Ministerial Decree No.1429 of 1998 regarding sphere of competence of the Federal Geodetic and Cartographic Service. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Institution Access-to-information Survey/mapping Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of signature. Abstract The Government decrees to establish that Geodetic and Cartographic Service (ROSKARTOGRAFIJA) is the Federal Executive Body entitled with the special functions (executive, control, survey, authorizing, regulating and others) in the field of geodetic and cartographic activity and the nomination of geographic objectives. Federal Geodetic and Cartographic Service is the legal successor of the abolished Ministry on Land Policy, Construction, Housing and Communal Services in the sphere of geodetic and Full text Russian