Ministerial Decree No. 957 on licensing. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Forest fires Authorization/permit Waste management Waste disposal 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 decrees that the following activities shall be subject to licensing by the competent licensing authorities: (a) forest fire extinguishment – jointly by the Ministry on Emergency Situations and by the Federal Forest Service; (b) waste collection, management, recycling and disposal (I-IV classes of hazardousness) – by State Nature Management Supervision Service. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru