This Decree regulates the modalities of determination and classification of specific types of the purposeful use of land with a view of calculating land taxes, Specific purposeful uses of land shall be registered in land cadastre. Executive body of the local government shall be responsible for determination of specific land uses on the territory under its jurisdiction except for land areas destined for defence purposes and land transferred to state institution and used for security purposes, police, fire safety and penitentiary institutions.

This Decree determined methodology of planting urban protection forests in accordance with land-use planning of territory on the outskirts of urban areas. Boundaries of urban protection forests shall be coordinated with local government and shall be posted on natural boundaries marked on land, for example roads, ditches, power supply lines etc. Local government shall inform State Forest Service on the boundaries of urban protection forests and shall make accessible information related thereto. Urban protection forests of two closely adjacent cities can overlap.

This Decree establishes the modalities of transfer of forest land to other categories of land and the modalities of calculation of e compensation of damages caused to the state as a result of destruction natural forest environment due to transformation of forest land. Destruction of natural forest environment shall be considered any action causing destruction of forest at any stage of its growth.