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Name of the policy ?:	License for the collection and commercialization of pine cones of Pinus pinea (Catalonia)
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Policy area ?:	Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity and endangered species policies Food safety Forestry Fruit and vegetable regime Intellectual property rights Plant health and biosecurity Product labelling and packaging Research Programmes Green public procurement
Affected actors ?:	Consumer Landowner/land manager Picker/harvester/hunter Processor Producer/beekeeper Retailer SME Wholesaler
Affected activity ?:	Harvesting/Production Innovation/R&D Marketing/trade SME Use/consumption
Products ?:	All NWFP Bark/cork Berries Christmas trees Foliage Fruits Game Herbs/plants Honey and Bee products Minor fauna Moss Mushrooms/truffles Nuts Other NWFP Resin Vegetable NWFP
Subject ?:	Access Edible NWFP Forests NWFP Nature conservation
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Focus ?:	Direct Indirect
Document category ?:	Action plan Convention Directive Fiscal law Fund Instrument Law Policy Programme Regulation Report Resolution Strategy
Instrument type ?:	Regulatory Economic Information
Legal status ?:	Binding Non-binding
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Geographical scope ?:	Local Regional National International
Initiator ?:	Private Public Public/private
Description ?:	'''Brief description of the instrument and its modus operandi''' Free license to harvest and sell pine kernels '''Which problem the instrument is supposed to solve?''' According to the private forest owners association, the pine kernel is very low valued although it has a lot of potential due to the high economic value. Consequently, license is a mean to avoid uncontrolled picking. Source: Revista Catalunya forestal, número 94, diciembre del 2008, artículo sobre los piñones. '''Purpose or main objective / overall goal of the instrument?''' To regulate the harvesting and the harvesting methods of pine kernels (manual or mechanic, the quantities of pine kernels to be left on the tree after recollection, the specie concerned with the exploitation among others things) and also stop the illegal recollection and trade of pine kernels '''Innovation content or potential of the instrument?''' No '''Which laws and regulations support the implement of this instrument?''' Specific law: Order of 5th July 1995 that modifies the Order of 18th of July of 1991 that orders the harvest and trade of pine kernel from Pinus pinea General laws: Spanish Forestry Law 43/2003 of 21st of November and law 10/2006, of 28th of April, by amending the law 43/2003; Catalan Forestry Law 6/1988, 30th of March '''The initiator/promoter of the instrument?''' Government agency: The Catalan Government '''Which organizations are involved in the operationalization of the instrument?''' DAAM (Department of Agriculture) '''What roles do these organisation play in each of them?''' The DAAM is the institution in charge of delivering the pine kernel harvesting license '''How is the overall performance of the instrument?''' License for harvesting and trading pine kernels: // Difficult to assess because it is difficult to obtain good data about pine kernel production and recollection in Catalonia. // Salvador Blanch (expert interview) '''Brief description of the context for the emergence of the instrument''' Pine kernels: to be asked in an interview '''Have any of the items mentioned above changed since the instrument entered into force?''' Yes '''Details''' Pine kernels: the harvesting season changed '''Is there any qualitative or quantitative study of the impacts of the instrument?''' Yes, please specify '''Details''' In process: Pine kernels: there are irregular statistics at the State level on production (no authorisations)
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Affected activity	Harvesting/Production + and Marketing/trade +
Affected actors	Landowner/land manager +, Picker/harvester/hunter + and Processor +
Class	Instrument +
Countries	Spain +
Document category	Instrument +
Encodedname	License_for_the_collection_and_commercialization_of_pine_cones_of_Pinus_pinea_.28Catalonia.29 +
Focus	Direct +
Geographical scope	Regional +
Initiator	Public +
Instrument type	Regulatory +
Lcname	license for the collection and commercialization of pine cones of pinus pinea (catalonia) +
Legal status	Binding +
Name	License for the collection and commercialization of pine cones of Pinus pinea (Catalonia) +
Policy area	Forestry +
Products	Nuts +
Reference ID	553 +
Regions	Catalonia +
Response set	Catalonia Instrument A4 - Agent 1 Land +
Subject	NWFP +
Year	1991 +
Zone	South West Europe +