Regional Law No. 17 regarding protection of green plantations. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Moscow Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Afforestation/reforestation 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 Entry into force notes The Regional Law enters into force from the date of its first official publication. Abstract This Regional Law regulates legal relations between executive bodies, legal persons and natural persons in the field of conservation and reproduction of green plantations. The Regional Law consists of 7 Sections composed of 19 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-5) lays down general provisions. Section 2 (arts. 6-7) establishes the rights and the duties of natural persons and legal persons in the process of carrying out requirements regarding protection of green plantations. Section 3 (arts. 8-9) regards protection of green plantations in the process of urban construction and entrepreneurial activity. Section 4 (arts. 10-16) establishes economic mechanism of the protection of green plantations. Section 5 (art. 17) establishes liability for the infringement of the requirements regarding protection of green plantations. Article 6 (art. 18) regards control in the sphere of protection of green plantations. Section 7 (art. 19) lays down final provisions. Full text Russian