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Regulation on forestation.

Regulations
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

The present Regulation provides guidelines to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry on planning afforestation activities: (i) Preparation of afforestation projects; (ii) Selection of areas for afforestation; (iii) Organizing forest - social community relations; and (iv) Preparation of annual programs and location distribution tables. One year prior to afforestation, all trees and shrubs that are classified as non-economic will be cleared from the area.

Law amending the Law on pastures No. 4342.

Legislation
Turkey
Western Asia
Asia

Articles 6, 9, 14, 30 have either been amended or new paragraphs have been added. The present Law also amends new articles of the Village Law of 1924, the Law on Natural Disasters 1959, and the Tourism Incentives Act of 1982. The formation of the technical teams is re-defined. The in-forest pastures and grazelands are re-defined by a committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and cannot be used for any other purposes unless their allocation purposes are modified.

Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians.

International Conventions or Treaties
Romania
Poland
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
Europe

The Convention applies to the Carpathian region to be defined by the Conference of the Parties. Each Party may extend the application of this Convention and its Protocols to additional parts of its national territory by making a declaration to that effect. The Parties shall pursue a comprehensive policy and cooperate for the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians with a view to inter alia improving quality of life, strengthening local economies and communities, and conservation of natural values and cultural heritage.

Regional Act No. 11 amending and supplementing Regional Act No. 42 on forestry.

Legislation
Italy
Europe
Southern Europe

Particular amendments are hereby laid down to Regional Act No. 42 on forestry, with regard to the approval procedure for the programme on forestry and the implementation of projects. Article 11 on the fire-fighting service is replaced by the text laid down in article 5 hereto.

Amends: Regional Act No. 42 on forestry. (1998-11-10)

Ministerial Decree No. 127 regarding minimum tariffs for allocation of standing timber.

Regulations
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

Minimum tariffs for allocation of standing timber are applicable to allocation of timber for the main use felling in the public forests of the Russian Federation. In the course of timber extraction for intermediate use the tariffs must be reduced in the following manner: in case of thinning out and selective sanitary felling to 50 percent, in case of other intermediate use to 30 percent. Minimum tariff includes land tax for forest land. Minimum tariffs differ by main and secondary forest species, forest taxation areas and zones, by groups of timber species and by transportation distance.

Crown Lands and Forests Act (S.N.B. 1980, c. C-38.1).

Legislation
Canada
Americas
Northern America

This Act concerns the management of Crown lands, i.e. all or any part of the lands vested in the Crown that are under the administration and control of the Minister and includes any water upon or under the surface of such lands and of forest and forest resources. The Act provides for surveys, for alienation and acquisition of land, including leases of Crown lands and acquisition of land by the Minister. The Act also provides for Crown timber licences, sub-licences and timber permits, the sale of timber and related royalties.

Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Declaration of Protected Forests) Order (S.I. No. 31 of 1986).

Regulations
Saint Lucia
Americas
Caribbean

The Minister declares under section 21 of the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Ordinance Protected Forests for purposes of protection against storms, winds, rolling stones, floods, landslides, prevention of soil erosion and the deposit of mud, stones, etc. on agricultural land, prevention of wastage of resources of timber and for securing the proper management of timber lands, the maintenance of water supplies in springs, rivers, canals and reservoirs, the protection of specified works, and the preservation of health.

Forest, Soil and Water Conservation (Declaration of Forest Reserves) Order (S.I. No. 53 of 1984).

Regulations
Saint Lucia
Americas
Caribbean

The Minister declares under section 19 of the Forest, Soil and Water Conservation Ordinance Forest Reserves for purposes of protection against storms, winds, rolling stones, floods, landslides, prevention of soil erosion and the deposit of mud, stones, etc. on agricultural land, prevention of wastage of resources of timber and for securing the proper management of timber lands, the maintenance of water supplies in springs, rivers, canals and reservoirs, the protection of specified works, the preservation of health, and the protection of slopes over 35° of inclination.

Ley Nº 1.314 - Código Rural.

Legislation
Argentina
Americas
South America

La presente Ley contiene el Código Rural, el cual constituye el conjunto ordenado y sistemático de las normas administrativas, reglamentarias, de policía y jurisdiccionales de aplicación en el orden rural. Fija asimismo las normas que rigen el ejercicio, los derechos y obligaciones derivados de la actividad rural en cualquiera de sus especializaciones. El libro I se refiere a las personas rurales.

Law on state and local property.

Legislation
Mongolia
Eastern Asia
Asia

The purpose of this Law is to regulate relations arising from the matters of powers of the legislative and executive organs concerning ownership rights on state and local property, level of authority of a legal person with state property and its administration, principle and regulations of activity of an organ implementing policy on state property.