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Ministerial Decree No. 455 validating the Regulation on transfer of forest land into the category of non forest land for the purposes not related to forestry and use of forest estate.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Transfer Classification/declassification
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
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Decree enters into force on 1 November 2004.
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of transfer of forest land into the category of non forest land for the purposes not related to forestry and use of forest estate if in accordance with land and forest legislation is not required transfer of forest estate land into other categories. The purposes of transfer of forest land into the category of non forest land shall be as follows: (a) geological exploration, prospecting and mineral extraction; and (b) construction, reconstruction and operation of power transmission lines and pipelines. Transfer shall be authorized exclusively in the presence of the positive opinion of the state environmental audit and it shall be carried out: (a) for the forests of the 1st category by the Government of the Russian Federation upon presentation by the regional executive bodies coordinated with the Federal Forest Service; (b) for the forests of the 2nd and the 3rd categories by regional executive bodies upon presentation by the regional branch of the Federal Forest Service.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.businesseco.ru

References - Legislation

Repeals

Ministerial Decree No. 1200 validating the modalities of transfer of forest land into the category of non forest land for the purposes not related to forestry and use of the stock of forest and (or) expropriation of the stock of forest land.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997

Keyword: Classification/declassification, Expropriation, Forest service/forest officers, Transfer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX