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Mandatory Forest Certification
Mandatory forest certification is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on technical regulation. Mandatory forest certification for the level of radionuclide content applies to timber and secondary forest resources harvested within the territory of the forest fund that has been subjected to radiological contamination (ceased to be effective as of 2006-12-04)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 on Matters of Joint Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and Subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as Expanding the List of Local Issues for Municipal Formations" dated December 29, 2004, amended on December 31, 2005, Article 7, subpara. 32, ceased to be effective as of December 4, 2006 // RSZ RF. 2005. No. 1. Art. 25. ↩