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Adopted by the State Duma on November 8, 2006 CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. Key Principles of the Forest Legislation Article 2. Forest Legislation Article 3. Relations Governed by the Forest Legislation Article 4. Parties to Forest Relations Article 5. Notion of Forest Article 6. Lands under Forests Article 7. Forest Parcel Article 8. Ownership Rights for Forest Parcels Article 9. Right for Permanent Use of Forest Parcels (Use for Indefinite Periods), the Right for Limited Use of Other Owners’ Forest Parcels (Easement), the Lease Right to Forest Parcels and the Right for Gratuitous Use of Forest Parcels during Established Periods Article 10. Classification of Forests According to Their Designation Article 11. Stay of Citizens in Forests Article 12. Forest Development Article 13. Forest Infrastructure Article 14. Forest-Processing Infrastructure Article 15. Forest Zoning Article 16. Cutting of Forest Stands Article 17. Selective Cutting and Clear-Cutting of Forest Stands Article 18. Tapping in Forest Stands Article 19. Forest Protection and Renewal Activities Article 20. Property Right to Wood and Other Extracted Forest Resources Article 21. Construction, Reconstruction and Operation of Facilities which are not Related to Forest Infrastructure Development Article 22. Investment Activity in the Area of Forest Development Article 23. Forest Districts and Forest Parks CHAPTER 2. FOREST USE Article 24. General Provisions on Forest Use Article 25. Forest Uses Article 26. Forest Declaration Article 27. Forest Use Restriction Article 28. Forest Use Suspension Article 29. Wood Harvesting Article 30. Wood Harvesting by Citizens for Their Subsistence Needs Article 31. Resin Harvesting Article 32. Harvesting and Collection of Non-Timber Forest Resources Article 33. Harvesting and Collection of Non-Timber Forest Resources by Citizens for Their Subsistence Needs Article 34. Harvesting of Food Forest Resources and Collection of Medicinal Plants Article 35. Harvesting of Food Forest Resources and Collection of Medicinal Plants by Citizens for Their Subsistence Needs Article 36. Forest Use for Game Management Article 37. Use of Forests by Citizens for Amateur and Sporting Hunting Article 38. Forest Use for Farming Article 39. Cultivation of Forest Fruit, Berry, Ornamental and Medicinal Plants Article 40. Use of Forests for Research and Education/Training Article 41. Forest Use for Recreational Activities Article 42. Establishment and Use of Forest Plantations Article 43. Forest Use for Works Related to Geological Exploration of Mineral Resources and Development of Mineral Resource Deposits Article 44. Forest Use for Construction and Operation of Water Reservoirs, Other Man-Made Water Bodies, Water Engineering Facilities and Special-Purpose Ports Article 45. Forest Use for Construction, Reconstruction, and Operation of Power Transmission Lines, Communication Lines, Roads, Pipelines and Other Linear Utilities Article 46. Forest Use for Processing of Wood and Other Forest Resources Article 47. Forest Use for Religious Activities Article 48. Forest Use in Places of Traditional Residence and Economies of Persons Identified as Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation Article 49. Forest Use Report Article 50. Competition Safeguards in the Area of Forest Use CHAPTER 3. FOREST PROTECTION Article 51. General Provisions on Forest Protection Article 52. Forest Protection against Fire Article 53. Fire Safety in Forests Article 54. Forest Pest Management Article 55. Sanitary Safety in Forests Article 56. Forest Pest Monitoring Article 57. Aerial Forest Protection Operations Article 58. Forest Protection from Contamination with Radioactive Substances Article 59. Protection of Rare and Endangered Tree, Shrub, Liana and Other Forest Plant Species Article 60. Forest Protection Report CHAPTER 4. FOREST RENEWAL AND AFFORESTATION Article 61. General Provisions on Forest Renewal Article 62. Reforestation Article 63. Afforestation Article 64. Forest Tending Article 65. Forest Seed Breeding Article 66. Forest Renewal and Afforestation Report CHAPTER 5. FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING Article 67. General Provisions on Forest Management Planning Article 68. Contents of Forest Management Planning Article 69. Planning of Forest Parcels Article 70. Provision of Forest