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Order No. 83 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating standards for maximum permissible impacts on the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal and the list of hazardous substances, including substances belonging to the categories of especially hazardous, highly hazardous, hazardous and moderately hazardous for the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Ecosystem preservation Surface water EIA Inland waters Pollution control Hazardous substances Air quality/air pollution Fishery management and conservation Inland fisheries Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Freshwater fishes Freshwater pollution Hunting/capture
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
Basin
Baikal Lake
Abstract

This Order validates standards for maximum permissible impacts on the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal and the list of hazardous substances, including substances belonging to the categories of especially hazardous, highly hazardous, hazardous and moderately hazardous for the unique ecological system of Lake Baikal. In particular, it establishes maximum permissible limits of pollutants in surface water, effluent waste water, atmospheric air, maximum anthropogenic impact, allowable fishing quotas of Baikal cisco (Coregonus auiumnalis migratorius) and allowable hunting quotas of Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica).

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 94-FZ on the protection of the Baikal lake.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, EIA, Environmental audit, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX