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Order No. 123 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Regulation on forest management for processing timber and other forest resources.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Timber Processing/handling
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
Abstract

This Order establishes the requirements for processing timber and other forest resources. Public and municipal forest plots shall be leased to citizens and legal persons for processing timber and other forest resources, and shall be managed in accordance with regional forest plans and forestry regulations. Timber processing facilities shall be located on non-forested plots of land or, if no such plots exist, on non-renewable cutting areas, fire-sites, wasteland or glades. The following shall be prohibited on land leased: (a) work or construction that damages or swamps forest areas; (b) littering up; (c) emission of chemical or radioactive pollution; and (d) passage of vehicles or other machines through unauthorized routes.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.forestforum.ru