Ministerial Joint Decision No. 125188/361 establishing the Management Body of Evros Delta National Park. Country/Territory Greece Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Efimeris tis Kyverniseos No. 126, Part II, 7 February 2003, pp. 1524 and 1525. Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Inland waters Ecosystem preservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Institution Management/conservation Marine area National parks Protected area Marine protected areas Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes The Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract The Decision sets forth the institutional framework of establishment and operation of the Management Body of Evros Delta National Park. The institution of this Body is established pursuant to article 13 of Law No. 3044/2002. This Joint Decision by the Ministers of Agriculture, Environment and Development, Physical Planning and Public Works, establishes the Management Agency for the administration, management and protection of the region, the number of Board members and the exact constitution of the Agency. The Agency is run by a ten-member governing Council composed of representatives by the Ministry of Environment and Development, Rural Development and Food and Foreign Affairs, the Prefecture of East Macedonia –Thrace, the agricultural and fisheries cooperatives, the municipality of Alexandroupolis, Ftera and Trainopolis, civil society associations and other technical officers. The main purpose of the Management Agency Prespa National Park is to protect and conserve the land and marine area of the estuary of river Evros. The governing Council is also responsible for the issuance of the Regulations of Operation and Management to be published on the Official Gazette with Ministerial Decrees. Full text Greek Website www.et.gr