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Laws, Regulations, Agreements, Principles and Standards Concerning
the Hunting and Wildlife Program


Fisheries Law No. 1380

Regulation on the Protection of Game and Wild Animals and Their Habitats, Pest Control Procedures and Principles

Regulation on the Collection, Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources

Regulation on the Removal, Production and Export of Natural Flower Bulbs

Regulation on the Protection of Animal Genetic Resources

Animal Breeding Law (4631-28.02.2001)

Animal Protection Law (5199- 24.06.2004)

Land Hunting Law (4915- 01.07.2003)

Regulation on Plans to be Made in Protected Areas

Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Determination, Registration and Approval of Protected Areas

Law on the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets (2863-23.07.1983)

Law on Pastures (4342-25.02.1998) and its Regulation

Law on National Parks (2873-09.08.1983) and its Regulation

Regulation on the Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Animals and Plants

Decree Law on the Establishment of the Special Environmental Protection Agency (383-19.10.1989)

Regulation on Control of Water Pollution

Regulation on Fisheries

Regulation on the Protection of Wetlands

Regulation on the Administration of Natural Assets and Natural Protected Areas and Areas under the State's Dominance and Disposition in Special Environmental Protection Areas

Regulation on the Establishment and Working Procedures and Principles of Natural Assets Protection Commissions

Draft Law on the Protection of Nature and Biological Diversity

Seed Law (5553-31.10.2006)

National Biological Diversity Strategy and Action Plan

Regulation on Wildlife Protection and Wildlife Development Areas

Law on the Protection of Breeders' Rights of New Plant Varieties (5042-08.01.2004) and its regulation

Law on Plant Protection and Agricultural Quarantine (6968-15.05.1957)

Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution (Barcelona Convention)

Convention for the Conservation of European Wildlife and Habitats (Bern Convention)

United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio Conference, 1994)

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Equator Principles

Habitat and Bird Directives

IFC Standards

Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention)

NATURA 2000

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES, 1975)

Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Mediterranean Biological Diversity (SAP/BIO Protocol)

Water Framework Directives

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance as Waterfowl Habitat (RAMSAR Convention)

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention, 1983)