Order No. 340 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Regulation on terms and conditions of the use of state information on subsoil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Minerals 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 This Order regulates the use of state information, including geological information, on subsoil. Geological information on subsoil shall be classified as: (a) texts (geological reports, projects, technical and economic data, etc.); (b) cartographic information (geological maps and schemes); (c) factual information (samples of minerals, ore, liquids and gases); and (d) digital information (databases, files and charts). Officials of the federal and territorial funds of geological information must ensure confidentiality of the geological information and shall be liable to penal and administrative prosecution for unauthorized disclosure thereof. Geological information of limited access shall be conceded to the authorized persons. The persons concerned shall file the application to the Federal Agency on Subsoil Management and its territorial branches in accordance with the Annex 1. Access to geological information can be refused in the following cases: (a) incorrect filing of the application; and (b) lack of authorization for limited access. Full text Russian Website www.lawrussia.ru References - Legislation Amended by Order No. 33 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology amending Order No. 340 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Regulation on terms and conditions of the use of state information on subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX