Ministerial Decree No. 621 of 1998 defining the sphere of competence of the Ministry on Land Policy, Construction and Living Facilities. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land reform Land tenure Public land Subdivision of land Right of use Ownership Survey/mapping Cadastre/land registration Land valuation Urban land 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 Entry into force notes Entry into force on the date of signature. Abstract The Government decrees that the Ministry on Land Policy, Construction and Living Facilities (MINZEMSTROJ) has the status of a Federal Authority responsible for the carrying out and coordination of the unitary state policy in the field of land relationship, construction, geodetic and map-making service, architecture, urban development, land registration and valuation. Full text Russian Website www.law.optima.ru.