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Regional Law No. 103-Z N 209-III “On potable water and potable water supply”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Sakha (Yakutia)
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Potable water Food quality control/food safety Consumer protection Surface water Water supply Water quality standards Water charges Basic legislation
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
Entry into force notes
This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of potable water supply and establishes state guarantees for ensuring potable water supply to consumers complying with potable water quality standards. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to ensure consumer protection in relation to potable water supply complying with safety and quality standards and to ensure stable potable water supply. Basic principles of potable water supply shall be as follows: (a) high priority of qualitative potable water supply to citizens; (b) state regulation and state supervision in the sphere of potable water supply and freshwater resources management; (c) safety and reliability of potable water supply; (d) state support for centralized potable water supply systems; and (e) payment for potable water supply through application of water charges.

Full text
Russian
Website
docs.cntd.ru