Decree-Law No. 423/93 regulating municipal planning approvals in order to protect forests from fire. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 304/93 (I-A), 31 December 1993, pp. 7242-7244. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Policy/planning Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law regulates municipal planning approvals in order to protect forests from fire. It consists of 9 articles establishing the information to be included in such land plannings and 1 annex specifying in detail these information, such as land administrative and geographical characteristics, hydrology, etc. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Repealed by Decree-Law No. 156/2004 ruling on actions and measures to be implemented within the National System of Forest Fires Prevention and Protection. Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Zoning, Classification/declassification, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX