Order No. 125 of the Ministry of Natural Resources validating the Regulation on state and municipal assessment of forest management projects. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Enforcement/compliance Contract/agreement Authorization/permit 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 provides that state and municipal self-government bodies shall undertake state and municipal assessments of forest management projects in order to determine their compliance with forestry operations, regional forest management plans and national forest legislation. Leaseholders managing forests in accordance with permanent (open-ended) lease contracts shall file an application for state and municipal assessment specifying: (a) full data of leaseholder; (b) data, number and registration reference of lease contract; and (c) location, forest area, type and terms of forest management. Assessments shall be carried out within 30 days of receipt of the application. If the assessment reaches a negative conclusion, forest management shall be prohibited. If the assessment reaches a positive conclusion, forest management shall be authorized for the duration of the forest management project. Full text Russian Website www.forestforum.ru