Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act (Act No. 263/1991). Country/Territory Finland Document type Legislation Date 1991 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Pests/diseases Private forest Offences/penalties Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Act has been divided into 16 sections: Scope (1); Removal of Timber from the Cutting Site and the Landing (2); Timber Storage (3); Prevention of Insect and Fungi damages (4); Removal of Damaged Timber (5); Extensive Fungi and Insects Damages (6); Compensation and Subsidies (7); Supervision (8); Conditional Imposition of Fines (9); Special Regulation Concerning Cutting (10); Appeal (11); Penal Provision (12); Liability for Damages (13); Further Regulation (both 14 and 15); Effective Date (16). Full text Swedish Website www.finlex.fi References - Legislation Amended by Act to amend the Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act (No. 433 of 1998). Legislation | Finland | 1998 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Pests/diseases, Timber Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act to amend the Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act (No. 201 of 2011). Legislation | Finland | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Biological control agents Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act to amend section 7a of the Forest Insect and Fungi Damage Prevention Act. Legislation | Finland | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Pests/diseases, Biosecurity, Pesticides, Biological control agents Source: FAO, FAOLEX