Order No. 527 of the Federal Committee on Environmental Protection regarding the validation of the Federal Classifier of waste products. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Classification/declassification Waste disposal Hazardous waste Waste domestic sources Waste non-domestic sources Waste management Registration 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 The Classifier is intended for the use within the framework of state management of waste in the process of registration, inspection, rate setting of waste, licensing of waste disposal, issuing authorization for transboundary movement and disposal of waste, in the process of projecting environmental protection constructions and carrying out environmental protection arrangements, and also for the valuation of damage or risks originating from waste management. The Chief Analytical Directorate of the Committee is entitled to provide for the keeping up of the Federal Classifier. The Department of the State Ecological Control and Security is entitled to provide for the methodological directions and supervision over the keeping up of the Federal Classifier. The Federal Classifier consists of 4 Sections and is supplemented with one Annex. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 determines the system of classification and encoding of the waste products. Section 3 contains the contents of the Federal Classifier. Section 4 establishes the modalities of registration of the waste products in the Federal Classifier. Full text Russian Website law.optima.ru References - Legislation Implements 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 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Environmental audit, Precautionary principle, Monitoring, Enforcement/compliance, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Order No. 786 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Federal Classification Catalogue of Waste. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Contract/agreement, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX