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Deadlines set by the New Forestry Code Deadlines set for the Government Article Obligation Deadline 11, 5 13, 2 29 47 59 59, 1 78-A 82 Conclusion of the Ecological-Economic Zoning of the Coastal Zone (Zoneamento Ecológico da Zona Costeira ZEEZOC) and individualization of the areas still subject to use by the States. Preparation and completion of the Ecological-Economic Zoning (Zoneamento Ecológico Econômico - ZEEs) by the States. Creation of the Rural Environmental Register (Cadastramento Ambiental Rural CAR), under the National System of Information on the Environment (Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre o Meio Ambiente SINIMA) Environmental Reserve Quotas (Cotas de Reserva Ambiental CRA) issued by relevant agency in commodities Implementation of the Program of Environmental Regularization (Programa de Regularização Ambiental PRA) by the Federal Government, States and the Federal District Establishment of standards for the implementation of PRAs by the Federal Government Credit by financial institutions granted exclusively to owners of properties registered with Rural Environmental Register (Cadastro Ambiental Rural - CAR) Establishment, adaptation or reformulation of forestry institutions, by the Federal Government, States, the Federal District and Municipalities 01 year as from the (i.e. 28.05.2013) 05 years as from the (i.e. 28.05.2017) Deadline not yet set 30 days as from the day of emission of the CRAs 01 year as from the, renewable for same period (i.e. 28.05.2013 or 28.05.2014) 180 days as from the (i.e. 28.11.2012) 05 years as from the (i.e. 28.05.2017) 06 months as from the (i.e. 28.11.2012)

Deadlines for owners Article Obligation Deadline 17, 4 29, 3 35, 1 59, 2 15 66, 2 79 To start the process of rebuilding the Legal Reserve To subscribe to the Rural Environmental Register - CAR To inform the regulating agency about the planting or reforestation with native species for source control of forest products To request participation in the Program of Environmental Regularization (Programa de Regularização Ambiental PRA) Authorized to continue the activities consolidated and developed in APPs up to the deadline for joining the Program of Environmental Regularization Completion of the reorganization of the Legal Reserve Minimum duration of Environmental Temporary Easement for the purpose of obtaining the Environmental Reserve Quota (CRA) 02 years after the publication of Law (i.e. 28.05.2014) 01 year after the implementation of Registration, renewable for a similar period 1 01 year after planting 01 year after the implementation of the Program, renewable for a similar period Deadline not yet set 20 years (plantation of 1/10 every 02 years) 15 years 1 Considering that the deadline for the Government to institute the Register was not yet set, it is not possible to calculate the deadline for landowners to register with the Rural Environmental Register.

Differential / Facilities for Small Rural Landowners Article Size Differential 3º, V Not yet defined 3º, ún. 3º, IX, b Not yet defined 4º, 5º Not yet defined 4º, 6º Up to 15 fiscal 17, 2º Not yet defined 31, 6º Not yet defined 32, III Not yet defined 44, 4ª Not yet defined 52 Not yet defined 53 Not yet defined Definition of Small Rural Family Property or Possession: land which is exploited by the personal work of a farmer and his family and rural family enterprise, including settlements and land reform projects The same treatment is extended to rural properties and possessions of up to four developing agrosilvopastoral activities, as well as delimited Indigenous peoples lands and other entitled areas of peoples and traditional communities who use their territory collectively The sustainable agrosilvopastoral exploitation practiced in a small rural family property or possession is considered to be an activity of Social Interest It permits the short-cycle low-ebb ( vazante ) planting of temporary and seasonal crops on strips of land which become exposed during the periods in which rivers or lakes have low water levels It permits the practice of aquaculture and the physical infrastructure directly associated with it in watercourses and natural lakes within Permanent Preservation Areas (Áreas de Preservação Permanente APPs), provided that some requirements are met Simplified procedures of development, analysis and approval of management plans for the economic exploitation of Legal Reserve areas Simplified procedures of development, analysis and approval of Sustainable Forest Management Plans (Planos de Manejo Florestal Sustentável PMFS), aiming at the exploitation of native forests Exemption Sustainable Forest Management Plans (PMFS) for non-commercial forest exploitation Computation of the native vegetation in the Legal Reserve for purposes of generating Environmental Reserve Quota (CRA) The intervention or suppression of vegetation in APPs and Legal Reserve Areas (Área de Reserva Legal RL) areas for any random or low-impact activities - except for water collection and scientific research - will require a simple declaration to the relevant environmental agency, provided that the property is duly registered with the Rural Environmental Register (CAR) For registration with CAR, the owner needs only to inform what the proposed area is in the LR, requesting the agency to capture the geographic coordinates 53, ún. Not yet defined The RL registration with CAR is free of charge 54 Not yet defined Planted areas with fruit, ornamental or industrial trees and exotic species can be computed for the constitution of an RL 55 Not yet defined The procedure of registration with CAR will be simplified 56 Not yet defined The PMFS licensing procedure will be simplified

56, 1º Not yet defined 56, 5º Not yet defined 57 Not yet defined 58 Not yet defined 1º 2º 3º 4º 5º, I 5º, II 5º, III 6º, I More than 02 The sustainable management of the Legal Reserve for random forest exploitation or logging, without direct or indirect commercial purpose, for consumption on the property itself, does not require authorization by the competent environmental agencies provided that the removal of timber is limited to 2 cubic meters per hectare per year Exempted from reforestation if the raw material is used for own consumption The management of sustainable forest logging of an RL for commercial purposes will require a simplified authorization The possibility of establishing a program to provide technical assistance and financial incentives, including lines of credit to prioritize support for small rural landowners consolidated rural areas, provided that a five-meter consolidated rural areas, provided that an eight-meter consolidated rural areas, provided that a fifteen-meter consolidated rural areas, provided that an twentymeter of up to ten meters wide consolidated rural areas, provided that there is restoration of a strip of land equivalent to half the width of the water course (for rivers more than 10 meters wide), complying with a minimum limit of 30 meters and a maximum limit of 100 meters consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of five meters is restored around the water sources and springs consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of eight meters is restored around the water sources and springs consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of fifteen meters is restored around the water sources and springs

6º, II 6º, III 6º, IV 7º, I 7º, II 61-B, I 61-B, II 63, 3º 67 Up to 02 fiscal 82, ún. Not defined consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of five consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of eight consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of fifteen meters is restored around natural lakes and lagoons consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of thirty consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of thirty meters is restored around the wetlands in Cerrado (Brazilian Central Western biome) - ( veredas ) consolidated rural areas, provided that a strip of fifty meters is restored around the wetlands in Cerrado (Brazilian Central Western biome) - ( veredas ) For owners who were undertaking agrosilvopastoral up to July 22 2008 in the areas consolidated into APPs, the obligation to restore these areas will not exceed 10% of the total area of their property (with all the APPs added up) For owners who were undertaking agrosilvopastoral up to July 22 2008 in the areas consolidated into APPs, the obligation to restore these areas will not exceed 20% of the total area of their property (with all the APPs added up) The consolidation of agrosilvopastoral activities in APPs on plateau ( tabuleiro ) edges are permitted provided they do not pose any risk to life In the rural estates whose areas up to July 22 2008 consisted of up to four and which have a percentage of remaining native vegetation lower than the stipulated by Art. 12 of the Law, the RL will be constituted with the occupied area and with the native vegetation as it was on 22 July 2008, new conversations for alternative use of the soil being prohibited Small landowners will be helped with the environmental regularization of their properties by duly qualified professionals, to be accredited by the government