Order No.324 of 1998 of the State Committee of Environmental Protection regarding setting up Advisory council on ecological insurance attached to the Committee.

President of the State Committee of Environmental Protection, for the purpose of facilitating the development of ecological insurance , ensuring insurance guarantees of the compensation of damage caused by environmental pollution as a result of disasters, orders to set up Advisory council on ecological insurance attached to the Committee and to validate the Regulation on it. Advisory council is set up for the purpose of the promotion of ecological insurance in Russia and creation of insurance guarantees of the compensation of damage caused by environmental pollution in the course of running ecologically hazardous objects. The main task of Advisory council is the introduction of ecological insurance for ensuring ecological safety of hazardous industrial objects, ensuring guarantees of compensation of damage caused by environmental pollution as a result of disasters, prevention and liquidation of the consequences of ecological disasters. The document consists of 7 Secs. Section 1 lays down general provisions. Section 2 establishes the purpose and the main tasks. Section 3 establishes the functions of the Advisory Council. Section 4 regards the composition of the Advisory Council. Section 5 determines the structure of the Advisory Council. Section 6 regards meetings of the Advisory Council. Section 7 regards decision-making of the Advisory Council.