Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2002 on Environmental Protection (with Amendments and Additions)

Chapter I. General Provisions

Chapter II. The Fundamentals of Environmental Protection Administration

Article 5. The Powers of Governmental Bodies of the Russian Federation in the Field of Relations Connected with Environmental Protection
Article 5.1. Delegation of Powers of the Federal Executive Power Bodies in Respect of the Relations Connected with the Environmental Protection to Executive Power Bodies of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation
Article 6. Powers of State Power Bodies of the Subjects of the Russian Federation in Respect of the Relations Concerning Environmental Protection
Article 7. The Authority of Local Government Bodies in Respect of the Relations Connected with the Environmental Protection
Article 8. The Executive Governmental Bodies Responsible for State Administration in the Field of Environmental Protection
Article 9. Delineation of Powers in the Field of Relations Connected with Environmental Protection between the Governmental Bodies of the Russian Federation and the Governmental Bodies of Russian Regions
Article 10. The Administration in the Field of Environmental Protection Performed by Local Government Bodies

Chapter III. The Rights and Duties of Citizens, Public Associations and Non-Commercial Organisations in the Field of Environmental Protection

Chapter IV. Economic Regulation in the Field of Environmental Protection

Chapter V. Setting Norms in the Field of Environmental Protection

Chapter VI. Assessment of Effects on the Environment and Ecological Expert Examination

Chapter VII. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable in the Case of Pursuance of Economic and Other Activities

Chapter VIII. Ecological Disaster Zones, Emergency Zones

Article 57. Procedure for Establishing Ecological Disaster Zones, Emergency Zones

Chapter IX. Natural Facilities under Special Protection

Chapter IX.1. Forest and Park Green Belts

Chapter X. State Ecological Monitoring (State Environmental Monitoring)

Chapter XI. State Ecological Supervision. Industrial and Public Environmental Control

Chapter XII. Scientific Research in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 70. Scientific Research in the Field of Environmental Protection

Chapter XIII. The Fundamentals of Creating an Ecological Culture

Chapter XIV. Liabilities for a Breach of Environmental Protection Legislation and Settlement of Disputes in the Field of Environmental Protection

Chapter XIV.1. Eliminating Accumulated Harm for the Environment

Chapter XV. International Co-Operation in the Field of Environmental Protection

Chapter XVI. Concluding Provisions

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Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2002 on Environmental Protection (with Amendments and Additions)

Chapter I. General Provisions

Article 1. Basic Terms

Article 2. Environmental Protection Legislation

Article 3. The Basic Principles of Environmental Protection

Article 4. Objects of Environmental Protection

Article 4.1. Pollutants

Article 4.2. Categories of Objects Having a Negative Impact upon the Environment

Chapter II. The Fundamentals of Environmental Protection Administration

Article 5. The Powers of Governmental Bodies of the Russian Federation in the Field of Relations Connected with Environmental Protection

Article 5.1. Delegation of Powers of the Federal Executive Power Bodies in Respect of the Relations Connected with the Environmental Protection to Executive Power Bodies of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation

Article 6. Powers of State Power Bodies of the Subjects of the Russian Federation in Respect of the Relations Concerning Environmental Protection

Article 7. The Authority of Local Government Bodies in Respect of the Relations Connected with the Environmental Protection

Article 8. The Executive Governmental Bodies Responsible for State Administration in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 9. Delineation of Powers in the Field of Relations Connected with Environmental Protection between the Governmental Bodies of the Russian Federation and the Governmental Bodies of Russian Regions

Article 10. The Administration in the Field of Environmental Protection Performed by Local Government Bodies

Chapter III. The Rights and Duties of Citizens, Public Associations and Non-Commercial Organisations in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 11. The Rights and Duties of Citizens in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 12. The Rights and Duties of Public Associations and Non-Commercial Organisations in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 13. The System of State Measures for Ensuring the Right to a Favourable Environment

Chapter IV. Economic Regulation in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 14. Abrogated from January 1, 2015.

Article 15. Abolished from January 1, 2006.

Article 16. Payment for a Negative Effect on the Environment

Article 16.1. Persons Obliged to Make a Payment for a Negative Impact upon the Environment

Article 16.2. Procedure for Defining the Payment Base for a Negative Impact upon the Environment

Article 16.3. Procedure for Calculating the Payment for a Negative Impact upon the Environment

Article 16.4. Procedure and Time Terms for the Entry of Payment for a Negative Impact upon the Environment

Article 16.5. Control over the Correctness of Calculating the Payment for Having a Negative Impact upon the Environment and over the Fullness and Timeliness of Its Entry

Article 17. State Support of Economic and (or) a Different Kind of Activity Performed for the Purposes of Environmental Protection

Article 18. Ecological Insurance

Article 18.1. The Economic Encouragement of the Termination of Production and Use of Ozone Depleters and of the Products Containing Them

Chapter V. Setting Norms in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 19. Principles for Introducing Norms in the Area of Environmental Protection

Article 20. Normatives for the Standard of the Environment

Article 21. Normatives of an Admissible Impact upon the Environment

Article 22. Normatives for Admissible Emissions and for Admissible Dumpings

Article 23. Technological Normatives and Technical Normatives

Article 23.1. Temporarily Permitted Emissions and Dumpings

Article 24. The Norms of Industrial and Consumer Waste Production and the Maximum Limits on the Disposal Thereof

Article 25. The Norms of Admissible Physical Effects on the Environment

Article 26. The Norms of Admissible Withdrawal of Components from the Environment

Article 27. The Norms of Admissible Human Load on the Environment

Article 28. Other Environmental Protection Norms

Article 28.1. Best Available Technologies

Article 29. Regulatory Documents, the Federal Norms and Rules in Respect of the Environmental Protection

Article 30. Licensing Specific Types of Activity in the Field of Environmental Protection

Article 31. Ecological Certification of Economic and Other Kinds of Activities

Article 31.1. Complex Ecological Permit

Article 31.2. Declaration on an Impact upon the Environment

Chapter VI. Assessment of Effects on the Environment and Ecological Expert Examination

Article 32. Conducting an Assessment of Effects on the Environment

Article 33. Ecological Expert Examination

Chapter VII. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable in the Case of Pursuance of Economic and Other Activities

Article 34. The General Provisions Governing Environmental Protection in the Case of Location, Design, Construction, Modification, Commissioning, Operation, Conservation and Demolition of Buildings, Houses, Structures and Other Facilities

Article 35. The Provisions Governing Environmental Protection When Determining the Location for Buildings, Houses, Structures and Other Facilities

Article 36. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Design of Buildings, Houses, Structures and Other Facilities

Article 37. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Construction and Modification of Buildings, Houses, Structures and Other Facilities

Article 38. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Commissioning of Buildings, Houses, Structures and Other Facilities

Article 39. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Operation and Decommissioning of Buildings, Houses, Structures and Other Facilities

Article 40. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Placement, Design, Construction, Modification, Commissioning and Operation of Power Industry Facilities and Atomic Power Facilities

Article 41. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Placement, Design, Construction, Modification, Commissioning, Operation and Decommissioning of Military and Defence Facilities, Weapons and Materials

Article 42. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Operation of Agricultural Facilities

Article 43. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to Melioration of Land, the Placement, Design, Construction, Modification, Commissioning and Operation of Melioration Systems and Stand-Alone Hydro-Engineering and Waterway Facilities

Article 43.1. Requirements in the Area of Environmental Protection Concerning Water Supply and Water Drainage

Article 44. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Placement, Design, Construction and Modification of Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities

Article 45. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Manufacture and Operation of Motor Vehicles and Other Vehicles

Article 46. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Placement, Design, Construction, Modification, Commissioning and Operation of Oil and Gas Production Facilities and Facilities Intended for Processing, Transporting, Storing and Selling Oil, Gas and Petroleum Products

Article 47. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Production, Circulation and Deactivation of Potentially-Hazardous Chemicals, in Particular Radioactive Substances, Other Substances and Micro-Organisms

Article 48. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Use of Radioactive Substances and Nuclear Materials

Article 49. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Use of Chemicals in Agriculture and Forestry

Article 50. Protection of the Environment from Negative Biological Effects

Article 51. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to Industrial and Consumer Waste Handling

Article 52. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to the Institution of Protection and Preservation Zones

Article 53. The Environmental Protection Provisions Applicable to Property Privatisation and Nationalisation

Article 54. The Protection of the Ozone Layer of the Atmosphere

Article 55. Protection of the Environment from Negative Physical Effects

Article 56. Sanctions for a Breach of Nature Preservation Provisions

Chapter VIII. Ecological Disaster Zones, Emergency Zones

Article 57. Procedure for Establishing Ecological Disaster Zones, Emergency Zones