Order No. 529 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the form of forest declaration and the modalities of filling it. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Contract/agreement 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 forest declaration shall be submitted annually by the persons who were assigned the plots of forests on condition of permanent (open-ended) forest management or lease to the local self-government that has conceded the plot of forest no less than 10 days before the projected date of operation. Forest declaration shall contain the following information: (a) complete data of forest manager – legal person or natural person; (b) date and number of contract; (c) declared period of management; and (d) denomination of the body that has validated forest development project. Annex 1 contains the form of forest declaration. Full text Russian Website www.forestforum.ru