Order No. 35 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on state accrediting of scientific fishery organizations. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Research Certification 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 establishes that state accrediting of scientific fishery organizations shall be carried out with a view of regulation of activity thereof and improvement of scientific research. Accreditation certificate shall be issued to any scientific organization irrespectively of its organizational and legal form or form of ownership provided that: (a) scientific and technical activity is the principal activity of the organization; (b) amount of scientific and research activity accounts for no less than 70 percent of the total activity of the organizations; and (c) statute of the organization envisages existence of scientific council. State accreditation certificate shall have the validity of three years. Full text Russian Website www.fishcom.ru