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Decree of the Minister of Forestry and Plantations No. 510/Kpts-II/1998 regarding implementation of exportation of logwood and splinter raw material.

Country/Territory
Indonesia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Warta Cafi No. 62A, 3 November 1998, pp. 17-20.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Timber Concession Access right International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

The present Decree is issued in the framework of the national policy of economic reform and in order to increase competitiveness and efficiency of use of wood, taking into account needs of forest conservation. It regulates the exportation of specified timber: "logwood" and "splinter raw materials" are defined at the outset of this Decree. Logwood and splinter raw materials that may be exported shall come from specified types of forest concessions and private properties. Article 4 makes provision for the examination of timer destined for exportation by the Forestry Service. Reports on exportation shall e drawn up by exporters and the Director General of Forest Exploitation. (10 articles)

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