Decree No. 398 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on reforestation. Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Afforestation/reforestation Forest species Timber Timber extraction/logging Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Decree establishes the time periods for reforestation, setting forth some types and conditions therefor and growth conditions of planted forests, criteria for acknowledgment as grown forest plantations and criteria for checking of cultivation of replanted forest species. It envisages that in case of intermediate felling in replanted forests of reforested areas shall be authorized substitution of forest species with forest species listed in the Annex. In the process of checking of replanted forest tree species shall not be considered trees which height does not exceed three quarters of average height of the dominant trees in plantations. Full text Russian Website latvia.news-city.info