Regional Law No. 78-ZTO “On subsoil management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Tula Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Exploration Mining Minerals 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 contains legal and economic provisions for complex rational management and protection of subsoil and protection of the interests of regional population subsoil managers. Regional subsoil can be used for the following purposes: (a) geological study, exploration, prospecting, research; (b) mining and extraction of minerals; (c) formation of subsoil objects under special protection; and (d) collection of mineral for the formation of geological collections. Subsoil management shall be subject to licensing and the right of subsoil management shall be granted through auction sale. Full text Russian Website www.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 14-ZTO amending Regional Law No. 78-ZTO “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Access-to-information, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 2272-ZTO amending Regional Law No. 78-ZTO “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Institution, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX