| THE PRIME MINISTER | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
| No. 147/2007/QD-TTg | Hanoi, September 10, 2007 |
DECISION
ON A NUMBER OF POLICIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION FORESTS IN THE 2007-2015 PERIOD
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant lo the December 25. 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 23, 2004 Law on Forest Protection and Development;
Pursuant to Resolution No. 73/2006/QH11 of November 29, 2006, of the XIIth National Assembly, the 10th session, on adjustment of the targets and tasks of the project on planting of 5 million hectares of forests;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No. 18/2007/QD-TTg of February 5, 2007, approving Vietnams forestry development strategy to 2020;
At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment,
DECIDES:
Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Guiding viewpoints on development of production forests
1. The State encourages organizations, households and individuals of all economic sectors to invest in planting forests and processing forest products in accordance with the law on forest protection and development.
2. Production forests are multi-purpose forests: planting of production forests aims at increasing incomes of foresters and contributing to environmental and ecological protection.
3. Organizations, households, individuals and communities may invest in and enjoy benefits directly from afforestation, exploitation and processing of timbers and forest products; the State shall provide partial support in terms of initial expenses to encourage forest development, concurrently pay for part of the environmental value brought about by planted forests, and offset the profit deficit caused by the silvicultures particularities.
4. Development of production forests must be attached with processing and consumption of forest products so as to keep silviculture stable and ensure its sustainable development.
5. Priority shall be given to support various economic sectors to invest in planting production forests in special difficulty-hit communes so as to create a momentum for forestry development in these communes. Special priority shall be given to support investment in planting of production forests in the Northwestern region, the Central Highlands and mountainous districts of the central provinces.
Article 2. Objectives of development of production forests
1. To plant 2 millions hectares of production forests or 250,000 ha a year on average (including areas to be reforested after exploitation).
2. To create jobs and increase incomes of mountainous inhabitants so as to stabilize their life.
3. To facilitate the formulation as well as long-term and stable development of silvicultural markets, including seed supply and technical service markets, forest product processing markets and consumption markets.
Article 3. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. Domestic organizations, households, individuals and communities operating under Vietnamese law that plant production forests, exploit of process forest products.
2. Projects governed by the Governments Decree No. 151/20067ND-CP of December 20, 2006, and ODA-funded planted forests are not subject to this Decision.
Article 4. Interpretation of terms
1. Post-investment support means a form of support under which organizations, households, individuals and communities with land planned for production forests organize afforestation by themselves and get paid by the State in accordance with this Decision after their planted forests are taken over after test.
2. Investment support means a form of partial support with investment capital from the state budget for organizations, households, individuals and communities to plant forests.
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