Customary Rights and the Use of Forest Resources Order. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Regulation Date 1995 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Unofficial translation, 6 pp. Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Traditional rights/customary rights Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Order regulates the exercise of customary rights regarding the use of forest land and forest products by the holders and users of those rights. In particular, the Order concerns the free exercise of customary rights, the customary transfer within community only, the limitation or removal of customary right and the conditions for such limitation or removal established by law. Part II specifies the role of the Land and Forest Land Distribution Committee with respect to customary rights. Full text English