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Presidential Instruction No. 4/2005 on eradication of illegal logging in forest areas and distribution throughout the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.

Country/Territory
Indonesia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Business News No. 7215, 27 May 2005, pp. 1A-3A.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Institution Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Presidential Instruction enters into force on 18 March 2005.
Abstract

The purpose of this Presidential Instruction is to undertake the eradication of illegal logging in forest areas and distribution throughout the territory of the Republic of Indonesia by taking action against anybody who: harvests or collects timber forest results without an authorized licence; receives, buys or sells timber forest results collected illegally; carries, controls or has timber forest results without certificate of legitimacy, etc. Ministries in charge of implementing these instructions and their duties are also described.

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