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DOI: 10.15862/09ECOR420 (https://doi.org/10.15862/09ECOR420)

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Pinaev V.E., Kukhtina T.Yu. Modern practice of public hearings in Russia. Russian journal of resources, conservation and recycling. 2020; 7(4). Available at: https://resources.today/PDF/09ECOR420.pdf (in Russian). DOI: 10.15862/09ECOR420

Modern practice of public hearings in Russia

Pinaev Vladimir Evgenievich
Peoples’ friendship university of Russia, Moscow, Russia
E-mail: pinaev-ve@mail.ru

Kukhtina Tatiana Yurievna
FRECOM Ltd, Moscow, Russia
E-mail: t.kukhtina@frecom.ru

Abstract. The article describes the current practice and features of public consultations conduction in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation. Other ways of informing the public are considered. The authors describe the experience of organizing and conducting public consultations and hearings on the materials of the environmental impact assessment of planned economic and other activities that are subject of state expert review in various regions of the Russian Federation. The right of everyone on a favorable environment and reliable information about its condition, which is encorporated in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, makes it necessary to inform the public about planned economic and other activities and their possible impact on the environment. The article describes two stages of conducting public consultations and provides established practices for organizing public hearings. The requirements for the announcement of public consultations and its publication are explained. Requirements for opening public receptions in places where public hearings will be held are presented. The requirements for the content of the protocol of public consultations as a result of organizing public hearings are given. The article contains information about the current realities of organizing and conducting public consultations, taking into account the current practice on the ground.

Keywords: public consultations; public hearings; informing of the public; project documentation; state expert review; environmental impact assessment; list of measures of environment protection; protocol of public hearings; terms of references

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