Decree-Law No. 4-A/91 approving the Forestry Act. Pays/Territoire Guinée-Bissau Type du document Législation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Boletim Oficial da República de Guiné-Bissau (Supplement), No. 43, 29 October 1991, pp. 1-17. Sujet Forêts Mot clé Législation de base Institution Fonds spécial Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Classement/déclassement Feux de forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Infractions/sanctions Autorisation/permis Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Aire géographique Afrique, Pays les moins avances, Atlantique Nord, Sahel, Petits états insulaires en développement, Afrique de l'Ouest Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force the day after publication. Résumé This Decree-Law, approving the Forestry Act, aims for the promotion and rational exploitation of forestry resources within the Guinea-Bissau territory with economic development purposes. It consists of 66 articles establishing the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform authorized forest exploitation under the control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This Decree-Law creates forestry institutions, under the aforementioned Ministry, entitled for carrying out forestry policy and controls on different activities. A special fund is created for forestry sector management. It specifies protected zones, classification procedure, tree marking, etc. It also concerns public and private forest management, tree logging authorization/prohibition and wood sale conditions, specifying the requirements to be met in order to obtain a forestry exploitation licence (duration, terms and conditions). This Decree-Law establishes as well forestry protection measures in order to avoid forest fires and sanctions for offenders. Texte intégral Portugais Références - Législation Implementé par Decree No. 27/91 regulating Tree Logging Fees. Législation | Guinée-Bissau | 1991 Mot clé: Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Commerce international, Classement/déclassement, Royalties/redevances, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 26/91 approving the Regulation of the Forestry Fund. Législation | Guinée-Bissau | 1991 Mot clé: Fonds spécial, Boisement/reboisement, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 15/95 authorizing the General Direction of Forestry and Hunting to give a concession to SOCOTRAM for forestry exploitation and management. Législation | Guinée-Bissau | 1995 Mot clé: Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Concession, Contrat/accord Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 12/95 authorizing the General Direction of Forestry and Hunting to give a concession to FOLBI for forestry exploitation and management. Législation | Guinée-Bissau | 1995 Mot clé: Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Concession, Contrat/accord Source: FAO, FAOLEX Abrogé par Decree-Law No. 5/2011 approving the New Forestry Law. Législation | Guinée-Bissau | 2011 Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Législation de base, Institution, Fonds spécial, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Classement/déclassement, Feux de forêts, Mesures de protection des forêts, Infractions/sanctions, Autorisation/permis, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Source: FAO, FAOLEX