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Law No. 150-Z “On protected areas.”
Date of text: 15 November 2015
Presidential Decree No. 59 “On some issues of the development of protected areas”.
Date of text: 09 February 2012
Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z).
Date of original text: 10 July 2007 (04 January 2022)
Presidential Decree No. 345 amending Presidential Decrees.
Date of text: 16 September 2020
Law No. 324-Z amending some laws on issues of licensing.
Date of text: 28 December 2023
Presidential Decree No. 108 “On ecological network”.
Date of text: 13 March 2018
Presidential Decree No. 365 “On the promotion of agro-ecotourism”.
Date of text: 09 October 2017
Presidential Decree No. 99 “On transformation of the national park “Belovezhskaya pushya”.
Date of text: 16 March 2016
Presidential Decree No. 70 “On accession to The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (the Bern Convention) – 1979”.
Date of text: 07 February 2013
Law No. 444-Z amending some laws regulating wild fauna and flora.
Date of text: 10 November 2008
Presidential Decree No. 450 on non-governmental entity “Belarusian hunting and fishing association”.
Date of text: 17 July 2006
Presidential Decree No. 371 “On some measures for state support of tourism”.
Date of original text: 02 June 2006 (09 March 2010)
Presidential Decree No. 291 on some issues regarding the sphere of competence of the state environmental institutions as regards the examination of administrative offences committed on the territory of protected areas and national parks.
Date of text: 23 June 2004
Presidential Decree No. 11 regarding the competence of the State Wildlife and Plant Inspection subordinated to the President.
Date of text: 25 March 2003
Presidential Decree No. 11 regarding some issues of the competence of state wildlife and plant inspection.
Date of text: 25 March 2003
Presidential Decree No. 11 regarding competence of the State Inspection for Protection of Animal and Vegetable Kingdom subordinated to the President.
Date of text: 25 March 2003
Law No. 61-Z of 2001 on firearms.
Date of text: 13 November 2001
Law No.326-3 of 1999 on tourism.
Date of text: 25 November 1999
Decree No. 16 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulations on administrative procedures in the field of protection and use of flora and fauna.
Date of original text: 28 January 2022 (06 June 2023)
Decree No. 610 of the Council of Ministers “On issuance of permits in the field of environmental protection for the movement of certain types of goods across the State Border of the Republic of Belarus.”
Date of original text: 27 October 2020 (09 October 2023)
Ministerial Decree No. 3 of 4 January 2019 “On the approval of some Veterinary and Sanitary rules”.
Date of text: 01 October 2018
Resolution No. 975 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for issuing permits for the removal of wild plants and (or) their parts from their habitat and introducing amendments to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated February 17, 2012 No. 156.
Date of text: 28 November 2016
Decree No. 1426 of the Council of Ministers “On some issues of handling plant species.”
Date of original text: 25 October 2011 (12 May 2023)
Resolution No. 488 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for issuing permits for the introduction, reintroduction, acclimatization, and crossing of wild animals.
Date of text: 31 March 2010
Ministerial Decree No. 702 on game management.
Date of text: 03 June 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 698 validating the Regulation on capture of wild fauna for captive breeding, release, introduction, re-introduction, acclimatization and cross-breeding.
Date of text: 02 June 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 699 validating the Regulation on capture, procurement and (or) trade of wild fauna species that are not subject to hunting and fishing.
Date of text: 02 June 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 700 validating the Regulation on management of wild fauna for scientific research, educational, recreational, aesthetic and other purposes in the process of cultural activity.
Date of text: 02 June 2006
Decree No. 89 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating the Regulation on the modalities of issuing veterinary certificate.
Date of text: 17 December 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 1525 of 2004 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of establishment of restrictions and bans on management of plant species.
Date of text: 01 December 2004
Decree of the Forest Ministry No. 2 on school forestries.
Date of original text: 16 February 2001 (17 February 2005)
Resolution of the Ministry of Forestry No. 16 validating the Regulation on the procedure for carrying out biotechnical arrangements.
Date of text: 15 December 2022
Resolution No. 584 of the Council of Ministers validating the Unified Classification of Types of Tourism.
Date of text: 02 September 2022
Resolution No. 523 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on provision of tourist services.
