Ministerial Decree No. 1004 regarding validation of the Regulation on State Committee for Timber Industry, Cellulose and Paper and Woodwork Industry. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Timber extraction/logging Standards Certification 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 State Committee for Timber Industry, Cellulose and Paper and Woodwork Industry (GOSKOMLESPROM of Russia) is a Federal Executive Body entitled to carry out state policy in the field of timber industry, cellulose and paper and woodwork industry and to carry out state regulation, intra-branch and inter-departmental coordination in the sphere of timber industry of Russia. The main tasks and functions of the Committee are: 1) formation of state policy for timber industry and its realization in timber industry organizations irrespectively of the form of property; 2) participation in the formation and realization of the proposals regarding rational use of forest resources taking into account reforestation and environmental protection requirements; 3) elaboration of the drafts of federal intergovernmental special programs for the industry; 4) formation of the strategy for carrying out research; 5) assistance in carrying out arrangements for modernization of timber industry; 6) standardization and certification in timber industry complex. Full text Russian