Royal Decree 17/29 November 1836 on private forests.

According to the provisions of article 1 to the present Decree, in combination with the provisions of articles 2 and 3 of the same, public property is recognised on the extents of land defined as forests, excluding those areas which, before the beginning of the independence movement, belonged to privates. The property rights of such areas shall be recognized by the Ministry of Finance if the relevant documentation is submitted to the Ministry within one year from the day of publication of this Decree, which has the force of law.