Regional law No. 5 amending Regional Law No.17 of 1999 on nature management. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chuvashia Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Institution Concession Exploration Groundwater 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 Article 11 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Competence of the authorized state bodies in the sphere of nature management shall be extended to be applicable to concession of plots of subsoil of local significance for geological exploration of groundwater deposits and extraction of groundwater”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No.17 of 1999 on nature management. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999 Keyword: Environmental fees/charges, Environmental planning, Environmental audit, Environmental standards, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Protected area, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Dispute settlement, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX