The Ministry has begun work on accepting forest declarations and reports established by the Forest Code of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan has begun work on accepting forest declarations and reports established by the Forest Code of the Russian Federation.
We remind you that from July 1, 2021, to January 1, 2023, forest declarations and reports are submitted exclusively in the form of an electronic document using a single portal of state and municipal services and (or) regional portals of state and municipal services.
The forest declaration shall be submitted in one copy at least 5 working days before the beginning of the expected period of use of the forests. The validity period of the forest declaration is no more than 12 months from the date of the beginning of the expected period of use of the forests.
The forest declaration form, as well as the procedure for filling out and submitting it, the requirements for the format of the forest declaration in electronic form, were approved by the Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation dated July 30, 2020 No. 539 "On approval of the forest declaration form, the procedure for filling and submitting it, requirements for the format forest declaration in electronic form".
Please note that the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia dated January 16, 2015 No. 17 "On approval of the forest declaration form, the procedure for filling and submitting it, requirements for the format of the forest declaration in electronic form" was declared invalid.
Also, following Articles 49, 60, 60.11, and 66 of the Forest Code of the Russian Federation, citizens, individual entrepreneurs, legal entities that use forests, submit the following types of reports to the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan:
- report on the use of forests,
- report on the protection of forests from fires,
- report on the protection of forests,
- report on forest reproduction and afforestation.
A report on the use of forests is submitted by citizens, including individual entrepreneurs, legal entities that use forests, monthly, no later than the tenth day of the month following the reporting month (when using forests for timber harvesting, as well as when using forests for other purposes, when of which felling of forest plantations was carried out). In cases where forest plantations were not cut during the use of forests, the report is submitted annually, no later than January tenth of the year following the reporting year.
The form of the report on the use of forests and the procedure for its submission, as well as the requirements for the format of the report on the use of forests in electronic form, are established by order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation of August 21, 2017 No. 451.
A report on the protection of forests from fires is submitted by citizens, including individual entrepreneurs, legal entities that use forests following the Forest Code of the Russian Federation, as well as those carrying out forest protection measures, quarterly, no later than the tenth day of the month following the reporting period. In cases where the forest development project, forestry regulations in the reporting quarter do not provide for forest protection measures, the report is submitted annually, no later than January 10 of the year following the reporting one.
A report on forest protection is submitted by citizens, including individual entrepreneurs, legal entities that use forests following the Forest Code of the Russian Federation, as well as those carrying out forest protection measures, quarterly, no later than the tenth day of the month following the reporting period. In cases where the forest development project, forestry regulations in the reporting quarter do not provide for forest protection measures, the report is submitted annually, no later than January 10 of the year following the reporting one.
The forms for the report on forest protection against fires and the report on forest protection, as well as the procedure for their submission, are established by order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation of 03/09/2017 No. 78.
A report on forest reproduction and afforestation shall be submitted by citizens, including individual entrepreneurs, legal entities carrying out forest reproduction and afforestation, quarterly no later than the tenth day of the month following the reporting period. In cases where the forest development project, forestry regulations during the year do not provide for forest reproduction and afforestation activities, the report is submitted annually, no later than January 10 of the year following the reporting year.
The form of the report on forest reproduction and afforestation, the procedure for its submission are established by order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation of August 21, 2017 No. 452.
Forms of reports and forest declarations are posted on the website of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan. Consultation on filling out and submitting forest declarations and reports on forest use can be obtained by phone: 8 (843) 221-37-26, reports on forest protection against fires and forest protection - by phone: 8 (843) 221-37- 32, reports on forest reproduction and afforestation - by phone: 8 (843) 221-37-34.