Regional Law No.19 on ensuring of ecological safety in the Chuvash Republic. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Chuvashia Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Hazards Access-to-information Monitoring Environmental audit 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 The Regional Law enters into force 10 days after its official publication. Abstract This Law regulates relationship in the field of ensuring ecological safety on the territory of the Chuvash republic in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and the Constitution of the Chuvash Republic. The Law is summoned to favour the solution of social and political, social and economical problems in the Chuvash Republic on the basis of priority in ensuring ecological safety in the process of carrying out all types of activity. The Law consists of X Chapters that contain 27 articles. Chapter I lays down the general provisions, it contains Articles 1-4. Chapter II determines state policy in the field of ensuring ecological safety, it contains Articles 5-9. Chapter III establishes plenary powers of state institutions of the Chuvash Republic and local administration in the field of ensuring ecological safety, it contains Articles 10-12. Chapter IV regards management in the field of ensuring ecological safety, it contains Articles 13-16. Chapter V concerns social policy in the field of ensuring ecological safety, it contains Articles 17-19. Chapter VI deals with financial backing of ecological safety, it contains Article 20. Chapter VII determines the mechanism of the realization of the present Law, it contains Article 21. Chapter VIII regards inter-regional and intergovernmental cooperation, it contains Articles (22-23). Chapter IX determines the modalities of state control over the observance of the requirements of the present Law, it contains Articles 24-26. Chapter X lays down the conclusive provisions, it contains Article 27. Full text Russian References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 14 amending Regional Law No.19 on ensuring of ecological safety in the Chuvash Republic. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regional Law No. 72 amending Regional Law No.19 on ensuring of ecological safety in the Chuvash Republic. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regional Law No. 3 “On regulation of some legal relations concerning environmental protection and ensuring environmental security. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2016 Keyword: Monitoring, Biodiversity, Liability/compensation, Waste prevention, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Education Source: FAO, FAOLEX