The key factor contributing to the high level of economic security is the competitiveness of the state, which is currently provided by Russia's transition to the path of innovative development. The article highlights the "innovative security" in the structure of economic security of the state along with its other elements. Actions of entrepreneurs or business entities aimed at creating innovations are associated with innovative and investment risks. The authors consider recommendations on how to change the functions of risk management to help companies benefit from new innovative projects, which ultimately will strengthen the economic security of the country.

Objective. We studied the legal framework of sanitary, ecological, water and urban planning legislation in the field of sanitary protection of water bodies and established its compliance with the requirements of the European Union Directives for the development of the measures for the solution of the problematic issues. Materials and methods. The current legislative and regulatory documents of national legislation and the EU directives in the field of the protection of water bodies were the objects of the study. Results. As a result of the study of the legal framework of sanitary, ecological, water and town-planning legislation in the field of sanitary protection of water bodies and determination of its compliance with the requirements of the Directives of the European Union, the following were established. Conclusions. The current legislative and regulatory framework of the sanitary legislation of Ukraine in the field of protection of water bodies needs the improvement in terms for the orientation to new mechanisms of economic regulation, decentralization of power and to the requirements of the EU Council Directives, the European standards of water quality. In order to improve the sanitary-epidemiological state of water resources in Ukraine, their rational use and protection, it is proposed to implement a state-and-legal policy in the field of sanitary water protection focused on the effective implementation of water legislation of Ukraine, preservation of water fund of Ukraine; combination of state-and-legal water policy with other directions of state policy; optimum coordination of architectural-planning, water-ecological, sanitary-epidemiological aspects and social interests; combination of rational use and protection of water bodies requiring special protection; priority of drinking water supply and water protection measures; implementation of international treaties for the purpose of proper legal, sanitaryepidemiological regime of transboundary water bodies; orientation on the European standards for quantitative and qualitative water status; ensuring of the implementation of the functions of management of use and sanitary protection of water; formation of ecological, sanitary-epidemiological ideology among the population. Keywords: restricted areas of water bodies, legislative-regulatory documents, state regulation, the EU directives, sanitary-hygienic requirements, town-planning activity, development of measures to minimize the impact on the environment, public health.