Regional Law No. 12-Z amending Regional Law No. 121-Z "On protected areas". Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Bryansk Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Classification/declassification Cultural heritage 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 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 6.2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “6.2 Grounds for change of categories of protected areas of regional significance. Grounds for cancellation of protected areas of regional significance shall be: (a) loss of natural and (or) historical and cultural objects that are bases of protected area; and (b) loss of protected area and impossibility to restore the aforesaid natural and (or) historical and cultural objects”. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 121-Z "On protected areas". Legislation | Russian Federation | 2005 (2009) Keyword: Basic legislation, Protected area, Classification/declassification, Institution, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX