Regional Law No. 116-OZ amending Regional Law No. 27-OZ “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Irkutsk Document type Legislation Date 2015 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 11 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Decision on setting up protected areas of regional significance shall contain name thereof, data on extent of area, descriptions of boundaries and classification by category of protected areas. Decision on setting up protected area of regional significance shall be subject to mandatory official publication”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 27-OZ “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2008 (2009) Keyword: Protected area, Land-use planning, Expropriation, Ecosystem preservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Education, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX