The President signed the Measures to expedite greening and further effective organization of tree protection in the republic Decree.

"The standstill on cutting down valuable species of trees and shrubs that are not part of the state forest fund shall be extend for an indefinite period," the Decree highlighted.

In addition, during the standstill, along with the existing restrictions and obligations, in addition:

- the following applies to offenders:

· administrative fines with a fivefold increase in their size - for violation of the requirements of the standstill;

· recovery of the amounts of damage caused to the flora, with an increase in their size by two times - for illegal felling and damage to trees and bushes;

- the level (rating) of construction and contracting organizations that violated the requirements of the moratorium in the National Information System "Transparent Construction" is reduced by one level. Wherein:

· contractors, the level (rating) of which is lowered by one notch, are deprived of the opportunity to raise their level (rating score) within one year;

· contractors, the level (rating) of which cannot be downgraded by one notch, are completely excluded from the electronic rating of construction contractors for a period of one year;

- when designing the construction of new buildings and structures with a height of more than 12 meters from the surface of the earth and (or) with a total area of ​​more than 500 square meters, it is not allowed to allocate an area for landscaping (trees, shrubs, other plants and seedlings) in the adjacent territories less than 25 percent of the total area of ​​land plots allocated for the project (except for the renovation of obsolete buildings and structures with an expired service life);

- Individuals who send photos and videos of the offense will be rewarded with a cash reward equal to 1 times the basic value (US$ 23) at the expense of the offender for each confirmed case.