Regional Law No. 31-oz “On some issues of nature management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Khanty-Mansi Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Governance Environmental audit Environmental standards Access-to-justice Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Access-to-information Standards Protection of environment 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates some issues of environmental protection on the regional territory establishing the following competence and plenary powers of the Regional Government: (a) establishing the guidelines for environmental protection; (b) environmental development; (c) performance of environmental audit at the regional level; (d) validation of environmental standards; (e) lawsuits and legal proceedings for compensation of environmental damages caused by environmental offences; (f) registration of sources of negative environmental impact; and (g) provision of the population with information on the state of environment. Full text Russian Website www.ural-region.net References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 42-oz amending Regional Law No. 31-oz “On some issues of nature management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX