Ordinance implementing the Foresty Seeds Act. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Schleswig-Holstein Document type Regulation Date 2003 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest service/forest officers Inspection Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Planting material/seeds Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 October 2003. Abstract The present Ordinance implements the Federal Forest Seeds Act of 22. Mai 2002 (BGBl. I p. 1658). Article 1 establishes the competences of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Environment and Rural Space in the field of forestry. The text, consisting of 7 articles, deals with the following aspects: competence of the supervisory authorities responsible for forestry seeds and planting material, expert committee, duties of forest owners, penalties and entry into force. One Annex is enclosed. Full text German Website www.schleswig-holstein.de References - Legislation Implements Forestry Seeds Act. Legislation | Germany | 2002 (2015) Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest species, Forestry protection measures, Authorization/permit, International trade, Offences/penalties, Planting material/seeds, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX