Regulation on the manner for converting forest land into construction land. Country/Territory Bosnia and Herzegovina Territorial subdivision Federation BiH Document type Regulation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Land clearing Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This text entered into force on the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Abstract This Regulation determines the procedural indications on changing the purpose of forest land into construction land. This kind of land use conversion is possible only if it is allowed by the valid spatial plan and its deriving arrangements. Permission to change the purpose of forest land into construction land is issued in the form of a decision, issued by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry, with the prior opinion of the cantonal ministry in charge of forestry, among opinions of the Federal Forestry Administration. Only the owner of the land or the concessionaire can submit a request for changing the purpose of forest land into construction land. Full text Bosnian Website fmpvs.gov.ba References - Legislation Implemented by Regulation ordering the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry to directly execute the decision on the manner of converting of forest land into construction land in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. Legislation | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2013 Keyword: Land clearing, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX