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Ordinance amending the Forest Protection Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Austria
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 196, 21 March 1995, pp. 3379 and 3380.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber Pests/diseases Inspection International trade Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe
Abstract

The amendments of the above-mentioned Ordinance (BGBl. 245/1995) concern, inter alia, replacement of article 4 on monitoring of sick wood. If the wood is rotten, it has to be treated at once at the destination place. The inspection of imported wood can be ordered by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry. A fee has to be paid by the owner of the wood.

Full text
German