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EU & European countries
- Biodiversity strategy for 2020 (2011)
- Birds directive (2009)
- COST
- Commission Regulation of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (2006)
- Council Directive of 20 December 2001 relating to fruit jams jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree intended for human consumption (2001)
- Council Directive of 20 September 2001 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (2001)
- Council Regulation of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products and amending act (2007)
- Council Regulation of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (2007)
- Council Regulation on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora (1996)
- Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labeling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs (2000)
- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the labelling presentation and advertising of foodstuff (2000)
- EU Ecolabel (2009)
- Europe 2020
- Green public procurement (2011)
- Habitats directive (1992)
- Intellectual property rights
- International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
- JEREMIE
- Natura2000 (2000)
- REGULATION (CE) No 629/2008 (02/07/2008) amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (2008)
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs. (2004)
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2012)
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin (2005)
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 concerning novel foods and novel food ingredients (1997)
- Regulationof the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 concerning consumer information on foodstuffs (2011)
- Seventh Framework Programme (2006)
- The Alpine Convention
- The Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)
- The EU Forest Action Plan (2006)
- The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2005)
- The European Forest Strategy (1998)
- The European Regional Development Fund (2006)
- The Fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (2003)
- The Rural Development Policy
- The Second Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (1993)
- The Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (2011)
- The Third Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (1998)
- The new EU Forest Strategy (2013)
UN & UNECE countries
Austria
National
- Forest Act: harvesting regulations (Austria) (1987)
- Forstgesetz 1975 (Forest Act 1975, Austria)
- Mushroom regulation in Forest Act (1987)
Regional
Styria (5 policies)
- Associations for joint marketing
- Associations for joint production
- Christmas tree label of origin
- Styrian Hunting Act (1986)
- Styrian hunting law
Finland
National
- Act on the Defence Forces, 2007 (Finland) (2007)
- Animal Welfare Act, 1996 (Finland) (1996)
- Antiquities Act, 1963 (Finland) (1963)
- Assembly Act, 1999 (Finland) (1999)
- Border Guard Act, 2005 (Finland) (2005)
- Cross-Country Traffic Act, 1995 (Finland) (1995)
- Cross-country Traffic Decree, 1996 (Finland) (1996)
- Decree on mire protection areas, 1981 (Finland) (1981)
- Environmental Protection Decree, 2000 (Finland) (2000)
- Environmental protection Act, 2000 (Finland) (2000)
- Everymans' rights (Finland)
- Fishing Act, 1982 (Finland) (1982)
- Food Act, 2006 (Finland) (2006)
- Food Development Cluster of Finland (Finland) (2007)
- Forest Act, 1996 (Finland) (1996)
- Game Animal Damages Act, 2009 (Finland) (2009)
- Government Decree amending the Nature Conservation Decree 2005 (Finland) (2005)
- Hunting licence (Finland)
- Income earned from mushroom and berry sales is tax-free
- Land use and building act, 1999 (Finland) (1999)
- Law on Amending the Penal Code, 1990 (Finland) (1990)
- Law on protected areas
- Mining Act, 2011 (Finland)
- National Forest Programme, 2015 (Finland) (2015)
- Natural Resources Strategy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2002 (Finland) (2002)
- Nature conservation act, 1996 (Finland) (1996)
- Nature conservation decree, 1997 (Finland) (1997)
- Public Order Act, 2003 (Finland) (2003)
- Rescue Act, 2011 (Finland) (2011)
- State of Finland forest 2012, based on the Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management, 2012 (Finland) (2012)
- Tax free income (Finland)
- Territorial Surveillance Act, 2000 (Finland)
- The Arctic Flavours Association (Finland) (1993)
- The Constitution of Finland, 1999 (Finland) (1999)
- The Criminal Code, 1889 (Finland) (1889)
- The Hunting Act, 1993 (Finland) (1993)
- The Private Roads Act, 1962 (Finland) (1962)
- The Waste Act, 2011 (Finland) (2011)
- The Water Act, 2011 (Finland) (2011)
- The Water Traffic Act, 1996 (Finland) (1996)
Germany
National
- Forest Strategy 2020
- Forest certification (FSC) (1994)
- National Act for nature and landcape conservation (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz)
- National Forest Act 1975 (Bundeswaldgesetz)
- Nature Conservation Act (2010)
Regional
Lower Saxony (7 policies)
- Federal Hunting Act Lower Saxony
- Federal State Hunting Act of Lower Saxony
- Niedersächsisches Gesetz über den Wald und die Landschaftsordnung NWaldLG
- Niedersächsisches Jagdgesetz NJagdG
- Subsidies for the installation of bee hives, for the purchase of extraction equipment, and support measures for carrying out analysis of honey
- Tax exemption for selling honey or bees
- Training of beekeepers on different aspects
Italy
National
- Civil Code (Italy)
- Fiscal Law on Truffle Commercialization C. 41/05 (Italy)
- Forest Framework Law (2001)
- Framework Programme for the Forest Sector
- Hunting Derogation Law 221/02
- Law 752/1985 (Italy) (1985)
- Law on Forest and mountain areas (1923)
- Mushroom Law 352/93 (Italy)
- National Hunting Law 157/92 (Italy)
- Regulations on sale of fresh mushrooms (1995)
- Second Mushroom Law 376/95 (Italy)
- Tax exemption
- Tax exemption for selling for any NWFP (and agricultural products) producers/harvester earning less than 7700€/year
- Truffle law 752/85
- VAT reimbursement (70 JL)
- VAT reimbursement for NWFP producers (1970)
Regional
Trentino-South Tyrol (5 policies)
- Certification label of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
- Collection permits
- Mushroom picking license
- Quality label for medicinal and aromatic plan
- Torggelen (chestnut-wine touristic package)
Local
Trentino-South Tyrol (19 policies)
- Hunters actions for environmental restauration
- Hunters actions for environmental restoration
- Hunting licenses
- Informal agreements between FO and collectors
- MAP law 41-148/08
- Payments for recreational harvest activity
- RDP Measure 214: landscape maintenance
- RDP Measure 227: chestnut forest maintenance
- RDP measure 111: education program to cultivate minor fruits
- RDP measure 123: production of fruits
- RDP measure 132: support to the high quality product production
- RDP measure 214: opportunities for berries
- Südtirol Hunting Law 141/87
- Südtirol NWFP Harvesting Law 6/10
- Trentino Forest Law 11/07
- Trentino Hunting Law 24/91
- Trentino Mushroom Law 16/91
- Trentino NWFP Law 23-25/09
- Wild game damage compensations
Portugal
National
- Decree-Law No. 124/2006 Regulation the National Forest Protection System
- Decree-Law No. 127/2005 Establishment of Forestry Intervention Areas (ZIF). (2005)
- Decree-Law No. 16/2009 Legal regime for forestry management planning and intervention (2009) (2009)
- Decree-Law No. 169/2001 Establishment of Protective measures of Cork Oak and Holm Oak stands (2001)
- Decree-Law No. 2/2011 Hunting law (Portugal) (2011)
- Decree-Law No. 20/ 2009 Transfer of functions to municipalities and constitution of forestry technical offices (2009)
- Decree-Law No. 33/96 Forest Policy Law (Portugal) (1996)
- Decree-Law No. 5/2011 Establishment of measures to promote production and exploitation of forest biomass. (2011)
- Decree-Law No. 565/99 Species that can be used in Portugal (1999)
- Decree-Law No. 63/2004 Institution of the Permanent Forestry Fund (2004)
- Decree-Law No. 96/2013 Legal regime for forestry management planning and intervention (2013)
- Forest Certification (Forest Management and Chain of custody) (1999)
- Forest Regime
- Hunting law (Portugal) (2004)
- Improvement of stand productivity (2007)
- Modernization and Qualification of Forest Companies (2007)
- Multifunctional Management for Forest Stands (2007)
- National Forest Strategy (2006, Portugal) (2006)
- National Plan for Forest Protection against fires (PNDFCI). (2006)
- Programme for rehabilitation of cork Oak and Holm Oak "Montados"
- Regulation of Municipal Plans of Forest Protection against fires (PMDCI)
- Ruling on Forestry Intervention Areas (ZIF)
- Second Amendments to Decree-Law No. 124/2006 on National Forest Protection System
Regional
Alentejo Region (5 policies)
- Decree No. 16/2006 Regulation of the Regional Forestry Plan of Ribatejo (PROF Ribatejo)
- Decree No. 18/2006 Regulation of the Regional Forestry Plan of Baixo Alentejo (PROF BA)
- Decree No. 36/2007 Regulation of the Regional Forestry Plan of Central Alentejo (PROF AC)
- Decree No. 37/2007 Regulation of the Regional Forestry Plan of Alto Alentejo (PROF AA)
- Decree No. 39/2007 Regulation of the Regional Forestry Plan of Alentejo Litoral (PROF AL)
Local
Alentejo Region (11 policies)
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Baixo Sorraia”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Charneca da Calha do Grou”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Chouto e Parreira”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Divor”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Erra”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Marvão”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Ribeiras da Lamarosa e Magos e da Charneca de Muge”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “São Bartolomeu da Serra”.
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Ulme e Vale de Cavalos”
- Institution of the Forestry intervention (ZIF) area “Viso e Anexas”.
- Institution of the forestry intervention area (ZIF) “Chamusca, Pinheiro Grande e Carregueira”.
Romania
National
- Civil Code (Law 289/2009)
- Hunting legislation (2006)
- Hunting licences (Romania) (2006)
- Law 30/28-02-2006 - Law regarding rules for public health for the use of wild edible mushrooms
- Law 407/2006- Law on Hunting and wild animals protection
- Law nr. 46/2008 (Forest Code)
- Ministerial Order 410/11.04.2008 - Procedures of the collecting, purchasing and trading wild fauna and flora species
- National Forest Programme (Romania) (2005)
- Policy and strategy for forest sector development in Romania (2001)
Regional
North East region (4 policies)
- Forest management certification (Romania)
- Innovation center Roznov
- Produs in Bucovina / Made in Bucovina
- Suceava University MSc in Forest management
Local
North East region (1 policies)
Serbia
National
- Cluster establishment support
- Collection permits and quotas (2005)
- Collectors education and training (2005)
- Commercial collection permits (2005)
- Decree on putting under control the use and trade of wild flora and fauna (2005)
- Education on NWFPs (2010)
- Education programme for herb collectors (1994)
- Export permits (2009)
- Forestry Development Strategy (Serbia) (2006)
- Fostering competitiveness and internationalization of Serbian economy
- Hunting licences and hunting permits (2010)
- Hunting licenses and permits (2010)
- Law on environmental protection (Serbia) (2004)
- Law on forests (Serbia) (2010)
- Law on game and hunting (Serbia) (2010)
- Law on nature conservation
- Law on nature protection (Serbia) (2009)
- Program on fostering of competitiveness and internationalization of Serbian economy
- Rulebook on declaration and protection of protected and strictly protected species of plants, animals and fungi (Serbia) (2010)
- Rulebook on the transboundary movement and trade in protected species (Serbia) (2009)
- Support for HACCAP certification
Slovenia
National
- Agreements between landowners and beekeepers on beehives installation spots
- Collection permits for harvesting asparagus in Croatia’s state forests (1994)
- Decree on prohibition for using vehicles in natural environment
- Decree on the protection of wild fungi (Slovenia)
- Decree on the protection of wild fungi, 2011 (Slovenia) (2011)
- Financial incentives for beekeeper's infrastructure and equipment
- Forest act, 1993 (Slovenia) (1993)
- Legal framework for hunting in Slovenia
- Public tender for co-financing sustainable game management
- Resolution on National Forest Programme, 2007 (Slovenia) (2007)
- Rules on the protection of forests, 2000 (Slovenia) (2000)
- Rules on the register of bee forage sources, bee forage organisation and the bee forage forecast programme, 2013 (Slovenia) (2013)
- Slovenian honey with protected geographical indication (SHPGI) (2009)
- Wild game and hunting act, 2004 (Slovenia) (2004)
Regional
Western Slovenia (1 policies)
Spain
National
- Decree 485/1962
- FSC and PEFC certification (1994)
- Hunting license (Catalonia) (1970)
- Order SCO/190/2004 of 28th of January that publishes the relation between plants and mushrooms that remain forbidden to selling, depending on its toxicity
- Order SCO/3303/2006, of 23rd of Octuber that forbids strictly the trade of mushroom Tricholoma equestre
- Royal Decree 30/2009 of 16th of January on sanitary conditions for the trade of mushrooms for alimentation use
- Spanish Civil Code
- Spanish Forest Plan
- Spanish Forest Strategy
- Spanish Forestry Law
- The Spanish Constitution
Regional
Castile and León (23 policies)
- Brand quality assurance "Mushrooms of CyL"
- Decree 104/1999
- Decree 130/1999
- Decree 341/1991
- Decree 54/2007
- Decree 55/2002
- FYM/133/2012
- FYM/744/2012
- Law 3/2009
- Law 30/2006
- Law 8/1991
- Licenses for the use of pinecones and pine nuts
- MAM/1525/2005
- Management resin use plans (technical sheets of resin extraction campaigns)
- Mycological management units (MYAS RC)
- ORDER AYG/1066/2011
- Operation Technical Regulations
- Plans for mycological use (Micodata)
- Plans for mycological use.
- Rule governing the collection of mushrooms
- SFM certification (PEFC)
- Specific business qualification document for trading pinecones and pine nuts
- Stock pinecone forest producers of blackpine
Catalonia (9 policies)
- Catalan Forestry Law 6/1988, 30th of March
- License for the collection and commercialization of pine cones of Pinus pinea (Catalonia)
- Order LCAT 1994\462 of 9th of August 1994 that modifies the ordinance of 15th of July 1991 (LCAT 1991\315), of regulation of the truffle sector
- Order MAH/328/2005 13th of July that modifies the Order from 15th of July 1991, about regulation of the truffle sector. Published in the DOGC, number 4433, 25/07/2005.
- Order MAH/328/2005 13th of July that modifies the Ordinance from 15th of July 1991, about regulation of the truffle sector. Published in the DOGC, number 4433, 25/07/2005
- Order from 15th of July 1991, about regulation of the truffle sector
- Regulation of harvesting and commercialization of pine cones of Pinus pinea (Catalonia)
- Regulation of production and harvesting of cork (Catalonia)
- Truffle regulation
Local
Castile and León (4 policies)
- MAM/510/2007
- MYCOLOGICAL USES PLAN
- Management resin use Plans
- Traceability of pinecones and pine nuts
Catalonia (6 policies)
- Mushroom regulation in Poblet
- Order AAM/254/2012, of 31st of August, of approval of the Mushroom Harvesting Plan in the area of Poblet, Catalunya
- Pilot Plan regulating the harvesting of mushrooms in the area of Poblet
- Research centres as an example of innovation centres : the case of the Catalan Cork Institute
- Subsidies for SFM
- Subsidies for sustainable forest management in public forests
Turkey
National
- Action plan for Chestnut (Turkey) (2013)
- Action plan for truffles (Turkey) (2014)
- Hunting licence (Turkey) (2003)
- Inventory, planning, production and marketing principles for NWFP, rescript (working guidelines/by-laws) No: 297 (2013)
- National Forest Programme (Turkey) (2004)
- The National Parks Law No: 2873 (09/8/1983, amended …)
- Working guidelines 297/2013 (2013)
Local
Bursa Subregion (1 policies)
United Kingdom
National
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (2000)
- Food Technology Centres (1996)
- Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002
- Forestry Act 1967 (UK) (1967)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 (UK)
- Ground Game Act 1880 (UK)
- Local Action Groups – Axis 4 LEADER
- Pests Act 1954 (UK)
- Plant Health Act 1967 (UK)
- The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (1994)
- The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (2010)
- The Deer Initiative (1999)
- Theft Act 1968 (1968)
- UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS) (2000)
- Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995
- Woodlands and You (2012)
Regional
Scotland (17 policies)
- Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
- Deer Stalking Certificates
- Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003
- Lowland Deer Network
- Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004
- Placement of bee hives on public land
- RDP measures: grants for establishing and managing hedges
- Sales permits for venison trade
- Scots Common Law
- Scottish Bulb Collection code
- Scottish Moss Collection code
- Scottish Quality Wild Venison
- Scottish Wild Mushrooms code
- Trespass (Scotland) Act 1865
- Wild Venison Standard
- Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011
- Working Woods Label
Wales (3 policies)
Local
Wales (1 policies)