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Regional Law No. 162-OZ “On potable water and potable water supply”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Amur
Document type
Legislation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Water
Keyword
Potable water Food quality control/food safety Standards Water abstraction Water supply 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 10 days after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of potable water supply and establishes state guarantees for provision of the population with qualitative potable water. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to ensure stable and continuing potable water supply and sanitary, engineering and ecological protection of potable water supply sources. Basic principles of potable water supply shall be set forth as follows: (a) priority provision of the population with potable water; (b) accountability of potable water supplying organizations to state executive bodies and local self-government; (c) state control and supervision in the sphere of potable water supply; (d) compliance with standards set for potable water; and (e) registration and payment for potable water supply.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su