EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

NOMINATION DOSSIER ANNEX 7.2.1
"ANCIENT BEECH FORESTS OF GERMANY"
18. to cause noise and to use sound and image transmission equipment, sound and
image reproduction equipment or radio equipment outside buildings or vehicles,
19. to light fires,
20. to run organised events of any type, except for events led by or with the approval of
the National Parks Office,
21. to fell clearances or to remove naturally occurring dead wood and to plant timber
which is not native to the area,
22. from 1 February to 31 July of each year, to carry out management and upkeep
work in an area of 300 m around the breeding areas of eagles, cranes, black
storks, giant falcons and owls and in an area of 150 m around the propagation and
reproduction areas of other species of animals threatened with extinction without
the permission of the National Parks Office.
(2) In addition, it is forbidden to carry equipment which could be used exclusively or mainly
for activities which are prohibited according to paragraph 1.
Footnotes
*) § 6 para. 1 amended by the Decree of 20 November 1992.
§ 7 *)
Exceptions
(1) The following are exceptions to the prohibitions under § 6:
1. measures which cannot be postponed which are intended to protect the population
and to prevent dangers to physical safety and life of people and major material
damage,
2. measures implemented by the National Parks Office solely for the purpose set out
in § 3,
3. driving on the blocked roads and pathways in motor vehicles used by persons
belonging to state administrative bodies or their agents on urgent business travel
and other persons with the permission of the National Parks Office,
4. outside Protected Zone I, the proper agricultural land use, as defined in the Federal
Nature Conservation Act (§ 8 para. 7), of the areas used to date for agricultural
purposes, except for mineral-based fertilisers in Protected Zone II; other proposals
may be made in the maintenance and development plan to be prepared according
to § 5 para. 2,
5. the existing use for the intended purpose of building structures including the areas
belonging to them,
6. the creation of clearances in Protected Zone III with an area of up to three hectares
and in Protected Zone II only in so far as they serve the protection aim (§ 3).
(2) Furthermore, the measures permitted at the time of the entry into force of the Decree
on the basis of special approvals and rights shall remain unaffected. In so far as these
measures are incompatible with the protection aim of the national park (§ 3), they should
be dismantled as quickly as possible within the scope of what is legally allowed.
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