Regional Law No. 158-OZ “On public environmental audit”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Tchukotka Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental audit Public participation Inspection Enforcement/compliance Pollution control Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The scope of this Regional Law shall be to ensure realization of the right of citizens to favourable environment and public participation in environmental protection activity. Public environmental audit shall be performed in order to ensure compliance of economic entities with the provisions of environmental legislation. Social environmental inspectors shall be formed on voluntary basis by citizens of majority age with special skills, experience and training in the sphere of environmental protec Full text Russian Website docs.cntd.ru