrepreneurs and officials are liable to prosecution in accordance with the Russian legislation.

Full text

Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Ministerial Decree No. 526 regarding immediate arrangements for the implementation of Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995

Keyword: Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Radiation, Liability/compensation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 174-FZ of 1995 "On ecological expertise".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Offences/penalties, EIA, Environmental audit, Precautionary principle, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No. 323 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding issuing authorizations.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000

Keyword: Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Hazardous waste, Transboundary movement of waste

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 529 of the State Committee on Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on import and export authorizations for ozone-depleting substances and of products that contains them.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997

Keyword: Ozone layer, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX