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Decree-Law No. 11/97 protecting cork oak and holm oak forests.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 11/97 (I-A), 14 January 1997, pp. 160-164.
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protection of species Wild flora Endangered species Desertification Hazards
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decree-Law enters into force 30 days after publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law prescribes protection measures for cork oak and holm oak forests (for agro-forestry, sylvo-pastoralism uses and against desertification). This Decree-Law consists of 19 articles dealing with definitions of cork components, and any matter related to such trees. It regulates the cases in which tree cutting and cork exploitation is authorized by the General Direction of Forestry. Article 16 prescribes fines to be paid by offenders.

Full text
Portuguese

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree-Law No. 169/2001 protecting cork oak and holm oak forests.

Legislation | Portugal | 2001

Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, Offences/penalties, Protection of species, Forest management/forest conservation, Wild flora, Endangered species, Desertification, Hazards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX