Amendments to the Federal Law on Environment Protection
July 24, 2013
The President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law “On amending Federal Law “On Environment Protection” and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation”.
The Federal Law was adopted by the State Duma on July 3, 2013, and endorsed by the Council of Federation on July 10, 2013.
Information from the State Legal Administration
The Federal Law creates legal framework for ensuring the fulfillment by the Russian Federation of its obligations under the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.
According to the Federal Law, with the purpose of the protection of the ozone layer in the Russian Federation, a list of substances that deplete the ozone layer (ozone-depleting substances) handling of which is subject to the state regulation, and allowable amounts of production and use of those substances are established, as well as designing and construction of any facilities used for economic or other activity where production of ozone-depleting substances and products containing them is conducted are prohibited.
The Federal Law establishes requirements for handling of ozone-depleting substances, including their production, use, transportation, storage, recuperation, reclamation, recirculation and destruction as well as import in, and export from the Russian Federation.
The Federal Law provides for economic incentives for phase out of ozone-depleting substances and products containing them, state recording of their handling and state supervision of compliance with ozone-depleting substance handling requirements.
Besides, the Federal Law provides for administrative responsibility for inobservance of ODS handling requirements.
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