Factsheet: Act on trade in the reproductive material of forest woody plants

This Act sets out the conditions under which the reproductive material of forest woody plants of important species and artificial hybrids may be introduced for forest regeneration and reforestation, for maintaining and enhancing the biological diversity of forests including the genetic diversity of trees, and for the sustainable cultivation in forests. The decree of 2010 amends provisions concerning reproductive material accompanying documents and marking of parts of plants and planting material (originally specified in art. 5 of the amended Decree), details on application for a license of supplier of reproductive material (art. 14) and establishes parameters of planting commercial material of normal quality (Annex 2).