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Order of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources validating Instructive and methodological directions regarding collection of environmental fees for environmental pollution (1993).

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993 (2000)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances, Water
Keyword
Environmental fees/charges Emissions Waste disposal Waste management Freshwater pollution Surface water Pollution control
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 Regulation consists of 9 Chapters. Environmental fees for environmental pollution are collected from enterprises, institutions, organizations and other legal persons irrespectively of organizational and legal forms and forms of property, including joint-ventures with the participation of foreign legal persons and citizens authorized to carry out industrial and economic activity on the territory of the Russian Federation (nature managers). Environmental fees are collected from nature managers that produce the following types of hazardous environmental impact: a) emission in the atmosphere of pollutants from stationary and non-stationary sources; b) discharge of pollutants into surface water and groundwater and any type of subsoil disposal of pollutants; c) waste disposal. The Regulation establishes the principles of calculation of basic standard fees for emissions, discharge of pollutants into environment and waste disposal, establishes the modalities of determination of differentiated rates of environmental fees, the modalities of calculation of environmental fees and the modalities of calculation of the mass of pollutants discharged in the atmosphere. Annex 1 regards the modalities of calculation of environmental fees. Annex 2 contains the list of environmental arrangements.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implements

Ministerial Decree No.632 validating Regulation on the modalities of calculation of environmental fees and its maximum limits for environmental pollution, waste disposal and other types of hazardous impact.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1992 (1994)

Keyword: Pollution control, Environmental fees/charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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