Date of text: 11 August 2022
Decree No. 44 of the Council of Ministers validating the Procedure for financing activities in the field of forestry and hunting management.
Date of text: 26 January 2022
Resolution No. 20 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on the procedure for testing new scientifically based methodologies.
Date of text: 20 November 2020
Resolution of the Ministry of Forestry No. 18 on conducting control over censuses of game animals.
Date of text: 18 November 2020
Resolution No. 19 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on the procedure for the calculation of carrying capacity of hunting grounds.
Date of text: 18 November 2020
Resolution No. 15 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the forms of registers for hunting vouchers, hunting permits and hunting vouchers attached thereto.
Date of text: 17 November 2020
Resolution No. 14 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on registration of hunting dogs and birds of prey.
Date of text: 17 November 2020
Resolution of the Ministry of Forestry No. 16 On planning the hunting of game animals of regulated species, with the exception of aurochs (Bos bonasus) (reserve gene pool).
Date of original text: 17 November 2020 (06 June 2022)
Resolution of the Ministry of Forestry No. 17 on the establishment of forms of reports on locating a game animal of a regulated species.
Date of text: 17 November 2020
Decree No. 198 of the Council of Ministers No. 198 “On the procedure for financing forestry and hunting management.”
Date of text: 03 April 2020
Decree No. 649 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for issuance of authorization for activities in the Antarctic Treaty area.
Date of text: 23 September 2019
Decree No. 23/230 of the Ministry of Forestry “On some issues of obtaining hunting firearms and ammunition for temporary use”.
Date of text: 14 August 2018
Resolution of the Ministry of Forestry No. 18 validating the Regulation of wild fauna species subject to hunting.
Date of original text: 06 August 2018 (13 November 2020)
Decree No. 11 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on keeping the register of hunting grounds and the form thereof.
Date of text: 18 July 2018
Decree No. 454 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating Regulation on tenders for lease of hunting grounds, calculation of payment for the conclusion of lease contracts and rent for hunting grounds, and also model forms of hunting documents.
Date of text: 14 June 2018
Decree No. 422 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on national biological reserve “Buslovka”.
Date of text: 05 June 2018
Decree No. 238 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on the procedure for financing the costs of forestry and hunting management.
Date of text: 31 March 2018
Decree No. 107 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the national hydrological reserve “Servech”.
Date of text: 07 February 2018
Decree No. 68 of the Ministry of Forestry validating Forest Felling Regulation.
Date of text: 19 December 2016
Decree No. 77 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on delimitation of forest plots allotted for forest management and transfer thereof to legal persons performing forestry.
Date of text: 19 December 2016
Decree No. 37 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on procurement of timber saps, collection, procurement (purchase) of wild growing plants and (or) parts thereof.
Date of text: 21 November 2016
Decree No. 25 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on data collection and reporting on wild fauna species.
Date of text: 16 June 2016
Decree No. 21 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on data collection and reporting on wild flora species.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
Resolution No. 255 of the Council of Ministers On measures to implement the Law No. 326-Z amending Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z).
Date of text: 29 March 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 884 validating the Regulation on complex monitoring of ecosystems and protected areas.
Date of text: 21 October 2015
Decree No. 136 of the National Statistics Committee validating the Instruction on calculation of environmental fees.
Date of text: 01 October 2015
Decree No. 414 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on access to the protected area Belavezha Forest.
Date of text: 15 May 2015
Decree No. 716 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Dokudovsky” national biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 23 July 2014
Decree No. 673 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Synsha” biosphere landscape reserve.
Date of text: 12 July 2014
Decree No. 648 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Selyava” biosphere landscape reserve.
Date of text: 02 July 2014
Decree No. 484 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Novogrudsky” biosphere landscape reserve.
Date of text: 02 July 2014
Decree No. 30 of the Ministry of natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on prohibition of hunting of waterfowl in spring.
Date of text: 01 July 2014
Decree No. 24 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on sale of hunting permits and hunting authorization.
Date of text: 25 June 2014
Decree No. 26 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the list of rare and endangered wild fauna and wild flora species recorded in the National Red Book.
Date of text: 09 June 2014
Decree No. 12 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on registration and evaluation of wildlife products (trophies).
Date of text: 26 May 2014
Decree No. 8 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on planning of removal of wild fauna species subject to hunting.
Date of text: 16 May 2014
Decree No. 362 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Meduhovo” national biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 17 April 2014
Decree No. 261 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Zamkovy Les” national biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 26 March 2014
Decree No. 758 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On additional measures for liquidation and prevention of spreading of African swine fever and other dangerous animal diseases.
Date of original text: 29 August 2013 (14 March 2018)
Decree No. 653 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on monitoring of wild fauna species and utilization of collected data.
Date of text: 25 July 2013
Decree No. 610 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on modalities of issuance of permits for capture of wild fauna species.
Date of text: 12 July 2013
Decree No. 1105 of the Council of Ministers validating the list of measures of technical (technological, verifying) type.
Date of text: 30 November 2012
Decree No. 1008 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Middle Prypyat” biosphere landscape reserve.
Date of text: 14 February 2012
Decree No. 150 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Naliboksky” biosphere landscape reserve.
Date of text: 14 February 2012
Decree No. 33 of the Ministry of Forest Management validating the Instruction on registration and evaluation of game by the managers of hunting grounds.
Date of text: 29 October 2010
Decree No. 29 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on hunting management and hunting in areas under radioactive pollution as a result of Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Date of text: 13 October 2010
Decree No. 24 of the Ministry of Forest Management regarding some issues of hunting with hunting birds.
Date of text: 28 September 2010
Decree No. 25 of the Ministry of Forest Management validating the Instruction on trade of hunting authorization and once-only hunting permits.
Date of text: 28 September 2010
Decree No. 21 of the Ministry of Forest Management validating the criteria for classification of wild fauna as trophy and (or) selection game.
Date of text: 20 September 2010
Decree No. 1070 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Lukovo” biosphere reserve.
Date of original text: 16 July 2010 (01 January 2014)
Ministerial Decree No. 130 validating the Regulation on biosphere reserve “Zvanets”.
Date of text: 01 February 2010
Ministerial Decree No. 1694 validating the Regulation on biosphere reserve “Omgovichsky”.
Date of text: 24 December 2009
Ministerial Decree No. 638 regarding some issues of wild fauna and wild flora management.
Date of text: 18 May 2009
Decree No. 129 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on estimate of permissibale impact on protected areas.
Date of text: 30 December 2008
Decree No. 94 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding some issues of management of protected areas.
Date of text: 29 October 2008
Decree No. 106 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regulating introduction and (or) acclimatization of some wild growing plant species.
Date of text: 27 October 2008
Decree No. 41 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on classification of rare and endangered animal and plant species.
Date of text: 21 April 2008
Decree No. 32 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating Instruction on monitoring of wild fauna.
Date of text: 11 April 2008
Decree No. 31 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating form sheet of registration of zoological collection.
Date of text: 04 April 2008
Decree No. 19 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on registration of wild fauna species and the amount of management thereof except for wild fauna species destined for hunting and fisheries.
Date of text: 10 March 2008
Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on assessment of wild fauna resources.
Date of text: 29 February 2008
Decree No. 3 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on performance of state supervision over hunting management and hunting by the officials of the Ministry of Forestry and of the organizations subordinated thereto.
Date of text: 11 February 2008
Ministerial Decree No. 126 regarding some issues of management of protected animal species.
Date of original text: 30 January 2008 (18 May 2009)
Decree No. 43 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on management of wild flora resources for scientific research purposes.
Date of original text: 29 December 2007 (21 December 2016)
Decree No. 105 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on management of plant species for scientific research and experimental educational purposes.
Date of original text: 29 December 2007 (29 December 2007)
Decree No. 1836 of the Council of Ministers validating Regulation on Red Book.
Date of text: 27 December 2007
Decree No. 98 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating some form sheets.
Date of original text: 10 December 2007 (14 January 2013)
Ministerial Decree No. 1408 regarding some issues of protection and rational management of aurochs.
Date of text: 27 October 2007
Decree No. 41 of the Forestry Ministry validating the Regulation on registration of the number of wild fauna species subject to hunting.
Date of text: 31 July 2007
Decree No. 24 of the Ministry of Forest Management validating the Instruction on registration of hunting dogs and hunting birds.
Date of text: 27 June 2007
Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Forestry validating the Regulation on accrediting of legal persons for hunting management.
Date of text: 14 June 2007
Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on transportation of captured wild fauna species, captive breeding and reproduction in captivity, and also release, introduction, reintroduction, acclimatization and cross-breeding thereof.
Date of text: 27 February 2007
Ministerial Decree No. 94 validating the Regulation on the state biological reserve Lebyazhiy.
Date of original text: 26 January 2007 (12 July 2007)
Decree No. 963 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating the Regulation on the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.
Date of text: 29 July 2006
Decree No. 818 of the Cabinet of Ministers validating form sheet of Model Contract for provision of tourist services.
Date of text: 29 June 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 1434 validating the Regulation on the Podvelikiy mokh state hydrological reserve.
Date of text: 13 December 2005
Decree No. 32 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding some issues of removal of endangered and protected animal and plant species registered in the Red Book of Belarus from their natural environment.
Date of text: 28 June 2005
Decree No. 14 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the list of protected and endangered animals and plants registered in the Red Book of Belarus.
Date of text: 09 June 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 412 of 2004 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of monitoring of vegetable kingdom as part on national system of environmental monitoring.
Date of text: 14 April 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 298 validating the Regulation on Forest Ministry.
Date of text: 16 March 2004
Ministerial Decree No. 1360 on licensing of hunting rifles.
Date of original text: 20 October 2003 (11 February 2005)
Ministerial Decree No. 864 validating the Regulation on the Oktyabrskiy state biological reserve.
Date of original text: 27 June 2003 (22 September 2004)
Ministerial Decree No. 811 validating the Regulation on the Kotra state reserve.
Date of original text: 19 June 2003 (22 September 2004)
Presidential Decree No. 45 setting up Wildlife and Plant Protection Inspection.
Date of original text: 27 January 2003 (31 July 2006)
Ministerial Decree No. 4 on shooting of harmful animals.
Date of text: 08 January 2003
Ministerial Decree No. 1886 validating the Regulation on the Volmyanskiy, Glebkovka and Stiklevo state biological reserves.
Date of original text: 29 December 2001 (22 September 2004)
Decree No. 40 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food “On some issues of breeding, keeping and import of potentially dangerous dog species and training of their owners.
Date of text: 12 December 2001
Decree No. 19 of the Forest Committee on lease of the plots of public forest.
Date of original text: 06 December 2001 (28 February 2005)
Ministerial Decree No. 1190 validating the Regulation on the state biological reserve Yukhnovskiy.
Date of text: 13 August 2001
Decree No. 7 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on declaration, reorganization and cessation of the functioning of protected areas.
Date of text: 10 May 2001
Ministerial Decree No. 1245 validating the Regulation on state biological reserve “Pekalinskiy”.
Date of text: 10 August 2000
Order No. 269 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on issuance of authorization for the destruction of harmful animals.
Date of text: 07 October 1999
Ministerial Decree No. 1221 validating the Regulation on state biological reserve “Dnepro-Sozhskiy”.
Date of text: 05 August 1999
Ministerial Decree No. 455 validating the Regulation on state biological reserve “Podsady”.
Date of text: 31 March 1999
Ministerial Decree No. 281 validating the Regulation on state biological reserve “Sporovskiy”.
Date of text: 23 February 1999
Decree No. 947 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Ostrova Duleby” biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 17 June 1998
Hunting Regulation.
Date of original text: 25 March 1998 (01 March 2005)
Joint Regulation of the Forest Ministry, of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, and of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography on transfer of hunting grounds on lease.
Date of original text: 17 March 1998 (10 June 2005)
Ministerial Decree No. 1750 validating the Regulation on hunting and hunting economy.
Date of original text: 30 December 1997 (13 June 2005)
Decree No. 1054 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Buslovka” biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 12 August 1997
Order No. 168 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on registration of zoological collections.
Date of text: 28 July 1997
Regulation on issuing the State hunting authorization.
Date of text: 02 June 1997
Regulation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on the issuance of authorization for removal of wild animals, wildlife products, bird eggs and nests from their natural habitats for scientific research, cultural, educational and aesthetic purposes.
Date of text: 25 March 1997
Decree No. 142 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Luninsky” biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 27 February 1997
Decree No. 631 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on “Shvakshty” national hydrogeological biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 25 September 1996
Ministerial Decree No. 78 validating the Regulation on state registration of wild fauna.
Date of text: 03 February 1995
Decree No. 115 of the Council of Ministers validating the Regulation on Prostyr biosphere reserve.
Date of text: 28 February 1994
Instruction on the issuance of permits for capture of wildlife species and collection of plants recorded in the Red Book.
Date of text: 01 March 1993
Ministerial Decree No. 92 on the State nature reserves “Selyakhi” and “Buda – Koshelevsky”.
Date of text: 13 April 1988
Ministerial Decree No. 438 on the State game reserve “Lebyazhij”.
Date of text: 27 December 1984
Ministerial Decree No. 303 on the State game reserve “Antonovo”.
Date of text: 20 September 1983
Ministerial Decree No. 51 regarding some hunting issues.
Date of original text: 15 February 1978 (31 March 1987)
Ministerial Decree No. 306 validating the arrangements for the implementation of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Date of original text: 15 October 1976 (27 February 1997)
Decree No. 21 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on rates of permissible impact on protected areas.
Date of text: 19 August 2019
Decree No. 688 of the Council of Ministers “On some measures for the implementation of Presidential Decree No. 124 amending Presidential Decree No. 45 setting up Wildlife and Plant Protection Inspection.
Date of text: 28 May 2009
Decree No. 1 of the Forestry Ministry validating model form of business plan of hunting management.
Date of text: 28 January 2008
Presidential Decree No. 248 amending Presidential Decree No. 59 “On some issues of the development of protected areas”.
Date of text: 11 July 2017
Law No. 326-Z amending Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z).
Date of text: 23 December 2015
Law No. 261-Z amending Wildlife Law (No. 257-Z).
Date of text: 17 May 2011
Law No. 202-Z amending Law No. 61-Z of 2001 on firearms.
Date of text: 04 January 2007
Law No. 65-Z amending Law No. 61-Z of 2001 on firearms.
Date of text: 24 November 2005
Presidential Decree No. 124 amending Presidential Decree No. 45 setting up Wildlife and Plant Protection Inspection.
Date of text: 09 March 2009
Ministerial Decree No. 1672 implementing Presidential Decree No. 386 amending Presidential Decree No. 580 on hunting and fishing.
Date of text: 12 November 2010
Decree No. 716 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On the activities of the State Inspectorate for Protection of Flora and Fauna under the President of the Republic of Belarus.
Date of text: 23 October 2019
Decree No. 29 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food amending Decree No. 6 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on keeping of live animals in circuses.
Date of text: 23 February 2018
Decree No. 35 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection amending Decree No. 106 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regulating introduction and (or) acclimatization of some wild growing plant species.
Date of text: 28 October 2016
Decree No. 26 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection amending Decree No. 94 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding some issues of management of protected areas.
Date of text: 04 July 2016
Decree No. 24 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection amending Decree No. 16 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on transportation of captured wild fauna species, captive breeding and reproduction in captivity, and also release, introduction, reintroduction, acclimatization and cross-breeding thereof.
Date of text: 09 June 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 36 amending Ministerial Decree No. 699 validating the Regulation on capture, procurement and (or) trade of wild fauna species that are not subject to hunting and fishing.
Date of text: 20 January 2016
Ministerial Decree No. 32 amending Decree No. 94 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection regarding some issues of management of protected areas.
Date of text: 14 September 2015
Decree No. 37 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection amending Decree No. 41 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection on classification of rare and endangered animal and plant species.
Date of text: 23 July 2013
Ministerial Decree No. 1182 amending Ministerial Decree No. 1360 on licensing of hunting rifles.
Date of text: 11 September 2006
Presidential Decree No. 10 amending Presidential Decree No. 11 regarding some issues of the competence of state wildlife and plant inspection.
Date of text: 31 July 2006
Ministerial Decree No. 177 amending Ministerial Decree No. 1360 on licensing of hunting rifles.
Date of text: 08 February 2006