Forest Law

Type

Decision

Number

226

Date of the text

07/10/1935

Official Gazette

published in 1936

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

154

What it provides

This decree establishes the forest regime for lands under the French Mandate in the Levant, specifying which lands fall under it, including state lands, afforested tracts and endowment properties, and the rules for their management and owners' rights.

What has changed this text

• Partly repealed by Decree-Law No. 186/1942 of 11/06/1942, articles 102
• Partly repealed by High Commissioner Decision No. 15/1940 of 19/01/1940, articles 121, 146, 147, 148

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1936. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.