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Order No. 12 of the Committee on Forestry and Hunting validating the Regulation on transfer of unforested land to forested land within state forest fund.

Regulations
Kazakhstan
Russia
Central Asia

This Order establishes that transfer of unforested land to forested land within state forest fund shall be carried out by public forest owner in accordance with the modalities set by this Governmental Order. Felling areas, burnt forest areas, grassy glades and areas of dead vegetation shall be subject to transfer to forested land category after afforestation and reforestation arrangements or natural afforestation and reforestation. Transfer shall be carried out after inspection of the areas by the officials of the authorized forestry institution.

Governmental Decree No. 11/2011 (II.22.) Korm. containing rules on asset register of the National Land Fund.

Regulations
Hungary
Eastern Europe
Europe

The asset register of state-owned agricultural, forestry and other lands must be kept by the National Land Fund Managing Organization. This Decree determines the kind of information to be included in the register, such as data regarding the location of the property or information regarding rights and obligations on a property.

Implements: Act No. LXXXVII of 2010 on the National Land Fund. (2013-05-02)

National Park Estate (Riverina Red Gum Reservations) Act, 2010 (Act No. 22).

Legislation
May, 2010
Australia

This Act aims at transferring to the national park estate certain river red gum State forest lands in the Riverina area; enabling the transfer to Aboriginal ownership and conservation of certain other State forest lands in the Riverina area; enabling forestry operations to continue on land in the Riverina area remaining as State forest; enabling the collection of firewood for non-commercial purposes to continue in areas reserved as national or regional parks; etc.

Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (Act No. 126).

Legislation
Australia
Oceania

This Act, consisting of 156 sections divided into twelve Parts and completed by one Schedule, establishes a comprehensive set of legislative provisions dealing with state conservation and land management matters. It establishes a number of statutory bodies including the Conservation Commission of Western Australia, the Marine Parks and Reserves Authority, and the Marine Parks and Reserves Scientific Advisory Committee, and it defines their composition, and functions and powers.

Forestry Commissioners (Climate Change Functions) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. No. 77 of 2012).

Regulations
United Kingdom
Europe
Northern Europe

This Order amends section 1 of the Forestry Act 1967 by modifying, in accordance with section 59 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, the functions of the Forestry Commissioners, to enable and require them to use land in Scotland placed at their disposal in the such a way as to contribute to the delivery of the climate change targets which are set in or under that Act.

Implements: Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 Asp 12). (2009-08-04)
Amends: Forestry Act 1967 (Chapter 10). (1991-07-25)

Law No. 169-Z “On the objects pertaining to exclusive state property and types of activities that can be carried out exclusively by the state.”

Legislation
Belarus
Eastern Europe
Europe

The scope of this Law shall be to protect public interests with a view of ensuring territorial integrity, national, economic and energetic security, social protection of the population, environmental protection, rational management of natural resources and conservation of historical and cultural heritage.

Loi sur les forêts et la protection contre les catastrophes naturelles (LFCN).

Legislation
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

La présente loi a pour buts d’exécuter la législation forestière fédérale, de désigner les autorités d’application et de fixer leurs compétences. Elle vise également: a) à favoriser une gestion optimale des forêts; b) à promouvoir l’utilisation du bois d’origine indigène; c) à assurer un traitement sylvicole adapté aux conditions naturelles et aux fonctions de la forêt.

Règlement sur les forêts et la protection contre les catastrophes naturelles (RFCN).

Regulations
Switzerland
Europe
Western Europe

Le présent règlement met en exécution la loi du 2 mars 1999 sur les forêts et la protection contre les catastrophes naturelles. Le texte comprend 92 articles répartis en 9 chapitres comme suit: Dispositions générales (1er); Protection des forêts contre les atteintes de l’homme (2); Protection contre les catastrophes naturelles (3); Entretien et exploitation des forêts (4); Formation professionnelle, vulgarisation et information (5); Mesures d’encouragement (6); Forêts domaniales (7); Dispositions pénales (8); Dispositions finales (9).

Resolución Nº 629 - Requisitos y procedimiento para la sustracción de áreas de reserva forestal para programas de reforma agraria y desarrollo rural.

Regulations
Colombia
Americas
South America

La presente Resolución tiene como objeto establecer los requisitos y el procedimiento para la sustracción de zonas de reserva forestal, de conformidad con los estudios realizados por el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, para su utilización en explotación diferente a la forestal, con el propósito de adelantar los programas de reforma agraria y desarrollo rural, así como también para los fines de atención, asistencia y reparación integral a las víctimas del conflicto armado interno.

Federal Law No. 117-FZ amending Federal Law No. 123-FZ “Technical Regulation of fire safety”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

Article 69 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Separation distance shall ensure non-proliferation of fires from forest species in forest areas (forest parks) to edifices and constructions located: (a) outside forest area (forest park); (b) within forest area (forest park); and (c) from forest species outside forest area (forest park) to edifices and constructions”.

Amends: Federal Law No. 123-FZ “Technical Regulation of fire safety”. (2008-07-22)

Regional Law No. 144-ZTO “On forestry taxes and lease payments for the management of public forest”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law establishes that forestry taxes and lease payments shall be collected for: (a) allotment of standing timber; (b) procurement of edible and non-edible non-timber products; (c) agro-forestry; (d) use of forest fund (public forest) for hunting management; and (e) recreational use of forests, including tourism, sport and culture. Forestry taxes shall include taxes for forest land management.