Ministerial Decree No. 579 validating the Regulation on the documentation for the re-categorization of forest stock land. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Public forest Public land Transfer 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 Regulation enters into force on 1 November 2004. Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes the documentation required for the re-categorization of forestland, and shall be applicable to public forests and public land. The list of documentation shall include: (a) application by natural persons, or by legal persons of a local self-government body, to the territorial branch of the Federal Forest Service specifying the actual use of the plot of forest stock and proposed use of such land; (b) map of the plot of land; (c) decision of the territorial branch of the Federal Forest Service approving the selection of the plot of land to be re-categorized; (d) land survey act issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources; (e) calculation of losses to forestry due to re-categorization of forestland for other purposes; (f) environmental impact assessment; (g) positive conclusions of the state environmental audit; (h) copy of land registration certificate; and (i) decision by the Federal Forest Agency regarding the proposed re-categorization. Full text Russian Website www.forest.ru