Decree No. 62 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on procurement of sap. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Forest species Non-timber products Inventory Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 31 December 2016. Abstract This Decree establishes the modalities of procurement of sap, time period for collection of sap, typical technological maps for sap collection and validates the list of stimulating agents for exudation of sap. Sap shall be collected form mature and overmature coniferous forests from trees with 20 cm and over in diameter of stick at the height of 1, 3 m. Allotment public forest plots for sap collection shall be performed by the outcome of forest inventory. Sap collection shall be authorized for long-term period (over 10 years) and short-term period (up to 5 years). Full text Russian Website www.pravo.by