Notification No. No. 1161/DOIH.SD on Applications to Certify Natural Wooden Products and Planted Wooden Products for Export. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Miscellaneous Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Timber Inspection Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings International trade Procedural matters Certification Institution Transport/storage Planting material/seeds Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Notification enters into force on the date of its signature. Abstract This Notification aims at implementing the Decision No. 1833/MOIC of 3 October 2016 and the Instruction No. 2143/MOIC.DIMEX of 25 November 2016 to guaranty harmonization on the implementation nationwide. The Department of Industry and Handicraft issues the following notification: 1. Provincials and Vientiane Capital Department of Industry and Commerce shall inspect and certify wooden products from natural forest and wooden products for planted forest for export in accordance and consistent with Annex 1 of the Decision No. 1833/MOIC and shall apply following applications: 1.1 The approval of wooden products from natural forest for export shall apply the Application (IC 01) by coordinating with finance sector, and agriculture and forestry sector. The approval of wooden products from planted forest for export shall apply Application (IC 02) by coordinating with agriculture and forestry sector. 2. After the inspection committee approved that wooden products have legal source according to laws and regulations particularly correct fee payments, the wooden products shall be loaded to containers or vehicles in order to guarantee that prohibited wooden products will not be mixed with the approved wooden products. 3. The committee shall instruct the owner of wooden products for export to declare customs with customs authority according to laws and regulations once the owner reach border checkpoint. 4. In case the authority at the border checkpoint found wooden products from other source mixed or inconsistent with original approval but the seals remain in good condition, it shall be responsibility of the committee and factory owner, etc. Full text English Website www.laotradeportal.gov.la References - Legislation Implements Instruction No. 2143/MOIC.DIMEX on Procedures to Certify Wooden Products Before Loading to Container. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2016 Keyword: Timber, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, International trade, Procedural matters, Certification, Institution, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX