The bill on digitalization of the forest sector passed through third reading

The Russian State Duma adopted the bill On Amendments to the Forest Code and Certain Laws of the Russian Federation for Improving the Legal Regulation of Forestry Affairs in the third reading on January 20, 2021.

The main changes concern the supervision over timber turnover and will affect almost all components of the forest management system in Russia as well as all participants in forestry affairs.

One of the items of the bill provides for the creation of the federal information system for the forest sector by 2023. All actions concerning timber must be registered there: by uploading electronic accompanying documents, entering transactions with it (including retail ones), indicating all stages of transshipment and locations of storage of raw materials. The amendments provide for the creation of state forestry supervision.