Draft new Russian forest code is translated into English by World Bank. The translation represents the final (third reading) draft, that was adopted by Duma Nivember 8, 2006. You can find it at the World Bank page.

The draft was scheduled for consideration by the Federation Council for November 15, but then postponed for November 24. If it will be not discussed in Federation Council on 24-th, according to Constitution, it will automatically be considered as approved since November 25 (14 days after it was passed to Federation Council from Duma). Federation Council has no right to change the law: it can either approve or reject it (in the last case it can make an «agreement committee» with Duma to propose the changes, that have to be accepted by Duma later).

If the law will be approved, then the last stage is signing of it by President — also without changes.

19/11/2006