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Regional Law No. 691-OD “On functioning of land reclamation complex”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Volgograd
Document type
Legislation
Date
2002 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Agricultural land Environmental planning Environmental standards Policy/planning 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 on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Regional Law establishes that land reclamation arrangements shall be carried out with a view of raising crop productivity and yield, ensuring stable production of agricultural commodities through conservation of agro-landscapes and raising soil fertility, and also for involvement into agricultural production of low-yielding agricultural land, use of waterbodies for potable water supply, water abstraction for public water supply, fishfarming and other purposes. Planning of land reclamation arrangements shall be carried out by the authorized state body in the sphere of land reclamation. Land reclamation shall be carried out in compliance with sanitary, ecological and other standards, rules and regulations. Land reclamation arrangements must not lead to environmental deterioration and degradation. Reclaimed land shall be subject to systematic monitoring.

Full text
Russian
Website
regzakon.fpa.su