Decree of the Minister of Forestry and Plantations No. 538/Kpts-II/1999 re permit to utilize timber. Country/Territory Indonesia Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Warta Cafi, No. 23, 21 March 2000, pp. 16-24. Subject Forestry Keyword Authorization/permit Land clearing Timber Timber extraction/logging Royalties/fees Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Decree provides for the permission of utilizing timber (IPK), including the felling of trees in forest areas. Applicants shall apply for IPK and, when granted, they shall pay the guarantees accordingly to the target production agreed upon at application. Applicants shall be Forestry State or Provincial State Enterprises, private societies and Cooperatives. The IPK covers the period of one year and can be renewed only once. Chapter II provides for Procedures for Application; Chapter III deals with Priority of timber utilization and Chapter V with Sanction. Full text English