Regional Law No. 9-OZ “On energy saving”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kemerovo Document type Legislation Date 1999 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Transport/storage Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Registration Inspection 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 legal, economic and organizational issues originating in the process of energy saving with a view of setting forth conditions for efficient use of energy resources and types of energy. It regulates, in particular, the following issues: (a) efficient use of energy resources in the process of production, processing, transportation and consumption; (b) state, departmental and independent supervision over efficient use of energy resources; (c) development of production of alternative and renewable energy sources; and (d) creation of ecofriendly and energy efficient methods and technologies. The main directions of energy saving policy shall be as follows: (a) efficient management of energy resources; (b) mandatory registration by legal and natural persons of produced, received and consumed energy sources; and (c) setting up of independent and periodic inspection of producers and consumers of energy resources. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su