Ministerial Decree No. 783 regarding some measures for implementation of Federal Law No. 191-FZ “On Exclusive Economic Zone” and Federal Law No. 187-FZ “On continental shelf of the Russian Federation”.

Subject

Energy, Mineral resources, Sea

Keyword

Energy conservation/energy production Authorization/permit Exploration Mining EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Monitoring Maritime zone

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

President of the Council of Ministers establishes as follows: (a) Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology shall determine terms and conditions for issuance of licences for energy production with the use of tides, streams and wind in Exclusive Economic Zone of the Russian Federation; (b) Federal Supervision Service in the Sphere of Nature Management shall issue licences for waste disposal on continental shelf of the Russian Federation; (c) Federal Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring Service shall carry out state environmental monitoring in Exclusive Economic Zone of the Russian Federation; and (d) Federal Subsoil Management Agency shall issue licences for exploration, prospecting and mining on continental shelf of the Russian Federation.

Full text

Russian

Website

www.systema.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 191-FZ of 1998 on the Exclusive Economic Zone.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1998

Keyword: EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Research, Maritime zone, Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 187-FZ of 1995 on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995

Keyword: Basic legislation, Continental shelf, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Maritime zone, Territorial sea, Navigation, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Coastal zone management, Sovereignty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX