Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips) Regulations 1996. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Commonwealth Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword International trade Timber Forest management/forest conservation Sub-national agreement Authorization/permit Geographical area Oceania Abstract The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for a system of granting licences to export hardwood chips that ensures that chips exported are derived from regions to which a Regional Forest Agreement applies. A Regional Forest Agreement is an agreement between the Commonwealth and a State with respect to the conservation of forest resources in identified areas. Hardwood exported from regions not covered by an Agreement is subject to a national volume ceiling and the harvesting of such hardwood Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implements Export Control Act 1982. Legislation | Australia | 1982 (2016) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Timber, Pests/diseases, International trade, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX