Official Letter No. 02-2/446 of 1999 of the Federal Fisheries Committee regarding perfecting of the normative legal basis of the fishing industry. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Miscellaneous Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Policy/planning Governance 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 on the date of issue. Abstract This Official Letter is a protocol of the governmental meeting regarding the analysis of the state of affairs in the fishing industry. The normative legal basis of the fishing industry, that regulates the relationship in the field of conservation and rational use of aquatic biodiversity, consists of normative acts and Federal Laws, Presidential Decrees and Orders, Ministerial Decrees and Orders, and normative acts of the Federal Fisheries Committee. Some legislative acts of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, some Laws of the RSFSR, some normative acts of the former Fisheries Ministry of the USSR and of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Federal Fisheries Committee has set up on the 11th of May 1999 a special commission entitled to improve the legal basis of the fishing industry. This Commission is entitled to renew the normative legal basis of the fishing industry and to conform it to the legislation currently in force. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.net References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 81-FZ enacting the Mercantile Marine Code. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 (2018) Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Registration, Hazardous substances Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 2060-1 of the RSFSR on Environmental Protection. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Environmental audit, Protected area, Hazards, Environmental planning, Education, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Federal Law of the Russian Federation on Wildlife (No. 52-FZ of 1995). Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal welfare, Management/conservation, Endangered species, Hunting/capture, Hunting gear/hunting methods, Wild fauna, Birds, Hunting authorization/permit, Hunting authorization/permit fee, Institution, Ecosystem preservation, Royalties/fees, Offences/penalties, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protection of habitats, Biodiversity, Community management, Protection of species, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX