Everything you need to know about Christmas tree

According to the state agency of forest resources of Ukraine.

Harvesting Christmas trees without compromising the environment

State Forestry enterprises begin realization of Christmas trees, which are harvested on special plantations or during the course of the formation and improvement of forests. These methods minimize harm to the environment.

It should be noted that the sphere of management of the state forestry owns 73% of the Forestry fund of Ukraine, so that the new Year's Christmas trees are engaged, except for enterprises of State forestry, yet different forest users.

In the industry, activities are held to meet the need for New year trees, without damaging to the forest:

-On the area of about 5 ths. Ha created special plantations of Christmas trees, where 15 million pieces grow. Coniferous trees of different breeds and ages;

-Every year in December it is foreseen to carry out the forest care in the lost newlyweds, where without prejudice to the forest, you can choose (sort) about 1 million. Piece. Christmas trees;

-There is an opportunity in sufficient quantity to provide the needs of branches of softwood for the creation of New Year's compositions to decorate the sturgeon original Christmas tree, not pulling the whole tree.

The range of breeds, which are grown as Christmas trees: Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Pine (Crimea), European fir (fir tree), white spruce (the vagina).

The harvesting of Christmas trees is conducted, taking into account the application of trade organizations and consumers.

This year, the state forestry companies are scheduled to realize about 500 thousand years. Piece. Christmas trees. It should be noted that the grown trees, planned for realization, are harvested under the order of buyers.

The price policy on new-year trees in 2018 remains on average at the level of last year. In Ukraine, the average price, when buying fir-trees in the state forestry, is 60-70 UAH per linear meter.

Realization and verification of legality of origin

Each citizen can personally familiarize themselves with volumes, places of sale, prices on new-year trees on sites of regional administrations of forestry and forestry (sites of Frauds http://dklg.kmu.gov.ua/forest/control/uk/publish/ Article? art_id = 33245 & cat_id = 119383).

Citizens can buy a Christmas tree directly into the state forestry. It will be much cheaper than on fir-tree bazaars. In addition, forestry will organize retail trade in Christmas trees, venues, fairs and markets of regional, district centers and other settlements.

Christmas trees will be marked with special unified means: self-adhesive labels

and plastic bags, which are broken down when trying to remove them and thus prevent them from being re-used.

Special unified facilities contain the individual number and the corresponding barcode code, which is entered into the electronic accounting system of wood. The system of EOD is made information about the supplier, its subordination and form of ownership. Checking the origin of Christmas tree is by entering the number from the unified tool, which is attached to the Christmas tree, on the site Https://www.ukrforest.com/check. In case the information on the site is absent it may testify about the questionable origin of the tree.

For convenience of buyers in order to check the legality of the origin of the New Year's Beauty State enterprise "Forestry innovation and Analytical Center" developed software for Android (yalynka.info – You can install free from Google Play Market),

With which each buyer has the opportunity to familiarize with the origin of Christmas tree (enter requires only a digital number, without specifying a series).

We hope for citizens ' consciousness at purchase of fir-trees and ask when choosing Christmas trees

To pay attention to the presence of labeling by unified means.

About the facts of abuse or detection of violations please inform the local police and state forestry authorities.

Everyone can decide what kind of tree it will install at home on New Year's holidays – live or artificial. In addition, a number of forest farms sells live Christmas trees in pots.

Protection against poachers and responsibility

Every year Goslisogenstvo introduces additional measures to protect the coniferous plantations from illegal proceeds in the New Year period.

During the new Year's period 2018-2019 years also granted the order to organize the rail brigade of the State Forest guard jointly with national Police and State administration, public inspectors for environmental protection, public and media representatives for Identifying offenders.

Application of penalties to forest offenders

Penalties for illegal felling of New Year trees consist of the amount of damage caused to the forest and administrative or criminal (in case of substantial damage) a fine.

The amount of damage depends on the place of the illegal felling of the new-year tree (in the forest or within the settlement) and the diameter of the tree in the crust near the cervical root, including:

And. In accordance with annex 1 to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from 23.07.2008 № 665 "taksa to calculate the amount of damage caused by the forest enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens illegally cutting down and damaging the trees and shrubs to The degree of cessation of growth» is compensated for the illegal rise of conifers by the age of 41 in December-January:

The diameter of the tree in a crust near the cervix of the root damage

Up to 10 cm 453.99 UAH

10.1-14 cm 799.86 UAH

14,1-18 cm 2053.71 UAH

Ii. The amount of damage caused by the violation of the legislation on the Natural Reserve Fund due to the illicit deforestation of conifers in the territories and objects of natural-reserved fund outside settlements (Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from 24.07.2013 № 541) is:

The diameter of the tree in a crust near the cervix of the root damage

Steppe zone other zones  

Up to 10 cm 279 UAH 246 USD

10.1-14 cm 480 UAH 429 USD

14,1-18 cm 1221 UAH 1122 USD

 Iii. The amount of damage caused by the green planting illegally cutting conifers within the cities and other settlements (resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 08.04.1999 № 559) is:

The diameter of the tree in a crust near the cervix of the root damage

Up to 10 cm 1152 UAH

10.1-14 cm 1500 UAH

14,1-18 cm 1852 UAH

 

In addition, according to article 65 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative offences, the sawmill shall pay a fine for the illegal felling of conifers in the amount of five to ten non-taxable minima of citizens ' incomes (85-170 UAH), and officials from of seven to twelve non-taxable minima (119-204 UAH).

Article 246 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "illegal forest Porbka" it is determined that the illicit porubka of trees or shrubs in forests, protective and other forest areas, causing significant damage, and also committing such actions in reserves or in territories and Objects of natural-reserved fund, or in other especially protected forests-

It is punishable by a fine of three hundred to five hundred non-taxable minima (5100-8500 UAH) of citizens ' incomes or arrest for up to six months, or a restriction of will for a period of up to three years or imprisonment for the same term.

The same action done repeatedly or by the previous language by a group of persons-

is punishable by a restriction of freedom for a period of two to five years or imprisonment for the same term.

We urge citizens not to violate the legislation and to buy only bulleted Christmas trees!

According to the information http://dklg.kmu.gov.ua/forest/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=197065&cat_id=134717