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

Pays/Territoire
Timor-Leste
Type du document
Règlement
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Forêts
Mot clé
Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Feux de forêts Inventaire Infractions/sanctions Commerce international
Aire géographique
Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement, Asie du Sud-Est
Entry into force notes
This Regulation enters into force on 8 June 2000.
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais