Regional Law No. 2617-OZ “On implementation of certain provisions of the Federal Law "On Biological Safety in the Russian Federation.” Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Orel Document type Legislation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Governance Biosafety Risk assessment/management Monitoring Access-to-information 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 on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law establishes powers of the Regional Legislative Assembly, Regional Government and authorized regional executive bodies in the field of ensuring biological safety. Regional Legislative Assembly shall have the following powers: (a) adoption of regional laws and other regional legislative acts regulating the issues of ensuring biological safety; (b) performance, in accordance with other authorized bodies, of control over implementation of this Law and other regional laws in the field of ensuring biological safety; and (c) exercise of other powers in the field of ensuring biological safety. Regional Government shall have the following powers: (a) coordination of the activities of regional executive bodies in the field of ensuring biological safety; (b) determination of the authorized regional executive body in the field of ensuring biological safety; and (c) performance of other powers in the field of ensuring biological safety. Authorized regional executive bodies shall have the following powers: (a) participation in the planning and implementation of anti-epidemic, anti-epizootic, anti-epiphytic measures; (b) participation in monitoring biological risks and evaluation of the effectiveness of measures aimed at ensuring biological safety of the regional territory; and (c) informing local government of municipal entities and the population of the implemented measures aimed at ensuring biological safety in the regional territory. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Implements Law No. 492-FZ “On biological safety”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020 Keyword: Risk assessment/management, Monitoring, International relations/cooperation, Public health, Research, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Basic legislation, Biosafety, Biosecurity Source: FAO, FAOLEX