Regional Law No. 10-RZ “On protection of the atmospheric air”.

This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for protection of the atmospheric air and is aimed at the implementation of the constitutional rights of citizens to favorable environment and access to reliable information on the state thereof. In order to define safety and/or harmlessness criteria of the effects of chemical, physical and biological factors on people, plants and animals, protected natural areas and sites, and also for the purpose of assessing the condition of the atmospheric air, the following shall be established hygienic and ecological standards of atmospheric air quality and the maximum permissible levels of physical impact on it. For state regulation of the emissions of pollutants in the atmospheric air shall be set: (a) maximum allowable emission levels; (b) maximum allowable level of physical impact on the atmospheric air; (c) technological emission levels; and (d) technical emission levels. In order to prevent hazardous effects on the atmospheric air in accordance with the procedure established by federal legislation, shall be established mandatory restrictions, terms and conditions, and requirements for the performance of economic and other activities, including works and services, causing hazardous impact on the atmospheric air. Manufacturing and operation of motor vehicles and other mobile means, exhausts of which exceed establishes technical emission levels, shall be prohibited on the regional territory.