Law No. 3.187 establishing the Forestry Tax. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio de Janeiro Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Classification/declassification Concession Environmental fees/charges Forestry protection measures Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication. Abstract This Law, composed of 13 articles and one Annex, establishes the Forestry Tax. The Tax is aimed at granting economic sustainability to the Policy Forestry. The Law rules on: activities subject to tax, definition of taxable forest products and sub-products, subjects required to pay the tax, the criteria for defining the tax value. Finally, the Law authorises the State Government to prepare the implementing Regulation. The Annex provides a list of the products and materials. Full text Portuguese Website www.governo.rj.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Law No. 1.315 instituting the Forestry Policy in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Legislation | Brazil | 1988 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX