Law No. 158/99 on the Forestry inter-professionalism basis. Pays/Territoire Portugal Type du document Législation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts Mot clé Institution Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Service forestier/agents forestiers Mesures de protection des forêts Protection des végétaux Commerce intérieur Commerce international Enregistrement Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Sud Résumé This Law, consisting of 14 articles, establishes the Forestry inter-professionalism basis. The inter-professional organizations of the forestry sector, (OIF), are representative structures of the production, processing, services and commercialization of forestry products. The OIF shall be granted the status of legal person governed by private law and public utility. For each product or group of products, only one inter-professional organization of the national level may be recognized. The objectives of OIF are: contribute to better knowledge and transparency of markets; promote research and development programmes in liaison with public research entities with a view to obtaining a better adaptation to market needs; contribute to and encourage the implementation of training schemes for the professional qualification for work in the forestry sector; develop actions to promote forest products and their associated spaces in the domestic and foreign markets; contribute to quality control in production, service provision, processing and packaging of the final product; encourage the implementation of health and quality control; promote and encourage actions aimed at contributing to the sustainable development of the forest and to safeguarding the associated natural systems; encourage the re-use of forest products for energy purposes, with a view to optimizing the management of energy sources and protecting the environment; develop measures to promote an appropriate balance of supply and demand for the products concerned; contribute to the certification of forest products and the management of the related spaces. The OIF Register is created in the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. Texte intégral Portugais Site web dre.pt Références - Législation Implementé par Decree-Law No. 316/2001 enforcing the bases of forestry inter-professionalism, approved by Law No. 158/99. Législation | Portugal | 2001 Mot clé: Institution, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Service forestier/agents forestiers, Mesures de protection des forêts, Protection des végétaux, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Enregistrement, Mise en application Source: FAO, FAOLEX