Order No. 10/161 of 1999 of Chairman of State Forestry Department of Georgia on Charter on Protective Cuts Country/Territory Georgia Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source 270.013.003.982 Subject Forestry, Water Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Forestry protection measures Timber Soil conservation/soil improvement Freshwater resources management Groundwater Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Order regulates protective cutting of forests. It consists of eleven chapters: General provisions (I); Characteristics of protective cuts in groves of a variety of function, composition, form, age structure and timber types (II); Methods of protective cuts and selection of trees that need to be cut (III); Protective cuts in a grove (IV); Requirements imposed on protective cuts (V); Technics of protective cuts (VI); Planning protective cuts (VII); Assigning areas for protective cuts (VIII); Clearing out cut timber (IX); Control of conducting and quality of protective cuts (X); and Liability regarding protective cuts (XI). The purposes of protective cutting include protecting soil and water, improving sanitary-hygiene and other beneficial characteristics; improving the species and structure of groves; and increasing use of timber in a unit of surface area. Full text Georgian Website matsne.gov.ge