Legal Encyclopedia. Letter E

ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

environmental safety concept was introduced in the legal literature still art. 85 of the RSFSR Law "On Environmental Protection" dated December 19, 1991 Of particular importance is the concept of acquired in connection with the incident that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident occurred at the production association "Mayak".

Safety - status of protection of the vital interests of the individual, society and state from internal and external threats (the Law of the Russian Federation on March 5, 1992

The main objects of E. B .: a person, his rights and freedoms; society, its material and spiritual values; state and its constitutional order, sovereignty and territorial integrity

Key actors provide EB -State that performs functions in this area through:

1) the legislature;

2) executive power bodies;

3) judicial authorities. Basic principles of E. B .:

1) legality;

2) balancing the vital interests of individuals, society and the state;

3) the mutual responsibility of the individual, society and state security;

4) integration with the international security system.

Strength provide EB include:

1) The Armed Forces, federal security agencies, internal affairs, foreign intelligence, security, legislative, executive, judicial authorities and senior officials of the tax service;

2) the State Fire Service, the bodies of service emergencies, formation of civil defense;

3) border troops, internal troops;

4) authorities to ensure the safe conduct of work in industry, energy, transport and agriculture;

5) security services for communications and information, customs, environment protection authorities, health authorities and other public bodies to ensure public safety, acting on the basis of the legislation.

When an EB installed zone EP They are established by a regulation of the Russian Federation or the Supreme Presidential Decree of the Council on presentation of specially authorized state bodies of the Russian Federation in the field of environmental protection on the basis of the conclusion of the state ecological expertise.