RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Federal Law No.117 of 2006 on Gas Export (2020 Ed.)

Meta Data
Title in national language: 
Федеральный закон от 18.07.2006 г. №117-ФЗ "Об экспорте газа" (в ред. от 24.04.2020 г.)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2006
Effective Start Year: 
2020
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Gas
Issued by: 
Adopted by the State Duma - Lower House of the Federal Assembly, endorsed by the Federal Council - Upper House of the Federal Assembly
Notes: 
Unofficial translation into English
Source: 
Regulatory Database 'Garant' (RU)
File: 
Federal Law No.117 of 2006 on Gas Export (2020 Ed.) (RU)
Overall Summary: 
The present law defines the principles of state regulation in the field of gas export, aims to protect the economic interests of the Russian Federation, ensure compliance with international obligations and treaties the Russian Federation adheres to, maintain the fuel and energy balance of the country. The Federal Law shall apply to gas produced from all types of hydrocarbon crude fields and transported in gaseous or liquefied state (hereinafter referred to as natural gas in gaseous state, and natural gas in liquefied state, respectively).
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Art. 3. The organization of the unified gas supply system or its subsidiary company with a hundred percent participation of the aforementioned organization in the authorized capital, shall be granted the exclusive right to export natural gas in gaseous state . The exclusive right to export natural gas in liquefied state shall be granted to: 1) parties indicated in Part 1 of the present Article; 2) users of subsoil blocks on subsoil blocks of federal significance [...].
National policy structure: 
Art. 2. Regulatory frameworks on gas export are set by the international treaties the Russian Federation adheres to, the present federal law, other federal laws and legal acts of the Russian Federation. The present law shall not apply to the export of gas produced in accordance with production sharing agreements concluded prior to the effective start date of the policy document. ----- Licenses to exercise the exclusive right to gas export shall be issued to organizations indicated in Parts 1 and 1.1 of this Article under the procedure established by the Russian Federation legislation on foreign trade activities.
Energy institutional structures: 
Art.3. Parties indicated in parts 1 and 1.1 of article 3 shall provide the information on gas export to the federal executive agency performing the functions of formulation and implementation of state policies and regulations for the fuel and energy sector - in accordance with procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation.