Prime Minister’s Order No. 15/PM on Strengthening Strictness of Timber Harvest Management and Inspection, Timber Transport and Business. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Classification/declassification Processing/handling Protection forest Afforestation/reforestation Timber extraction/logging Protection of species Timber International trade Inspection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day of its signature. Abstract This Order, based on the Forestry Law No. 06/NA of 24 December 2007, aims at strengthening the implementation of forest management, in particular timber business, harvest, processing and trade by strictly respecting laws and regulations established by the Government to prevent and eliminate drawback within forestry sector. The Prime Minister establishes the following: 1. Strengthening the emphasis and responsibilities in implementing ministerial duties and responsibilities in accordance with legislation related to forest governance, timber harvest, transport and business. 2. Suspend the export of logs, big size sawed timbers, sawn timbers, spited wood, roots, stumps, knots, branches and standing trees or decorative trees that are harvested from natural forest in any cases, including the timbers approved by Government that have not yet been implemented; logs must be processed to create value-added based on the standard set by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (according to the Decision No. 2005/MOIC.DoIH, of 28/9/2015) prior to granting approvals for export. Full text English Website www.nafri.org.la References - Legislation Implements Forestry Law No. 64/NPC. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2007 (2019) Keyword: Emissions trading, Emissions, Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Classification/declassification, Inventory, Traditional rights/customary rights, Processing/handling, Special fund, Timber extraction/logging, Protection of species, EIA, Afforestation/reforestation, Biodiversity, Protected area, Protection forest, Protection of environment, Public forest, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Timber, Climate change, Trade in species, Freshwater resources management, Water conservation zone, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX