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Order No. 162 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on forest management related to processing of timber and other forest resources.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2010
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Timber Timber extraction/logging Protection forest
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 that for timber extraction and processing plots of public and municipal forests shall be allotted to natural and legal persons on lease and in case envisaged by federal legislation plots of forests pertaining to public property can be allotted to federal state institutions for timber extraction and processing for permanent (open-ended) management. Wood processing infrastructure shall be created on the plots of land allotted for timber extraction and processing. Creation of wood processing infrastructure shall be prohibited in protection forest. Disturbed land or polluted soil as a result of timber extraction and processing shall be subject to recultivation.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.garant.ru