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Regional Law No. 78-OZ “On delimitation of powers of the regional state bodies in the field of ensuring biological security.”

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Novosibirsk
Document type
Legislation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Governance Biosafety Risk assessment/management Monitoring Access-to-information
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

This Regional Law establishes powers of the Regional Legislative Assembly, Regional Government and authorized regional executive bodies in the field of ensuring biological safety. Regional Legislative Assembly shall have the following powers: (a) adoption of regional laws and performance of control over implementation thereof; and (b) exercise of other powers in the field of ensuring biological safety. Regional Government shall have the following powers: (a) coordination of the activities of regional executive bodies in the field of ensuring biological safety; and (b) performance of other powers in the field of ensuring biological safety. Authorized regional executive bodies shall have the following powers: (a) participation in the planning and implementation of anti-epidemic, anti-epizootic, anti-epiphytic measures; (b) participation in monitoring biological risks and evaluation of the effectiveness of measures aimed at ensuring biological safety of the regional territory; and (c) informing local government of municipal entities and the population of the implemented measures aimed at ensuring biological safety in the regional territory.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 492-FZ “On biological safety”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Risk assessment/management, Monitoring, International relations/cooperation, Public health, Research, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Basic legislation, Biosafety, Biosecurity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX