Resolution No. 217/1 of 2005 declaring a protected forest. Pays/Territoire Liban Type du document Règlement Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 27, 23 June 2005, 2 pp. Sujet Forêts Mot clé Aire protégée Forêt de protection Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Institution Infractions/sanctions Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on 23 June 2005. Résumé This Resolution is composed of 5 articles. Article 1 decrees that the forest of Merjehein-Aqabat Alhusn is a protected forest subject to the provisions provided for in Law No. 558 of 24 July 1996 on the protection of forests. The Department of Rural Development and Natural Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture shall take the necessary legal measures and arrangements for the execution of this Resolution (art. 2). According to article 12 of Law No. 558 article 3 decrees the creation of the Honorary Authority for protected forests. The provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 of Law No. 558, relating to prohibited acts and operations into the boundary of protected areas as well as offences and penalties for transgressors and violators, shall be applicable as soon as this Resolution enters into force (art. 4). Texte intégral Arabe Références - Législation Implemente Law No. 558 of 1996 on forest protection. Législation | Liban | 1996 Mot clé: Forêt de protection, Classement/déclassement, Infractions/sanctions, Politique/planification, Institution, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Source: FAO, FAOLEX