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