Order No. 641 of the Federal Environmental Committee regarding the validation of the Model Statute of the ecological territorial branches. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental planning Waste disposal Biodiversity Policy/planning 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 territorial organs of the Federal Environmental Committee include the Ministry, the State Committee, the Committee and the Department of Environmental Protection at the regional level. The Federal Environmental Committee carries out joint coordination of the different branches and regulates their functioning in the field of environmental protection, provides for ecological safety, conservation of biodiversity, waste disposal (except for nuclear waste materials) as regards the observance of environmental legislation. Full text Russian Website law.optima.ru