Regulation No. 8 regarding the modalities and terms of refunding to the state budget of the charges for the use of subsoil. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Environmental fees/charges Exploration Minerals Mining Waste non-domestic sources Recycling/reuse Waste management 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 Abstract The charges for the use of subsoil include the payments for the right to exploration and valuation of the deposits of minerals, their exploitation, the right to recycle geological waste products and industrial waste. The charges for the use of subsoil are compulsory for all enterprises, organizations and any other juridical persons, irrespectively of the form of property, that operate on the territory of the Russian Federation, its continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone. The Regulation contains 1 Annex fixing top limits of the charges for the right to extract minerals from subsoil. Full text Russian Website law.optima.ru References - Legislation Implemented by Instruction No.NP-4-02/81n of 1993 of State Tax Service regarding the modalities of collection of charges for the use of subsoil. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993 Keyword: Environmental fees/charges, Exploration, Minerals, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX