RESOLUTION OF THE PLENUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of November 30, 2017 No. 49

About some questions of application of the legislation on indemnification caused to the environment

The right of everyone to the favorable environment is recognized and guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation (Article 42).

One of the most important means of environmental protection and providing the right of citizens to its favorable condition is assignment on person which did harm, obligations on its compensation in full and also obligations to suspend, limit or stop the activities creating danger of damnification in the future. Thereby taking measures to recovery of state of environment, the economic and (or) other activity subjected to negative impact, and the prevention of violation of nature protection requirements and damnification is provided to the environment in the future.

For the purpose of the ensuring the correct and uniform application by courts of the legislation establishing obligation on indemnification, caused to the environment, the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, being guided by article 126 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, articles 2 and 5 of the Federal constitutional Law of February 5, 2014 No. 3-FKZ "About the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation", decides to make the following explanations:

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