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Regional Law No. 920-ZTO “On environmental protection”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Tula
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007 (2009)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Pollution control Environmental audit Public participation Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Liability/compensation Polluter pays principle Education Sustainable development Freshwater pollution
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 that the objects of environmental protection against pollution, exhaustion, degradation, deterioration and other negative impact caused by economic activities shall be as follows: (a) land, soil and subsoil; (b) surface water and groundwater; (c) forests and other vegetation, wild fauna and other living organisms, and genetic fund thereof; and (d) atmospheric air. State environmental audit and public environmental audit. Public environmental audit shall be organized through public hearing by social (non-governmental) environmental organizations and associations. Authorized state environmental institution shall be responsible for application of administrative proceedings for environmental offences, application of compensation for environmental damages, information of the population of the state of environment and ecological education of the population.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fpa.su

References - Legislation

Amended by

Regional Law No. 2288-ZTO amending Regional Law No. 920-ZTO “On environmental protection”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015

Keyword: Environmental audit, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX