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Title in national language: 
Постановление Правительства от 30.07.2004 № 401 "О Федеральной службе по экологическому, технологическому и атомному надзору" (в ред. от 06.12.2021 г.)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2004
Effective Start Year: 
2021
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Decree
Economic Sector: 
Multi-Sector
Energy Types: 
Nuclear
Issued by: 
Government of the Russian Federation
Notes: 
No English translation available
Overall Summary: 
The Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostechnadzor) is a national executive authority exercising - within the scope of its responsibilities - the functions of development and implementation of national nuclear policies. The agency carries out nuclear supervision responsibilities (except for development, production, testing, disposal of nuclear weapons and military nuclear power installations), monitors safety of electrical and thermal installations and networks (except for household installations and networks), safety of hydraulic engineering structures (excluding navigable hydraulic engineering structures and hydraulic engineering structures), ensures compliance with safety requirements throughout production, storage and application of explosive material of industrial purpose. Since its inception in 2004, the agency has established itself as a significant national environmental monitoring and coordination regulatory body.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
The Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision coordinates activities related to international treaties of the Russian Federation. As a federal executive body, it implements a comprehensive set of measures to fulfill Russia's obligations ensuing from these treaties.
Energy institutional structures: 
Art. 5 states that the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision is responsible for implementing the following activities: 1) developing and submitting to the Government of the Russian Federation draft federal laws, regulatory legal acts and other documents requiring approval of the Government of the Russian Federation on the issues related to the area of activities; 2) in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the agency develops federal constitutional laws, federal laws, acts of the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation, the federal service is entitled to adopt independently acts and regulatory legal acts within the scope of its mandate; 3) develops federal codes and standards of nuclear power utilization ensuring compliance with relevant policies of the Russian Federation.