Regional Law No. 31-ZKO amending Regional Law No. 26-ZKO “On subsoil management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kursk Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Concession Mining Minerals Groundwater Water abstraction 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 Article 12 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Concession of plots of subsoil for mining with a view of extraction of widespread minerals and groundwater shall be performed after assessment of deposits thereof except for water abstraction for potable water supply or for agricultural or technical needs with daily abstraction of no more than 100 cubic metres”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 26-ZKO “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Concession, Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX