Regional Law No. 73-oz “On tourism”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Leningrad Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Tourism Public health Certification Classification/declassification Registration 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 grounds for tourism and the principles of regulation of relations in the aforesaid sphere, ensuring realization of citizens’ rights to recreation and access to the objects and areas of historical and cultural heritage. The scope of this Regional Law shall be to ensure recreation and health improvement of the population. Regulation of tourism shall be aimed at certification and standardization of tourist activity, conservation and protection of tourist resources, development of recreational and healthcare facilities, renewal of traditional and opening of new tourist routes. Tourist resources shall be subject to classification and registration. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su