Law No. 260-Z amending some legislative acts. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Cultivated plants Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Environmental audit Plant protection Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force six months after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 5 of the Forest Code (Law No. 420-Z) shall be amended to add the following wording: “Forest management projects, amendments and addenda thereto must pass state environmental expertise in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on state environmental expertise.” Article 19 of Plants Act (No. 205-Z of 2003) shall be amended to add the following wording: “The authorized national state institutions, territorial branches thereof, local self-government and local executive bodies for the purpose of ensuring state security, environmental protection, protection of the objects of historical and cultural heritage, ensuring rights and legal interests of natural and legal persons, and also in cases envisaged by this Law and other national legislative acts, restrictions and ban on transactions and circulation of plant species.” Full text Russian Website ng.by References - Legislation Amends Forest Code (Law No. 420-Z). Legislation | Belarus | 2000 (2005) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products, Ecosystem preservation, National parks, Cultural heritage, Protected area, Biodiversity, Hunting/capture, Tourism Source: FAO, FAOLEX Plants Act (No. 205-Z of 2003). Legislation | Belarus | 2003 (2004) Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Plant production, Quarantine, Prohibited crops, Protected area, Endangered species, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX