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Forest Certification
Forest certification is carried out in order to ensure ecologically sound, economically beneficial, and socially effective forest management. Forest certification may be voluntary or mandatory (ceased to be in force as of December 4, 2006)1.
Federal Law No. 199-FZ dated December 29, 2004, "On Amending Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with Expanding the Powers of State Authorities of Subjects of the Russian Federation in Matters of Joint Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and Its Subjects, as well as Expanding the List of Local Issues for Municipal Formations," dated December 29, 2004, amended on December 31, 2005, Article 7, Subparagraph 32, ceased to be in force as of December 4, 2006 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2005. No. 1. Art. 25. ↩