Regional Law No. 789-KZ “On environmental protection”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Primorie Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basic legislation Air quality/air pollution Environmental audit EIA Certification Access-to-information Pollution control 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 relations in the sphere of environmental protection, including air protection, environmental audit, and is aimed at conservation, rational management and reproduction of natural resources, prevention of negative environmental impact of economic activities and mitigation of the consequences thereof. Regional territory shall be subject to ecological certification with a view of provision of citizens, organizations and state bodies with reliable information related to the state of environment. Regional ecological certificate shall contain information characterizing ecological state of the territory, assessment of environmental impact and stock of natural resources and the scale of their management. Full text Russian Website www.regionz.ru