Ministerial Decree No. 224 validating the Regulation on allotment of the plots of forest estate for free use. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Contract/agreement Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of allotment of the plots of forest estate by decision of the regional executive bodies by presentation of the regional branch of the Federal Forest Service for free use. In accordance with free use contract a plot of forest estate shall be allotted by the federal forestry to a forest manager for one or more types of forest management for the period of up to 49 years. The free use contract shall be subject to state registration and shall become Full text Russian Website www.businesseco.ru