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Decree-Law No. 66/2017 establishing the legal regime for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF).

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017 (2017)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 113, 12 June 2017.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Financing Forestry protection measures Environmental planning Sustainable use Certification Policy/planning
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 on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Decree-Law, consisting of 15 articles, establishes the legal regime for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF), which are private companies incorporated under the terms of the Cooperative Code or under the Commercial Companies Code, whose corporate purpose is forestry management and exploitation. The EGF aims at promoting and facilitating the joint management of forest areas, preferably in the small parcels, according to the principles of sustainable forest management, through the constitution of exploration areas that allow the valuation and adequate profitability of the related assets. Recognized EGFs have a maximum period of two years from the date of their recognition to start the forest certification process, within the framework of internationally accepted certification systems, namely the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) or the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and must obtain their certificate by the end of the third year of recognition.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Order No. 63/2018 establishing the procedures for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF) and forest management units (UGF), as well as the criteria for assessing their management capacity, as provided for in Decree-Law No. 66/2017.

Legislation | Portugal | 2018

Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Environmental planning, Sustainable use, Procedural matters, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX