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Regional Law No. 3-ZKO “On environmental protection”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kursk
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
EIA Human rights Environmental fees/charges Access-to-information Monitoring Offences/penalties Registration
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 plenary powers of the Regional administration in the sphere of environmental protection and ensures human rights to favourable environment and access to reliable information on the state of environment. State control in the sphere of environmental protection shall be performed by state ecological inspectors that can enforce environmental legislation and apply penalties for environmental offences. Public environmental inspection shall be performed by associations of citizens. Regional territory shall be subject to state environmental monitoring. Sources of negative environmental impact shall be subject to mandatory state registration. Negative environmental impact shall require payment of environmental fees.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No.87-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 3-ZKO “On environmental protection”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Institution, Environmental audit, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX