Regional Law No. 3619-OZ amending Regional Law No. 3361-OZ “On protected areas”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Vologda Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Protected area Expropriation Use restrictions 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 1 April 2015. Abstract Article 12 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Regional executive bodies shall be responsible for decision-making related to land reservation for protected areas, with subsequent expropriation thereof and use restrictions imposed on economic activities”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 3361-OZ “On protected areas”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 (2015) Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Classification/declassification, Education, Public participation, Management/conservation, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX