Ministerial Decree No.557 of 2003 regarding validation of the Regulation on the Federal Fisheries Committee. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone High seas Territorial sea Continental shelf Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Stock enhancement/repopulation Institution Biodiversity 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 Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of signature. Abstract Federal Fisheries Committee is a Federal Executive Body entitled to carry out inter-sectorial coordination and functional regulation in the sphere of use, study, conservation and reproduction of aquatic biodiversity and its natural habitats. The main tasks of the Committee are: 1. realization within its sphere of competence of policy and carrying out state management in the sphere of use, study, conservation and reproduction of aquatic biodiversity and its natural habitats in surface water basins, in the internal sea, territorial sea, continental shelf and EEZ as well as in the open part of the World Ocean (on the basis of the international agreements of the Russian federation); 2. ensuring within its sphere of competence of the observance of the requirements of the Russian legislation in the field of protection, control and regulation of the use of aquatic biodiversity and their habitats; 3. carrying out within its sphere of competence protection of aquatic biodiversity and its habitats; 4. organization and coordination in accordance with the established modalities fulfilment of the obligations originating from the membership of the Russian federation in international organizations and its participation in the international agreements pertaining to the competence of the Committee. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implemented by Order No. 367 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating the Regulation on the Department of Navigation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2003 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Institution, Inspection, Fishing vessel, Navigation, Harbour, Marine pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No.333 of 2003 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regarding the Regulation on the Federal Fisheries Committee. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2003 Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX