Developers of greenfield land should be informed that, as of 1
December 2009, the law regarding tree felling in areas other than
woodland has been amended.
The new law removes the imbalance between the regime applicable
to natural persons and that applicable to legal entities, as the
treatment of natural persons had been more favourable in the
past.
Apart from a few statutory exceptions clearly defined in the
law, a permit from the environmental authorities shall always be
required in respect of tree felling. Such permit may be issued for
material reasons following the evaluation of the functional and
aesthetic importance of the trees.
The application for the issue of a permit for tree felling in
areas other than woodland is filed by the owner or tenant of the
respective land, or by any other authorised user that has the
consent of the owner of the land on which the trees grow, and shall
contain expressly enumerated specifications including a statement
on the
