Act no. 326/2005 on forests. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Legislation Date 2005 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Laws No. 326 of 2005 Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Public forest Private forest Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Offences/penalties Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 September 2005. Abstract The purpose of this Act is: (a) conservation, enhancement and protection of forests as a component of the environment and of the country's natural resources to fulfill their irreplaceable functions; (b) ensuring a differentiated, professional and sustainable management of forests; (c) reconciliation of the interests of the company and the owners of forests; (d) creating economic conditions for sustainable forest management; (e) implementation of a special regulation 1a ) in the area of the legal origin of timber harvested on forest land. The present Act regulates: (a) defininition of forest lands and their protection; (b) ownership of forest land and the use of forests; (c) professional management in forests; (d) promoting sustainable management of forests from public sources; (e) competence of the state forest management bodies and the state supervision of forests; (f) penalties for breaching of obligations laid down by this Act. Full text Slovak Website www.zakonypreludi.sk References - Legislation Repeals Act No. 100/1977 on the management in forests and state administration of forestry. Legislation | Slovakia | 1977 (1996) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest service/forest officers, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act no. 61/1977 on forests. Legislation | Slovakia | 1977 (1993) Keyword: Basic legislation, Public forest, Private forest, Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Offences/penalties, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree concerning exploitation of wood, marking removed wood and documentation on wood extraction. Legislation | Slovakia | 2006 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land clearing, Marking/identification, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on specialized forest farming. Legislation | Slovakia | 2006 Keyword: Agro-forestry, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on economic arrangement of forests and on forest protection. Legislation | Slovakia | 2006 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Classification/declassification, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Protection forest Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree laying down details on the specific qualifications required to perform public forest management. Legislation | Slovakia | 2008 Keyword: Public forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on protection of forest land in the town-planning activity. Legislation | Slovakia | 2009 Keyword: Authorization/permit, Forestry protection measures, Land clearing, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending the Decree concerning exploitation of wood, marking removed wood and documentation on wood extraction. Legislation | Slovakia | 2011 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Land clearing, Marking/identification, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree on forest management records. Legislation | Slovakia | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Data collection/reporting, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree amending the Decree on forest management records. Legislation | Slovakia | 2020 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Data collection/reporting, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act amending the Act on forests. Legislation | Slovakia | 2007 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest management/forest conservation, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending the Act on forests. Legislation | Slovakia | 2014 Keyword: Timber, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX