Regional Law No. 56-ZAO “On subsoil management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Nenets Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Concession Exploration Mining Minerals Use restrictions Authorization/permit 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 regulates the issues of subsoil management, concession of plots of subsoil of local significance containing common widespread minerals and also plots of subsoil destined for construction of exploration and mining facilities. Plots of subsoil shall be conceded in the form of mining allotment or geological allotment. Subsoil management shall be subject to mandatory licensing by the regional executive bodies. Subsoil management licence holder shall have exclusive right to subsoil management within the boundaries of allotted plot of subsoil. Subsoil management can be restricted for the purpose of environmental protection. Period of subsoil management shall be determined in accordance with acting federal legislation. Full text Russian Website www.regionz.ru References - Legislation Repeals Regional Law No. 416-OZ “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2003 (2008) Keyword: Concession, Exploration, Mining, Minerals, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regional Law No. 33-ZAO amending Regional Law No. 56-ZAO “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Registration, Exploration, Authorization/permit, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 168-oz amending Regional Law No. 56-ZAO “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Special fund, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 69-oz amending Regional Law No. 56-ZAO “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Land-use planning, Mining, Groundwater, Water abstraction, Water supply, Industrial water use Source: FAO, FAOLEX