Ministerial Decree No.698 of 1996 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out state ecological expertise.

Subject

Environment gen.

Keyword

EIA Environmental audit Environmental fees/charges Environmental standards Institution Standards Protection of environment

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 issue.

Abstract

Premier decrees to validate the Regulation. The present Regulation establishes the modalities of carrying out state ecological expertise carried out by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and its territorial bodies. Specific objects, determined by the articles 11 and 12 of the Federal Law “On ecological expertise” are subject to state ecological expertise. The Ministry and its territorial bodies set up expert commissions. The obligatory condition for the acceptance of the materials for state ecological expertise is the presence of the data regarding environmental impact of the projected activity and ecological substantiation of the admissibility of its realization. The beginning of the carrying out state ecological expertise must be set not later than 30 days after the reception of the document confirming its payment. Expert commission must determine compliance of the projected activity with requirements establishes by the normative federal and regional legal acts as regards environmental protection, the completeness of the exposure of the scale of the prognosticated environmental impact as a result of carrying out the projected activity and ecological substantiation of its realization, and su8fficiency of the envisaged arrangements for ensuring environmental safety and conservation of environmental potential. The document consists of 2 Secs. Section 1 lays down general provisions. Section 2 regards organization and carrying out state ecological expertise.

Full text

Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 174-FZ of 1995 "On ecological expertise".

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Offences/penalties, EIA, Environmental audit, Precautionary principle, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No.362 of 1996 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding implementation of the Ministerial Decree No.698 of 1996 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of carrying out state ecological expertise.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: EIA, Environmental audit, Environmental fees/charges, Environmental standards, Institution, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX