Law No. 7929 on the protection of fruit-trees.

This Law establishes protective measures for fruit-trees, prescribing ways to benefit from financial incentives. The following situations are covered:
1) Orchard, which is damaged by physical or biological means, has investments for renewal that are without economic interest for the owner;
2) Owner of the owns the orchard, for economic purposes, shall change the destination to agricultural land. In the above cases the subject should demonstrate a reconstruction project which should be approved by district competent organizations (art. 8).
3) Plants are strongly damaged or dried from climatic or biologic factors, or from ageing.
4) In the orchards are foreseen State or private public constructions.
Fruit-trees can be cut only with the permission of the agricultural organs. For sporadic plants or orchards, vineyards up to 0.1 ha, need the permission of commune organs. For vineyards more than 0.1 ha, the cut can be done with the permission of district organs. And Food Services of the district can do the cut of walnuts. Criteria and the verification for issuing of licences from the specialist of the Directorate or Ministry are settled in the regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MoAF). For compensation, when fruit-trees are cut for public constructions and for damages, the real value is determined by the commune specialist or specialists of the district Directorate of Agriculture and Food. Cutting of fruit-trees without permission from competent organs is a penal offence, punishable by law. The MoAF shall provide for the Regulation on the protection of fruit-trees.