It takes effect upon its publication.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS TRANSITIONAL I.- The permits, concessions, and contracts covered by the repealed legislation shall remain in force until their expiration. However, in the maritime-terrestrial zone (zona marítimo-terrestre) and mangroves, the State Forest Administration shall extend the permits, concessions, and contracts covered by the previous legislation, provided that by virtue of them, investments in infrastructure have been made and they comply with the environmental requirements for this purpose.
The Forest Administration shall not grant new permits, concessions, or contracts; nor shall it extend their area.
(Thus amended by subsection c) of Law No. 7761 of April 24, 1998) TRANSITIONAL II.- The Executive Branch, in order to capitalize the National Forest Financing Fund, as provided in Article 46, shall transfer the necessary financial resources to fulfill this obligation.
TRANSITIONAL III.- The Forest Payment Certificates (Certificados de Abono Forestal) pending issuance under a forest contract with the State, which are in effect on the date of publication of this law, shall be prepared, issued, and signed by the National Forest Financing Fund, based on certification issued by the State Forest Administration, as determined in the regulations of this law. The State Forest Administration shall transfer the respective file or copy to said Fund, after a classification analysis; it shall have a period of one year to do so.
TRANSITIONAL IV.- The Forest Payment Certificates (Certificados de Abono Forestal, CAF), established in Law No. 4465, of November 25, 1969, and its amendments, shall remain in force after the promulgation of this law, until the National Forest Financing Fund has sufficient capitalization to allow it to operate permanently, with the income from its assets. It is authorized to issue the certificates within a period of four years.
Thus, the beneficiaries of the tax incentives shall enjoy, by percentage, Forest Payment Certificates (CAF) and Forest Credit (Crédito Forestal, CF) in the following proportion:
- First year, 80% CAF and 20% CF. - Second year, 60% CAF and 40% CF. - Third year, 40% CAF and 60% CF. - Fourth year, 20% CAF and 80% CF. - Fifth year, 100% CF.
During the aforementioned period, these certificates shall be prepared, issued, and signed by the National Forest Financing Fund, to finance the activities and projects approved by that Fund, once the respective operation is formalized.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for ten years counted from the publication of this law, one hundred percent (100%) of the CAFs shall be applied to small reforestation projects executed by members of productive forest organizations, up to a rate of ten (10) hectares per farmer each year, or, failing that, concessional forest credit terms shall be granted to these projects.
Five percent (5%) of the amount of the Forest Payment Certificates must be deposited into the account of the Forest Fund, so that the State Forest Administration covers the costs of control and oversight of these certificates.
TRANSITIONAL V.- The certificates, denominated CAFMA, shall be respected.
granted as of the effective date of this Law.