RPFD is legislatively defined in forest law no:289/1995 Coll. §23 and in ordinance no. 83/1996 Coll. of the Ministry of Agriculture in regards to regional plans of forest development and classification.

RPFD contain data summaries on the state of the forest and the service needs of the forest as a public interest. They stem from the principle of sustainable forest management and form conditions for minimalization of collision between society interests and individual forest owners? interests. As a methodical tool of state forest policy, they serve as an aid for state administrative decision-making. They form the background for forest management plans and forest management outlines elaboration.

RPFD data is shared with the Forest Management Institute (FMI) through the Information and Data Centre (IDC). Up-to-date rules for data access are available on www.uhul.cz.

. Text part General definition of function potential ? producing, non-producing (water, soil, recreation, genetic resources, nature protection) ? review of public interests (categorisation) and development forecast ? review of forest finality overlay ? function priorities ? interest collisions ? natural conditions analysis- analysis of emission threats and other pollutant emissions to the forest ? basic management recommendations for management set of stands ? project of long-term forest protection measures including approved regional systems of ecological stability ? project of allochtonous species usage ? data on forest state (analysis of valid forest management plans) including historical development of management ? project of optimalization of transport accessibility and limiting felling-transporting technologies

. Graphic and columnar reviews.

. Digital and analogue maps (1 : 10 000 - 50 000)

. Review map of forest regions, typology map, map of forest vegetation levels, map of target management, map of long-term forest protection measures, map of functional forest potential, transport map, map of forest functions declaration, map of ecological stability territorial system.

. Resulting recommendations and conclusions.

. Technical report.

. Documents on classification of forest decisions.

Regions are divided on the basis of unifying geologic, climatic, orthographic and phytogeographic conditions. The Czech Republic is divided into 41 natural forest regions.