Figure 4. National forest fund structure by type of ownership Over the last decade, with the change of legislation, the type of forest ownership has been constantly changing (Tab. 4). Table 4. The dynamics of the change of type of ownership in the forest fund Surface of the national forest fund Property type Private of Public of the Private of the Year Public of the private (th. ha) territorial territorial state persons and ( %) administration administration (%) legal persons (%) (%) (%) 100 2005 66,3 13,3 - 20,4 (6391) 100 2010 51,3 15,7 1,1 31,9 (6515) 2015 100 (6555) 48,8 16,0 1,4 33,8 The main Forest - related policies and laws are: a) Law no. 46/2008 The Forest Code is the main law governing the forestry regime – in Romania, thus creating the legal, technical and economic framework necessary to ensure a sustainable management of the forests of the country. Elaborated in 2008 (latest version), the Forest Code has undergone numerous modifications aimed at improving the forestry regime (last modification in July 2017). It divides the forest area into: public property of the state and territorial administrative units and also private property of communities and of natural and legal persons (individuals, associations, schools, churches, etc.). b) Law no. 134/2017 regarding the establishment and sanctioning of forest contraventions - this law is aimed at completing the forest code, providing the contraventions to the forest management and administration, integrity of the forest fund, forest protection, forest regeneration and valuation of wood/non-wood products, as well as procedures for findings and sanctions. c) Law no. 100/2010 on the afforestation of degraded lands. The normative act
Figure 4. National forest fund structure by type of ownership Over the last decade, with the change of legislation, the type of forest ownership has been constantly changing (Tab. 4). Table 4. The dynamics of the change of type of ownership in the forest fund Year Surface of the national forest fund (th. ha) ( %) Property type Public of the state (%) Public of the territorial administration (%) Private of the territorial administration (%) Private of private persons and legal persons (%) 2005 100 (6391) 66,3 13,3 - 20,4 2010 100 (6515) 51,3 15,7 1,1 31,9 2015 100 (6555) 48,8 16,0 1,4 33,8 The main Forest - related policies and laws are: a) Law no. 46/2008 – The Forest Code is the main law governing the forestry regime in Romania, thus creating the legal, technical and economic framework necessary to ensure a sustainable management of the forests of the country. Elaborated in 2008 (latest version), the Forest Code has undergone numerous modifications aimed at improving the forestry regime (last modification in July 2017). It divides the forest area into: public property of the state and territorial administrative units and also private property of communities and of natural and legal persons (individuals, associations, schools, churches, etc.). b) Law no. 134/2017 regarding the establishment and sanctioning of forest contraventions - this law is aimed at completing the forest code, providing the contraventions to the forest management and administration, integrity of the forest fund, forest protection, forest regeneration and valuation of wood/non-wood products, as well as procedures for findings and sanctions. c) Law no. 100/2010 on the afforestation of degraded lands. The normative act
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