Presidential Decree No. 177 on environmental fees on the protected areas. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 1999 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental fees/charges Protected area Ecosystem preservation Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes The Presidential Decree enters into force from the date of signature except for item 1 that enters into force from 1 May 1999. Abstract The President decrees, for the purpose of preservation of precious ecosystems and additional financing of the damaged ecosystems of the protected areas, to establish environmental fees to be applicable for the passage of vehicles on the territory of the National Parks and biosphere reserves. Ecological stations shall be set up at the entrance of the protected areas for the purpose of collection of environmental fees. Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com