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Regulation 215 dated 16.3.2016 establishing “Green Guard” task force to draft emergency measures for the prevention, reduction, and undoing of damages done in public and private forests.

Country/Territory
Albania
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Gazette No. 44, p. 3035.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Institution Public forest Private forest
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

The Green Guard task force is established as a temporary body in charge of issuing emergency measures for the prevention, reduction and undoing of damages in private and public forests in line with Law 5/2016 on the moratorium on forests. Its operations in central, regional, and local levels are headed by the Deputy Minister of Environment. The operational structure is composed of police units from the state police, military police and other armed forces, state inspectorate of Environment and Forests, and tax inspection services. Detailed duties and rules of procedure for technical, logistical, and financial issues will be set forth in a joint order of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Finance.

Full text
Albanian
Website
www.qbz.gov.al; www.ligjet.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 5/2016 proclaiming the moratorium on forests in the Republic of Albania.

Legislation | Albania | 2016

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Private forest, Public forest, Special fund, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Non-timber products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX