Federal Law No. 248-FZ amending some legislative acts of the Russian Federation.

Federal Law No. 172-FZ on transfer of land or plots of land from one category into another envisages that in case of transfer of land from one category to another, in particular to forest land category the rights registration authority makes changes to the information contained in the Unified State Register of Real Estate about such a land plot by indicating its belonging to the category of forest land fund. Federal Law No. 201-FZ implementing the Forest Code establishes that information about the boundaries of forest plots and rights to them is entered to the state forest register on the basis of information from the Unified state register of real estate. Information about forest plots entered in the state forest register is excluded from the state forest register by the executive authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation competent in the field of forest relations, also on the basis of an application from an interested person, if this information simultaneously meets the following criteria: (a) information about these forest plots is not included in the Unified State Register of Real Estate; (b) the boundaries of these forest plots cross the boundaries of other forest and (or) land plots (with the exception of cases of crossing the boundaries of a forest plot formed for the use of forests for the purpose of geological study of subsoil, exploration and mining, construction, reconstruction, operation of linear facilities, their integral technological parts), as well as the boundaries of forest plots, except for cases where such crossing is allowed by federal law; and (c) the lease agreements for these forest plots have been terminated or cancelled by the day of cancellation of information about these forest plots from the state forest register (in the event that these forest plots were formed in order to conclude these lease agreements). Federal Law No. 218-FZ “On state registration of immovable property” establishes that land plots not classified as forest land fund, are not subject to inclusion in the boundaries of the forestry located on the lands of the forest fund.