Order No. 56 of the Forest, Fisheries and Hunting Committee validating the Regulation on the protection of forests against pests and diseases. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Pests/diseases Forest management/forest conservation Land clearing Marking/identification Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Order sets sanitary requirements for forest management with a view of conservation of forest species, prevention of damage caused to forests by pests and diseases and of more efficient use of timber and non-timber resources. The following sanitary and hygienic forest arrangements must be carried out regularly: (a) selection sanitary felling; (b) final sanitary felling; (c) land clearing; (d) felling of extraneous forest species, shrubbery and vegetation causing propagation of forest diseases. Sanitary and hygienic arrangements must be carried out in the forests of all categories. Allotment of woodcutting areas for sanitary felling shall be carried out in spring-summer period at least a month before woodcutting. Allotment in deciduous forests shall be authorized only in the presence of leaves. All the trees destined for felling must be marked. Full text Russian