THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 186/2006/QD-TTg
Hanoi, August 14, 2006
 
DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON FOREST MANAGEMENT
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the 2004 Law on Forest Protection and Development;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 23/2006/ND-CP of March 3, 2006, on the implementation of the Law on Forest Protection and Development;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 32/2006/ND-CP of March 30, 2006, on management of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on forest management.
Article 2.- This Decision shall take effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO."
To annul the Prime Minister's Decision No. 08/2001/QD-TTg of January 11, 2001, promulgating the Regulation on management of special-use forests, protection forests and natural production forests.
Article 3.- Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies and presidents of provincial/municipal People's Committees shall have to implement this Decision.
 
 
PRIME MINISTER


Nguyen Tan Dung
 
REGULATION
ON FOREST MANAGEMENT
(Promulgated together with the Prime Minister's Decision No. 186/2006/QD-TTg of August 14, 2006)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Governing scope
This Regulation provides for the organization of management, protection, development and use of special-use forests, protection forests and production forests, including land areas with or without forests, which have been assigned, leased or planned by the State for forestry.
Article 2.- Subjects of application
This Regulation applies to state agencies, organizations, population communities in rural or mountain hamlets and villages or equivalent units (hereinafter called village population communities), domestic households and individuals; overseas Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals involved in the organization of management, protection, development and use of forests in Vietnam.
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