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Ministerial Decree No. 647 regarding the calculation and compensation of damages caused to forests resulting from their transfer to a category of land not related to forest management.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Transfer Liability/compensation Protected area
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 January 2005.
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities for calculating and collecting compensation for the transfer of forested areas to a category of land not related to forest management. The amount of payment shall be established in accordance with the basic rate set for a given category of forest, based on the composition and productivity of forest. In the process of calculation, the period of time of the transfer shall also be taken into consideration. Payments for the transfer of forested areas to establish protected areas shall be prohibited.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.government.ru