Management Planning Works and Services CHAPTER 6. MAKING PUBLICLY-OWNED AND MUNICIPALLY-OWNED FOREST PARCELS AVAILABLE TO CITIZENS AND LEGAL PERSONS Article 71. Procedures for Making Publicly-Owned and Municipally-Owned Forest Parcels Available to Citizens and Legal Persons Article 72. Lease Agreement for a Publicly-Owned or Municipally-Owned Forest Parcel Article 73. Lease Charge Article 74. Concluding a Lease Agreement for a Publicly-Owned or Municipally-Owned Forest Parcel CHAPTER 7. SALE-PURCHASE CONTRACTS FOR FOREST STANDS Article 75. Sale-Purchase Contract for Forest Stands Article 76. Payment under Sale-Purchase Contracts for Forest Stands Article 77. Concluding a Sale-Purchase Contract for Forest Stands CHAPTER 8. AUCTIONS TO SELL THE RIGHT TO CONCLUDE A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A PUBLICLY-OWNED OR MUNICIPALLY-OWNED FOREST PARCEL OR THE RIGHT TO CONCLUDE A SALE-PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR FOREST STANDS Article 78. General Provisions on Auctions to Sell the Right to Conclude a Lease Agreement for a Publicly-Owned or Municipally-Owned Forest Parcel or the Right to Conclude a Sale- Purchase Contract for Forest Stands Article 79. Arrangements for Auctions to Sell the Right to Conclude a Lease Agreement for a Publicly-Owned or Municipally-Owned Forest Parcel or the Right to Conclude a Sale-Purchase Contract for Forest Stands Article 80. Procedures for Holding Auctions to Sell the Right to Conclude a Lease Agreement for a Publicly-Owned or Municipally-Owned Forest Parcel or the Right to Conclude a Sale- Purchase Contract for Forest Stands CHAPTER 9. POWERS OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNANCE BODIES IN THE AREA OF FOREST RELATIONS Article 81. Powers of the Public Authorities of the Russian Federation in the Area of Forest Relations Article 82. Powers of the Public Authorities of the Subjects of the Russian Federation in the Area of Forest Relations Article 83. Delegation of Certain Powers of the Russian Federation in the Area of Forest Relations to the Public Authorities of the Subjects of the Russian Federation Article 84. Powers of Local Self-Governance Bodies in the Field of Forest Relations CHAPTER 10. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREST USE, PROTECTION AND RENEWAL Article 85. Planning in Forest Use, Protection and Renewal Article 86. Forest Plan of a Subject of the Russian Federation Article 87. Forest Management Regulation Article 88. Forest Development Plan Article 89. State or Municipal Review of the Forest Development Plans Article 90. State Forest Inventory Article 91. State Forest Ledger Article 92. State Cadastral Registration of Forest Parcels Article 93. State Registration of Rights to and Transactions with Forest Parcels CHAPTER 11. PAYMENT FOR FOREST USE, AND FOREST VALUATION Article 94. Payment for Forest Use Article 95. Forest Valuation CHAPTER 12. STATE FOREST INSPECTION AND OVERSIGHT Article 96. State Forest Inspection and Oversight Article 97. State Fire Oversight in Forests Article 98. Municipal Forest Inspection and Oversight in Forest Use, Protection and Renewal CHAPTER 13. LIABILITY FOR FOREST OFFENCES Article 99. Administrative and Criminal Responsibility for Forest Offences Article 100. Compensation for Damage to Forests Caused by a Forest Offence CHAPTER 14. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES RELATED TO FOREST USE, PROTECTION AND RENEWAL Article 101. Settlement of Disputes Related to Forest Use, Protection and Renewal CHAPTER 15. PROTECTION FORESTS AND SPECIAL PROTECTION PARCELS OF FORESTS Article 102. Protection Forests and Special Protection Parcels of Forests Article 103. Legal Regime for Forests within Specially Protected Nature Areas Article 104. Legal Regime for Forests within Water-Conservation Zones Article 105. Legal Regime for Forests which Perform Functions of Protecting Nature and Other Sites Article 106. Legal Regime for High Value Forests Article 107. Legal Regime for Special Protection Parcels of Forests CHAPTER 16. PRODUCTION FORESTS AND RESERVE FORESTS Article 108. Production Forests Article 109. Reserve Forests Unofficial translation from the Russian language. Courtesy of The World Bank. Taken from http://www.rosleshoz.gov.ru/english/docs/ codex/0/Russian_Forest_Code.pdf Official Text: State Duma of the Russian Federation – http://www.duma.gov.ru/cnature/workgroups/ les/les_kod.htm. |