Decree No. 56 of 1997 relative to the establishment of a nature planning function. Country/Territory Netherlands Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Staatsblad No. 56 of 1998, 4 pp. Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning Environmental planning Policy/planning Geographical area Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force to be decided by Royal Decree. Abstract The State Institute for Public Health and the Environment shall at least once every four years report to the Minister in the form of a scientific study on the state of the nature, forests and landscape indicating also probable and otherwise foreseeable future developments regarding the environment. The Minister shall indicate all bodies that shall be involved in the preparation of the plan. The report shall be sent to the parliament. Full text Dutch Website www.overheid.nl