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Regulation No. 2000/17 on the prohibition of logging operations and the export of wood from East Timor.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Forest fires Inventory Offences/penalties International trade
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on 8 June 2000.
Abstract

The purpose of this Regulation is to reduce deforestation in East Timor pending an inventory of the forests of East Timor and the establishment of a sustainable forestry industry. The cutting, removal and logging of wood, the export from East Timor of wood in any form, including logs, planks, plywood or furniture, and the burning or any other destruction of forests, is prohibited. An application for the exemption form these prohibitions shall be prescribed by a United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) directive (sect. 3). Sections 4 and 5 deal with matters related to offences and penal provisions.

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