Law No. LP239/2007 “On flora”. Country/Territory Moldova, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Private forest Forest fires Protection of species Afforestation/reforestation Forest species Local government Public participation Protected area Monitoring Research Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Education Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings International trade Basic legislation Management/conservation Wild flora Ecosystem preservation Endangered species Genetic resources Non-timber products Ownership Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations Entry into force notes This Law enters into force a year after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes the legal basis for the conservation, protection, restoration and use of flora species, as well as the competence of public authorities all levels and scientific institutions in this field. The objects of relations in the field of flora are: (a) higher plants, mosses, lichens and fungi in their natural habitat; (b) higher plants, mosses, lichens and fungi collected in the natural environment, and products obtained from them; (c) derivatives of plant species; (d) collections of wild flora; (e) the growing environment of plant life; and (f) use of flora species. The scope of regulation of this Law covers flora species, growing in natural conditions, as well as wild growing plants kept in artificial environment for the purpose of reproduction and preservation of the genetic fund. The provisions of this Law do not apply to: (a) flora species located within the boundaries of land plots, being the property of foreign states on the territory of the Republic of Moldova; (b) flora species grown in artificial conditions on land plots of public or private property for the purpose of their sale or consumption; and (c) agricultural plants. Flora species can be in public or private ownership. Flora species used in the public interest are objects of exclusively public property. Flora species located on land pertaining to private ownership, and/or legally grown on such land, are private property of land owners. Private ownership of forests and green spaces is possible if they are planted on privately owned lands, in accordance with the Law. This Law establishes competences of the central executive bodies and local government in the field of management of flora species and natural resources, and also the rights and duties of natural and legal persons in the aforesaid sphere. Public participation in the field of protection of flora species shall be performed in the following forms: (a) request of information from public authorities; (b) proposal of measures for rational use of flora species; (c) performance of public environmental audit; and (d) participation in decision-making related to protection of flora species. The following arrangements shall be applied for protection of flora species: (a) adoption of rules and regulations; (b) regulation of the use of flora species; (c) warning, suspension and prohibition of the use of flora species; (d) inclusion of rare, endangered and vulnerable flora species into the national Red Book; (e) reservation of areas for constituting protected areas; (f) creation and registration of wild flora collections; (g) prohibition of agricultural activities in the areas of growing of protected flora species; (h) protection of soil against erosion, siltation, flooding and pollution by waste; (i) prevention and liquidation of fires; (j) monitoring; (k) research; (l) ecological education; (m) regulation of spreading of wild growing flora species; and (n) establishment of legal responsibility for the infringement of rules for conservation, protection and use of flora species. This Law contains X Chapters divided into 41 Articles. Chapter I lays down general provisions. Chapter II establishes competence of public authorities. Chapter III establishes rights and duties of natural and legal persons. Chapter IV regards conservation and protection of flora species. Chapter V regulates distribution and restriction of flora species, import and export thereof. Chapter VI regulates management of flora species. Chapter VII regards registration of flora species. Chapter VIII establishes economic mechanism for rational management of flora species. Chapter IX establishes liability for the infringement of the legislation on flora. Chapter X lays down final and transitional provisions. Full text Russian/Romanian Website www.legis.md