Order No. 347 of the Federal Forest Service validating the Regulation on resin boxing in the forests of the Russian Federation. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Public forest Non-timber products Timber extraction/logging Contract/agreement Forest management/forest conservation 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 regulates resin boxing in the national forests and it shall be binding on all forest managers that collect resin and on all forest owners. Areas of public forest used to collect and box resin shall be deemed areas of compulsory resin boxing. Each area shall be classified as one of three categories according to resin output. Mature and overly mature pinaceous trees in areas of compulsory resin boxing shall have resin boxed before felling. Forest plantations in areas in which main use felling is not scheduled for the next 10 to15 years shall not be subject to resin boxing. The transfer of forest plantations for resin boxing without approved plans of timber extraction and resin boxing shall be prohibited. Resin boxing shall be authorized exclusively in accordance with felling contracts, which must be concluded by 1 January of each year. Full text Russian Website law.optima.ru