Regional Law No. 115-OZ amending Regional Law No. 105-OZ “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Sverdlovsk Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Classification/declassification 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In accordance with federal legislation on regional territory protected areas shall be classified as natural parks, state nature reserves of regional significance, nature monuments of regional significance, dendrological parks and botanical gardens of regional significance. In accordance with regional legislation can be constituted the following categories of protected areas of local significance: protected nature landscapes, monuments of landscape architecture, urban parks and exposition parks”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 105-OZ “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2005 (2013) Keyword: Protected area, Classification/declassification, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX