Ministerial Decree No. 752 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of use of the plots of forest for research purposes.

The Regulation establishes that carrying out of research on the plots of forest by authorized institutions is carried out free-of-charge. This Regulation regards research and experimental projects in the field of forest management and timber extraction that are carried out on the grounds of federal and regional scientific and technical programs, international agreements and treaties, thematical plans validated (coordinated) by State Forestry Committee, Ministry of Industry, Transport, Communications and Trade, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Karelia, and the contracts between scientific and technical organizations and the producers of timber equipment.