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Order No. 23 of the Federal Forest Agency validating Regulation on procurement of soft resin.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Public forest Non-timber products Timber Timber extraction/logging
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 procurement of soft resin shall be considered entrepreneurial activity related to tapping of coniferous stand, storage and transportation thereof. Procurement of soft resin shall be carried out in forests destined for timber extraction. Tapping shall be prohibited in the following cases: (a) forest species that are hotbeds of pests prior to extermination thereof; (b) forests under impact of forest fires, pests and other negative environmental factors; (c) forests where clean cutting and selective cutting of mature and overmature stand for timber extraction is prohibited; and (d) forest plantations for seed purposes and forest genetic reserves. Use of nails and metal clamps for fastening of intake tanks for collection of soft resin to trees shall be prohibited.

Full text
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