Decree No. 19 of the Forest Committee on lease of the plots of public forest. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Non-timber products Hunting/capture Tourism Protected area Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The Decree consists of 7 sections dealing with: (a) general provisions (sect. 1); (b) modalities of allotment on lease of the plots of public forest (sect. 2); (c) rent (sect. 3); (d) rights and duties of the lessee (sect. 4); (e) rights and duties of the lesser (sect. 5); (f) modification, annulment, cessation and prolongation of lease contract (sect. 6); (g) liability and dispute settlement (sect. 7). The Regulation establishes the modalities of allotment on lease of the plots of public forest to legal and natural persons for the following types of forest management: (a) timber extraction; (b) soft resin collection; (c) procurement of non-timber products; (d) secondary forest management; (e) hunting; (f) tourism and recreational forest management. Lease of the plots of public forest shall be prohibited in protected areas and biosphere reserves. Full text Russian Website www.kaznachey.com