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In 2015, the FAS (Federal Antimonopoly Service) absorbed the Federal Tariff Service of Russia and assumed its functions. Consequently, the FAS took over price regulation, control and monitoring on several goods and services markets, including: (...) solid domestic waste management. (...)

Table 3.32 Main legal framework of the federal and municipal procurement system
Law number and date of adoption Title
Law No. 166-FZ, 20 December 2004 On Fisheries and Conservation of Aquatic Biological Resources
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In evaluating offers, consideration is given to criteria such as the contract price; expenses for operation and repair of the procured products; qualitative, functional and ecological characteristics of the procured products; and the qualifications of the suppliers including their financial and material resources, work experience, and business reputation. (...)

(...) National policy is currently being implemented through a seven-year programme introduced in 2012 (Government Resolution No. 717 of 14 July 2012 "On State Programme for agricultural development and regulation of farm product, raw materials and foodstuffs markets for 2013 2020"), which was amended in April 2014 and again in December 2014. The Programme includes several sub-programmes and federal targeted programmes (Table 4.4). The principal objectives of the State Programme include:
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• sustainable development of rural areas;
• regeneration and effective use of land and other agricultural resources and environmentally friendly production; (...)

Sub-programme: Technical and Technological Modernization, Innovative Development
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(i) Spending under the project for implementation of innovative programmes in 2015 was Rub 70 million for an agreement on integrated energy efficient recycling of sewage and waste from food industry enterprises and the development of new harvesting technologies. (...)

Federal targeted programme: Social Development of Villages
Amongst other objectives, the federal targeted programme for the sustainable development of rural areas aims to improve standards of living in rural areas, stimulate investment in the agro-industrial sector, and encourage the creation of employment in high technology areas though provision of infrastructure. (...)

Federal targeted programme: Conservation and Restoration of Soil Fertility
The federal targeted programme for reclamation of agricultural land aims to increase productivity and sustainability of agricultural production and soil fertility through land improvements taking account of global and regional climate changes and natural disturbances. Most of the funding was allocated to capital expenses for irrigation or drainage and related works.

However, the sector faces several problems, including weak infrastructure development, depletion of resources in traditional harvesting areas, and lack of capacity to use low-grade resources. Estimates suggest that harvested timber will not exceed 200-220 m3 in the short and medium term. The authorities stated that, in 2015, round wood exports were 19.4 million m3 (14.5 million tonnes), while harvested timber amounted to 205.2 million m3 (compared to an annual allowable cut (AAC) of 699.8 million m3).

(...) Government policy for forestry development is set out in Government Resolution No. 2593-R of 28 December 2012 "the Programme of Forestry Sector Development for 2013-2020" and Government Decree No. 1724 of 26 September 2103 "Principle of state policy in the area of use, preservation, protection and reproduction of forests in the Russian Federation for the period to 2030". A number of laws and regulatory acts have been introduced over the past few years, inter alia, to improve regulation of forest use, reduce illegal logging, introduce an automated system for monitoring harvested timber (EGAIS), and improve the administration of the leasing system.

According to the authorities, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation is developing a new economic model of intensive forest use and forest reproduction. This economic model is intended to improve efficiency not only for forest industry companies, but also for the State, with key indicators such as increased budget system revenue for per unit of forest, increased tax revenues, and additional job creation.