Regional Law No. 89-z amending Regional Law No. 55-z “On some issues of regulation of forest relations”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Yaroslavl Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Public forest Royalties/fees Environmental fees/charges 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 Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 8 shall be amended to add the following wording: “In case of expiry of the period of lease contract of public forest plots pertaining to regional ownership and transferred on lease through tender for the period of over ten years with leaseholders that have performed in proper manner lease contracts, the conclusion of a new lease contract shall be done without tender and lease fees shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set forth by the Government of the Russian Federation”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 55-z “On some issues of regulation of forest relations”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 (2010) Keyword: Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products, Forest species, Forest fires, Contract/agreement, Forest management/forest conservation, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX