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Order No. 50 of the Federal Forest Service validating the Regulation on fees for extraction of standing timber.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber Timber extraction/logging Forest species Fuelwood 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 establishes that fees for timber extraction of standing timber shall be applicable to main use felling and other types of felling of forest stock, except for forests previously owned by agricultural organizations. In case of timber extraction by means of intermediate felling, including thinning and sanitary felling, fees shall be reduced by 50 percent and for other types of intermediate felling fees shall be reduced by 30 percent. Rates of fees for standing timber shall vary according to forest species, timber, industrial wood and fuel wood. Fees shall be calculated for final harvesting on 1 hectare from 100,1 to 150 cubic metres and with a downhill gradient of 20 degrees.

Full text
Russian
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