Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2158/92 on the protection of the Community's forests against fire. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source CELEX-EUR Official Journal L 217, 31 July 1992, pp. 3-7. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Institution Classification/declassification Subsidy/incentive Geographical area European Union Countries Entry into force notes This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Abstract In order to provide increased protection for forests and in particular to step up efforts undertaken to maintain and monitor forest ecosystems and to safeguard the various functions which forests fulfil for the benefit of rural areas, a Community scheme for the protection of forests against fire is hereby instituted. The purpose of the scheme is to reduce the number of forest fire outbreaks and to reduce the extent of areas burnt. Member States shall classify their territory according to the degree of forest-fire risk. Member States shall forward to the Commission forest-fire protection plans for the areas classified as high risk and medium risk and shall also provide information on forest-fire protection measures already implemented with a financial contribution from the Community, together with an assessment of the effectiveness of the different types of measures. (12 articles) Full text English Website europa.eu References - Legislation Implemented by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1727/1999 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2158/92 on protection of the Community's forests against fire. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Regulation (EC) No. 804/94 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2158/92 as regards forest-fire information systems. Legislation | European Union | 1994 Keyword: Forest fires, Data collection/reporting, Subsidy/incentive, Early warning system Source: FAO, FAOLEX