New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Country/Territory: Brazil
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1965
Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Subject: Forestry
Keyword: Basic legislation Forest management/forest conservation Protected area Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Authorization/permit
Geographical area: Americas, South America
Entry into force notes: This Act enters into force after on 120 days from the date of publication.

Abstract: This Act revokes Forestry Code established by Decree No. 23.793 of 23 January 1934 and establishes a New Forestry Code. It consists of 50 articles concerning the requirements to be satisfied for forests' exploitation and management. It defines protected areas, prohibiting forest exploitation (such as forests in which native people live, primordial forests of Amazon river basin, etc.). This Act also establishes reforestion obligation to be carried out by industrial ventures with high level of tim
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 1.282 regulating articles 15, and 19-21 of New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Legislation | Brazil | 1994 | Repealed

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 292-P approving the model form for obtaining the authorization to light forest fires.

Legislation | Brazil | 1988

Keyword: Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 118-N establishing Maté ('Ilex paraguariensis') exploitation and placing on the market.

Legislation | Brazil | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Coffee/cocoa/tea, Standards, International trade, Crops/grasses, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 139 regulating authorization procedure for forest products' transport (ATPF).

Legislation | Brazil | 1992

Keyword: Transport/storage, Timber extraction/logging

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 13-N regulating logged tree exportation system.

Legislation | Brazil | 1993

Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, International trade, Forest species, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Resolution Conama No. 378 on activities potentially causing environmental impacts at national and regional levels.

Legislation | Brazil | 2006

Keyword: EIA, Environmental planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 1.477 prohibiting the use of huts and tents with commercial purposes within National Park territories.

Legislation | Brazil | 1970

Keyword: Protected area, Management/conservation, National parks, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 74-N establishing tree logging plan in reforested areas.

Legislation | Brazil | 1992

Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Forest service/forest officers

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Order No. 1 regulating Caatinga area management.

Legislation | Brazil | 1994

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Environmental planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 1.298 approving the Regulation of National Forests.

Legislation | Brazil | 1994

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Institution, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 2.661 regulating fire lighting during sylvo-pastoralism activity.

Legislation | Brazil | 1998

Keyword: Agro-forestry, Forest fires, Pastoralism

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 137-N regulating forest resine exploitation in reforested areas.

Legislation | Brazil | 1992

Keyword: Non-timber products, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 97.635 regulating article 27 of New Forestry Code concerning forest fires.

Legislation | Brazil | 1989

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Forest fires

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 5.975 further regulating Forestry Code of 1965 and Law No. 10.650 of 2003 on Sustainable Forest Management, and amending other provisions.

Legislation | Brazil | 2006 | Repealed

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 48 regulating Decree No. 1.282 of 19 October 1994.

Legislation | Brazil | 1995

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Public forest, Forest species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 97.628 regulating article 21 of New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Legislation | Brazil | 1989 | Repealed

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Timber extraction/logging, Private forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Fuelwood

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 98.181 establishing the permanent protected forest of "Mata do Buraquinho" into the State of Paraíba.

Legislation | Brazil | 1989

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 1.846/70 establishing forest protective measures and implementing New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Legislation | Brazil | 1970

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 208-P regulating the transit of motorcycles and other motor-powered vehicles within National Park territories.

Legislation | Brazil | 1982

Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Offences/penalties, National parks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decree No. 1.922 defining Private Nature Reserves (RPPN).

Legislation | Brazil | 1996

Keyword: Protected area, Private forest, Subsidy/incentive, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Offences/penalties, Community management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act No. 7.754 establishing protective measures for forests along river source areas.

Legislation | Brazil | 1989 | Repealed

Keyword: Protected area, Protection forest, Zoning, Timber extraction/logging, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 231-P regulating forest fires according to article 26 of New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Legislation | Brazil | 1988

Keyword: Forest fires, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 149 regulating motorsaw use.

Legislation | Brazil | 1992

Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act No. 5.106 establishing financial incentives to be granted to reforestation projects.

Legislation | Brazil | 1966

Keyword: Subsidy/incentive, Afforestation/reforestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 5.870 adding paragraph "q)" to article 26 of the Law No. 4.771 of 15 September 1965.

Legislation | Brazil | 1973

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Fuelwood

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 9.985 establishing the National System of Protected Areas Management - SNUC.

Legislation | Brazil | 2000

Keyword: EIA, Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Protected area, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Water conservation zone, Biodiversity, Institution, Genetic resources, Management/conservation, Classification/declassification, Subsidy/incentive, Biosphere reserves

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act No. 7.803 amending Forestry Code No. 4.771

Legislation | Brazil | 1989

Keyword: Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Provisional Measure No. 2.080-63 amending the Forestry Code.

Legislation | Brazil | 2001 | Repealed

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Law No. 12.651 on the protection of Native Forests.

Legislation | Brazil | 2012 (2017)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Plant protection, Protected area, Protection forest, Public forest, Right of use, Traditional rights/customary rights, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Family farming, Authorization/permit, Protection of species, Sustainable development, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Water conservation zone, Management/conservation, Wild flora, Zoning, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 12.727 amending Law No. 12.651 on the protection of Native Forests.

Legislation | Brazil | 2012

Keyword: Plant protection, Protected area, Protection forest, Public forest, Right of use, Traditional rights/customary rights, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Sustainable use, Authorization/permit, Sustainable development, Protection of species, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Management/conservation, Wild flora, Zoning, Biodiversity, Wetlands, Coastal zone management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX