Decree-Law No. 66/2017 establishing the legal regime for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF). Pays/Territoire Portugal Type du document Législation Date 2017 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Diário da República No. 113, 12 June 2017. Sujet Forêts Mot clé Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Financement Mesures de protection des forêts Planification environnementale Utilisation durable Certification Politique/planification Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Résumé This Decree-Law, consisting of 15 articles, establishes the legal regime for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF), which are private companies incorporated under the terms of the Cooperative Code or under the Commercial Companies Code, whose corporate purpose is forestry management and exploitation. The EGF aims at promoting and facilitating the joint management of forest areas, preferably in the small parcels, according to the principles of sustainable forest management, through the constitution of exploration areas that allow the valuation and adequate profitability of the related assets. Recognized EGFs have a maximum period of two years from the date of their recognition to start the forest certification process, within the framework of internationally accepted certification systems, namely the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) or the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and must obtain their certificate by the end of the third year of recognition. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.dre.pt Références - Législation Implementé par Order No. 63/2018 establishing the procedures for the recognition of forest management entities (EGF) and forest management units (UGF), as well as the criteria for assessing their management capacity, as provided for in Decree-Law No. 66/2017. Législation | Portugal | 2018 Mot clé: Institution, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Mesures de protection des forêts, Planification environnementale, Utilisation durable, Questions de procédures, Politique/planification Source: FAO, FAOLEX