Ministerial Decree No. 604 validating the Regulation on quotas for catch of biological resources in fishing areas covered by international agreements. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Allocation/quota Foreign fishing Fishing vessel Fishery management and conservation 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 the modalities for distributing the Russian Federation’s allocated quotas on catch of aquatic biological resources in fishing areas covered by international agreements. Quotas allocated to the Russian Federation shall be distributed among applicants by allocating shares of quotas over a ten-year period. Applicants must submit the following data and documents to the Federal Fisheries Agency: (a) full name, bank account number and Taxpayer Identification Number; (b) amount of catch for the previous four years; (c) copy of constitutive documents; (d) documents attesting ownership of fishing vessels; and (e) tax inspection certificate attesting absence of arrears. Applications must be submitted between15 August and 30 September of each year. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Amended by Ministerial Decree No. 383 amending Ministerial Decree No. 604 validating the Regulation on quotas for catch of biological resources in fishing areas covered by international agreements. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Foreign fishing, Fishing vessel, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX