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Federal Law No. 208-FZ amending Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources.

Type of law
Legislation
Source

Abstract
Article 50.2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In order to ensure conservation of anadromous fish species on migratory routes to spawning grounds shall be prohibited the use of drifting fishnets in the process of industrial fisheries, scientific research fisheries, control and coastal fisheries in the internal waters, territorial sea and EEZ of the Russian Federation”.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
This Federal Law enters into force on 1 January 2016.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Федеральный закон от 29 июня 2015 г. № 208-ФЗ “О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон “О рыболовстве и сохранении водных биологических ресурсов”.