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Factsheet: Forest reproductive material act
Forest reproductive material act
Key Information
Country/Region:
European Union
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GERMANY (DEUTSCHLAND)
Description:
The law regulates the production, marketing, import and export of forest reproductive material. The law deals with the following types of forest reproductive material: seeds, parts of plants and seedlings
Goal/Aim:
improve biodiversity and genetic diversity of forests
Type (and subtype) :
Regulatory (binding) instruments
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Requirements
Sector/Topic targeted:
Forestry
Taxation and Trade
Status:
In force
Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives
Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:
Not Relevant
Building a strong research, development and innovation base:
Not Relevant
Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:
Not Relevant
Building competitive biobased industries:
Not Relevant
Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:
Not Relevant
Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:
Not Relevant
Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:
Not Relevant
Availability of financial resources:
Not Relevant
Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:
Not Relevant
Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:
Not Relevant
Contact References
Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):
Forest Reproductive Material Act
Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):
Forstvermehrungsgutgesetz
Links:
http://www.ml.niedersachsen.de/portal/live.php?navigation_id=20002&article_id=47...
http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fovg/
Responsible Authority:
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Contact of Responsible Authority:
www.bmel.de
Completed by:
DENA
Completed on:
March, 2014
Advanced Information
Feedstock type targeted:
herbacious perennial crops (miscanthus, switch grass,...)
woody perennial crops (short rotation coppice)
roundwood/sawnwood
forestry byproducts/residues (tops, branches, bark, stumps)
herbacious (incl. verge grass / roadside cuttings)
woody
Product type targeted:
Bioproducts (fibres, plastics, fertilisers,...)
Food/feed products
Paper and Cardboard products
Electricity
Wood products
Heating/Cooling
Combined Heat and Power
Biofuels (transport)
Value Chain:
Primary production (incl. harvesting)
Year Instrument & Measure Started:
2002