Law No. 3747 ratifying the Convention on the European Forest Institute. Country/Territory Greece Document type Legislation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 28, Part I, 19 February 2009, pp. 1129-1140. Subject Forestry Keyword Access-to-information Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Data collection/reporting Environmental planning Forest management/forest conservation International organization Research Timber Policy/planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This law ratifies the Convention on the European Forest Institute which was signed in Joensuu (Finland) on 28 August 2003 (article 1 of the present law). The Parties to this Convention have agreed to establish the European Forest Institute as an international organization. It shall have its seat in Joensuu, Finland. The purpose of the Institute is to undertake research on the pan-European level on forest policy, including its environmental aspects, on the ecology, multiple use, resources and health of European forests and on the supply of and demand for timber and other forest products and services in order to promote the conservation and sustainable management of forests in Europe. The law, consisting of three articles (ratification, amendments to the Convention and entry into force), adopts all its provisions. The amendments mentioned in article 17 to the Convention shall be ratified in compliance with the current constitutional requirements of Greece (article 2). Full text Greek Website www.et.gr