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Joint Regulation No. NP-4-02/199n of the Ministry of Finance, Federal Treasury Service and Federal Forest Service regarding the main provisions on the modalities and conditions of collecting forest taxes.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Environmental fees/charges Non-timber products Grazing Timber extraction/logging Royalties/fees Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

Forest taxes are imposed on all users of forestry resources except for lease-holders. Forest taxes on preferential terms are established by the Article 73 of the Basic Forestry Legislation. Forest taxes are the fees collected for: standing timber; harvest of soft resin, non-timber products, haymaking, pasturage, industrial harvest of arboreal juices, picking of wild fruits, berries, mushrooms, medicinal herbs, technical raw materials, placing of bee-hives and apiaries and other types of secondary forest use; use of forestry resources for hunting; use of forestry resources for recreation, tourism and sport. Forest taxes include the fees for the use of land of the forest stock.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.law.optima.ru

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 4613-I Basic Forestry Legislation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1993

Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation, Monitoring, Dispute settlement, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regulation No. 25 of the State Tax Service regarding the modalities and terms of payment of the fees for standing timber.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1994

Keyword: Timber, Environmental fees/charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX