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Act No. 10.688 amending Forestry Act No. 9.519.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio Grande do Sul
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber extraction/logging Protection of species Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Act enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Forestry Act amends Forestry Act No. 9.519. Amendments concern the prohibition of logging certain tree species within the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Authorization may be issued by the Government for primitive and Atlantic forest logging.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 9.519 creating the Forest Code of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Legislation | Brazil | 1992

Keyword: Framework law, Classification/declassification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Forest management/forest conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Research, Registration, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Protection forest, Protection of environment, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX