Abstract
The article examines the correlation between the terms «energy resources», «natural resources», «mineral resources» and «minerals» in Russian and foreign law. The importance of distinguishing the concepts of «energy resources» and «natural resources» is emphasized. Their legal regulation in fuel and energy complex has a comprehensive nature as it shall be executed in compliance with the legal provisions of environmental, energy and other related legislation. It turns out that there is no clear answer to the objective question whether certain «energy resources» can be classified as «natural resources» in the legislation of the Russian Federation. In this regard, the issue of determining the legal status of energy resources arises. To address the problem, in legal doctrine the pattern was identified. In accordance with it, it is necessary to confirm the fact of anthropogenic impact on a natural resource aiming at considering that resource as an energy resource. This means natural resources used as energy sources for economic activities by industry entities are converted into energy resources (energy carriers or certain types of energy) as a result of their implementation. It is noted that in this process, the removal of natural resources from the natural environment can be carried out or not. The article presents the norms of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and Federal Russian legislation, which apply and, in some cases, give the meaning of the terms «energy resources», «natural resources», «mineral resources» and «minerals». With a view to improving the Russian legislation, the author proposes to eliminate the existing legal uncertainty by applying such legal techniques as concretization and definition as follows: distinguish between the concepts of «natural resources» and «energy resources», adding the words «non-energy» or «energy» to the concept of «natural resources». This approach is completely new for Russian legal science, since it is borrowed from foreign law.
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