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Federal Law No. 27-FZ of 1995 on Underground Resources.

Country
Russian Federation
Type of law
Legislation
Date of original text
Date of latest amendment
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
This Law establishes that those underground resources within the territory of the Russian Federation, including subsoil domain and mineral resources contained therein are state property. Therefore, subsoil areas shall not be subject to purchase, sale, gift, inheritance, deposit, pledge or any other form of alienation. The right of use of underground resources may be subject to alienation or assignment by one person to another insofar as such transfer right is permitted by federal laws. Mineral and other underground resources produced under license terms may have the status of Federal Property, the property of the Russian Federation subdivisions, municipal, private, or any other property status. This Law decrees that the State Reserve of Underground Resources consists of areas in use defined as geometric blocks of subsoil domain, as well as subsoil areas not in use within the territory of the Russian Federation and its continental shelf. Federal Bodies of the Russian Federation and its subdivisions exercise the joint control over the ownership and the disposal of the State Reserve of Underground Resources within the territory of the Russian Federation and its continental shelf. This Federal Law is composed of 7 sections containing 52 articles. Section I contains 5 articles and outlines the general provisions for the use of underground resources. Section II contains articles (6-22) that regulate the use of underground resources. Section III comprises articles (23-34) regarding the rational use and conservation of underground resources. Section IV comprises articles (35-38) and deals with the state regulation of the use of underground resources. Section V comprises articles (39-48) and concerns the issue of payments for the use of underground resources. Section VI specifies the liability for the infringement of this Federal Law. Section VII contains article 52 regulating the application of the provisions of International Agreements in the matter of the use of underground resources.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/rus21660.pdf
Web site
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Entry into force notes
Entry into force on the date of signature.
Notes
This Law has been consolidated as of 2 January 2000. This Federal Law is applicable throughout the entire territory of the Russian Federation and on the Russian Federation's continental shelf.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Implemented by
Decree of State Council No.2459 of 2003 on validation of the Regulation on the modalities of obtaining the right of use of the plots of subsoil containing deposits of generally used minerals or of the plots of land of local importance to be used for purposes not connected with the extraction of minerals.
Order No.576 of 2002 of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of preparation and examination of the materials for concession of licences for the use of the plots of subsoil for the purposes of prospecting and extraction of minerals from the deposits discovered by the users of subsoil that have carried out geological prospecting of such plots of subsoil at proper expense.
Order No. 74-r of the Ministry of Natural Resources regarding geological study of the plots of subsoil.
Joint Order NN.323, 445 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy regarding validation of the Instruction on geophysical research and work in oil and gas wells.
Agreement No.3 of 1999 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Altai Territory regarding the delimitation of authority in the sphere of ownership, use and management of subsoil.
Methodical Instructions regarding elaboration of maximum limits of hazardous impact on surface water reservoirs.
Ministerial Decree No. 132 of 1998 on the approval of the Regulations for State Control over the Geological Survey, Rational Utilisation and Protection of Subsoil.
Joint Regulation No. 56 of 1998 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and No. 58 of 1997 of the Federal Geological and Industrial Survey regarding the legalisation of the allotment of geological sites for the exploitation of underground resources.
Ministerial Decree No. 588 regarding the validation of the Statute of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Agreement No. 6 of 1996 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Khabarovsk Territory regarding the delimitation of authority in the sphere of prospecting and rational use of mineral resources within territorial sea.
Agreement No. 3 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Nizhni Novgorod Region regarding the delimitation of authority in the sphere of ownership, use and management of natural resources and environmental protection.
Agreement No.7 of 1996 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Rostov Region regarding the delimitation of authority and plenary powers in the sphere of ownership, use and management of subsoil.
Agreement No. 6 of 1996 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Irkutsk Region regarding the delimitation of authority in the sphere of the use of subsoil.
Ministerial Decree No.210 of 1996 regarding institutions authorized to carry out state expertise of the stock of minerals, geological, economic and ecological information regarding the plots of subsoil conceded in use.
Official Letter No. VO-61/99 of the Committee on Geology and Use of Subsoil regarding licensing of the use of subsoil for the purpose of extraction of underground water.
Agreement No. 2 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Sverdlovsk Region regarding the delimitation of authority and transfer of plenary powers in the sphere of environmental protection and the use of natural resources.
Federal Law No.224-FZ of 1995 on rates of deduction for the reproduction of sources of minerals and raw materials.
Order No.65 of 1995 of the Committee on Geology and Use of Subsoil regarding validation of the Instruction on the modalities of re-registration of licences on the use of subsoil.
Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and the Committee on Geology and the Use of Subsoil on cooperation of their bodies regarding state control over environmental protection at the objects of the use of subsoil (1995).
Order No.18 of 1995 of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources regarding organization of the system of certification on the basis of ecological requirements for the prevention of environmental damage (system of ecological certification).
Decree No.4546-1 of 1993 regarding validation of the Regulation on State extra-budgetary fund of the reproduction of raw-material base of the Russian Federation.
Official Letter No.VO-61/2296 of 1992 of the Committee on Geology and Use of Subsoil regarding Regulation on the modalities of licensing of subsoil.
Joint Order No.VG-4-02/50 of State Tax Service attached to the Ministry of Finance, No.06-05-08 of Industrial Safety Survey and No.Y-32 of Mining Survey subordinated to the President of the Russian Federation of 1992 regarding temporary modalities of collection of charges for the use of subsoil and revenues for the reproduction of raw-material base.
Information Letter No.VO-61/1848 of 1992 of the Committee on Geology and Use of Subsoil regarding sale of information on subsoil to foreign companies.
Decree No. 3314-1 of the Supreme Soviet regarding validation and modalities of enactment of the Regulation on the modalities of licensing of the use of subsoil.