SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
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- Decree No. 2016/9620 on declaration of protected areas for specific meadows. Date of text: 12-12-2016
(National) - Land consolidation rule. Date of text: 25-11-1979
(National) - Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization. Date of text: 03-07-2005
(National) - Law No. 6537 amending the Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization. Date of text: 15-05-2014
(National) - Law amending the Law on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization and the Law on pastures. Date of text: 26-03-2008
(National) - National Environmental Action Plan 1999. Date of text: 01-01-1999
(National) - Notification No. 2016/9 on supporting producers joining the program regarding conservation of agricultural land. Date of text: 31-03-2016
(National) - Regulation No. 23445 on non-agricultural use of agricultural areas. Date of text: 26-08-1998
(National) - Regulation on conservation, use and planning of agricultural land. Date of text: 09-12-2017
(National) - Strategic Plan of General Directorate of Forestry 2017-2021. Date of text: 01/12/1999
(National) - Land Degradation Neutrality National Report 2016 - 2030. Date of text: 01-09-2016
(National) - Turkish National Forestry Programme 2004-2023. Date of text: 21-10-2004
(National) - Strategic Plan 2017–2021 of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National) - Turkey’s National Action Program on Combating Desertification. Date of text: 01-01-2006
(National) - Regulation on forestation. Date of text: 28-11-1994
(National)
- Regulation on forestation. Date of text: 28-11-1994
(National) - Regulation on the rehabilitation of lands degradated by mining activities. Date of text: 14-12-2007
(National) - Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control. Date of text: 08-06-2010
(National) - Notification on issuance of qualification certificates in accordance with the Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control. Date of text: 17-06-2011
(National) - Regulation No. 23445 on non-agricultural use of agricultural areas. Date of text: 26-08-1998
(National)
- Notification No. 2016/9 on supporting producers joining the program regarding conservation of agricultural land. Date of text: 31-03-2016
(National)
- Notification on issuance of qualification certificates in accordance with the Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control. Date of text: 17-06-2011
(National) - Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control. Date of text: 08-06-2010
(National) - Strategic Plan 2017–2021 of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National) - Turkey’s National Action Program on Combating Desertification. Date of text: 01-01-2006
(National)
- Instruction on controlling soil erosion. Date of text: 01-06-1998
(National) - Strategic Plan 2017–2021 of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National) - Turkey’s National Action Program on Combating Desertification. Date of text: 01-01-2006
(National) - Decree No. 2016/9620 on declaration of protected areas for specific meadows. Date of text: 12-12-2016
(National) - Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization. Date of text: 03-07-2005
(National) - National Environmental Action Plan 1999. Date of text: 01-01-1999
(National) - Notification No. 2016/9 on supporting producers joining the program regarding conservation of agricultural land. Date of text: 31-03-2016
(National) - Regulation on conservation, use and planning of agricultural land. Date of text: 09-12-2017
(National) - Regulation on forestation. Date of text: 28-11-1994
(National) - Strategic Plan of General Directorate of Forestry 2017-2021. Date of text: 01/12/1999
(National) - Turkish National Forestry Programme 2004-2023. Date of text: 21-10-2004
(National) - Land Degradation Neutrality National Report 2016 - 2030. Date of text: 01-09-2016
(National)
- Turkish National Forestry Programme 2004-2023. Date of text: 21-10-2004
(National)
- Regulation on protection, importation, exportation and supply of organic, organ mineral and micro-biological fertilizers and soil conditioners. Date of text: 04-06-2010
(National)
- Regulation No. 23445 on non-agricultural use of agricultural areas. Date of text: 26-08-1998
(National)
- Notification on issuance of qualification certificates in accordance with the Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control. Date of text: 17-06-2011
(National) - Regulation on the rehabilitation of lands degradated by mining activities. Date of text: 14-12-2007
(National) - Regulation regarding point source land pollution and soil contamination control. Date of text: 08-06-2010
(National) - Regulation on protection, importation, exportation and supply of organic, organ mineral and micro-biological fertilizers and soil conditioners. Date of text: 04-06-2010
(National) - Land Degradation Neutrality National Report 2016 - 2030. Date of text: 01-09-2016
(National) - Decree No. 2016/9620 on declaration of protected areas for specific meadows. Date of text: 12-12-2016
(National) - National Environmental Action Plan 1999. Date of text: 01-01-1999
(National)
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