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Decree of the Minister of Forestry No. 625 Kpts-II/1996 re operational cooperation on forest enterprises between state owned and private companies.

Country/Territory
Indonesia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Warta Cafi, No. 149 of 21 December 1996, pp. 16-22.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Concession Timber extraction/logging Contract/agreement Public forest Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Decree makes provision for cooperation agreements that serve as a basis of a joint venture between state-owned companies and private companies for purpose of carrying out logging operations in areas that where previously subject to a forest concession. The private company shall be a company whose forest concession has expired and is not renewed and/or up-stream timber processing companies. The joint venture shall have a duration of maximum two years. Pending the joint venture agreement, the areas shall be handed over by the Ministry of Forest to the state-owned company. Approval of the Minister of Forests shall be obtained if operations other than forest logging are foreseen in the agreement. Private companies may apply with the Board of Directors of a state-owned company for a joint venture agreement. (18 articles)

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