License for the collection and commercialization of pine cones of Pinus pinea (Catalonia)
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)
Related to
• Regulation of harvesting and commercialization of pine cones of Pinus pinea (Catalonia) (1991)
| Instrument | |
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Policy area | Forestry |
| Affected activity | Harvesting/Production, Marketing/trade |
| Affected actors | Landowner/land manager, Picker/harvester/hunter, Processor |
| Products | Nuts |
| Subject | NWFP |
| Promoter/initiator | Public |
| Zone | South West Europe |
| Countries | Spain |
| Regions (NUTS 2) | Catalonia |
| Focus on NWFP | Direct |
| Instrument type | Regulatory |
| Legal status | Binding |
| Geographical scope | Regional |