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PubMed1988

Order No. 87-03/MINIPROD, 7 July 1987.

This Order suspends the cutting of trees and the exploitation of forests throughout Comoros until a new forest code is established. Exceptions can be authorized by the Ministry of Economics and Finances.

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PubMed1988

Law No. 47/1988 relative to organization of the forestry regime, 5 December 1988.

This Law sets forth the forestry regime of Rwanda. It establishes a 10-year national forestry plan and 10-year forestry plans for each commune. All plans are to contain reforestation programs, among other things. The Law also creates a Forestry Service to manage and oversee the protection of the forest and a Forestry Fund, part of the receipts of which are to be used for reforestation. Provisions of the Law relating to the cutting of trees and other forest products require a permit for cutting on more than two hectares of land for other than familial use and levy a 1% fee on cut products. A permit is also required to clear land, and a request for such a permit is to be refused under a wide variety of circumstances relating to conservation of soil, water resources, natural forest, and the natural equilibrium of a region, among other things. Moreover, a permit for clearing is to be contingent on the beneficiary's reforesting an equivalent amount of land, subject to the availability of such land. The Law also requires all persons to take measures to protect the forest by establishing fire-breaks, using or destroying sick trees, and avoiding starting fires near wooded areas. In addition, holders of land rights, tenants, and occupiers are required to plant and maintain a number of trees to be determined later by the competent ministry, which is to furnish plants each year. This obligation is not to result in a reduction of the amount of land that can be cultivated. The Law sets penalties for persons who violate its provisions, including fines, imprisonment, and confiscation of forest products.

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PubMed1988

Civil Status (Amendment) Act 1987 (No. 2 of 1987), 13 November 1987.

This Act amends the Civil Status Act 1981 to remove provisions that had pledged to give the Muslim population of Mauritius a codified personal law to regulate marriage and personal relations. The Act has the effect of making the marriage of Muslims governed by the Napoleonic Code.

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PubMed1988

Decree No. 100/105 concerning the organization and duties of the Ministry of the Family and the Advancement of Women, 23 December 1987.

This Decree sets forth the organization and duties of the Burundi Ministry of the Family and the Advancement of Women. The Ministry is charged with formulating government policy with respect to the advancement of women, while seeing to it that their advancement has an impact on the whole family. Among the departments of the Ministry are a Family Department and a Department for the Economic Advancement of Women. The first of these is charged with identifying family needs and problems and undertaking activities aimed at improving living conditions and permitting the harmonious development of the whole family. To this end, it has the goal of encouraging the promotion of cultural and artistic activities designed to change attitudes on the place and role of family partners. It is to watch over the educational training of youth and to contribute to safeguarding valuable ancestral values that are more and more compromised. The second department is charged with devising, studying, and executing economic development projects likely to lighten the work of women and improve the quality and quantity of this work. It is to encourage and support female initiatives generating revenue for the family. To this end, it is to formulate and channel all ministerial projects aiming to improve family living conditions and to ensure their execution and supervision. It is to negotiate technical and financial support from external organizations, both international and nongovernmental.

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