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