Decree-Law No. 63/2004 instituting the Permanent Forestry Fund. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, Serie I-A, No. 69, 22 March 2004, pp. 1610-1612. Subject Forestry Keyword Special fund Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Institution Subsidy/incentive 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 5 days after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law, composed of 6 articles, institutes the Permanent Forestry Fund, an autonomous body, created complementarily with the Institute for Financing and Supporting the Agriculture and Fisheries Development (IFADAP). It sets the objectives of the Fund, as, for instance: promoting the investment, management and prevention of forest fires; supporting the preventive measures of forest fires; creating financial mechanisms for enabling sustainable forestry models. The Ministry for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries shall approve the programme of financial aid to be grated by the Fund. Finally, the Decree indicates the various possible aid foreseen (subsidies, credit lines, insurance premiums and guarantees) and the areas covered by the Fund. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Act No. 33/96 concerning forestry policy. Legislation | Portugal | 1996 Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Protection forest Source: FAO, FAOLEX Government Resolution No. 178/2003 approving the guidelines for the forestry structural reform. Legislation | Portugal | 2003 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. 679/2004 approving the Regulation of the Permanent Forestry Fund. Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Institution, Subsidy/incentive, Forest fires Source: FAO, FAOLEX Normative Dispatch No. 36/2004 on Forestry Fund 2004 Aid Programme. Legislation | Portugal | 2004 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Order No. 296/2013 amending the Permanent Forestry Fund (FFP). Legislation | Portugal | 2013 Keyword: Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation, Institution, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 10-A/2018 amending the Regulation of the Permanent Forestry Fund (FFP). Legislation | Portugal | 2018 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Institution, Special fund, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX