Export Control (Regional Forest Agreements) Regulations 1997. Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword International trade Forest management/forest conservation Sub-national agreement Timber Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract These Regulations refer to the Export Control (Hardwood Wood Chips)(1996) Regulations and the Export Control (Unprocessed Wood) Regulations. When a Regional Forest Agreement is in force for a region, wood chips products covered by the Regulations shall not be considered 'prescribed goods' for purposes of those Regulations. Other Regulations: prohibit the Minister to grant more licences when the maximum aggregate mass for the current year has been reached (Reg. 3): prohibit the re-allocation of authorized export mass of wood chips (Reg. 4); place restrictions on the increase of export mass originating from a region for which no Regional Forest Agreement is in force by a licence holder (Reg. 5); and require the Minister to publish a Notice in the Official Gazette stating that an Agreement has been entered into (Reg. 6). (6 Regulations) Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au