Delineating the Jurisdiction of the Ministries of Natural Resources and Trade and Industry and Forest Products

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Delineating the Jurisdiction of the Ministries of Natural Resources and Trade and Industry over Forest Products

- The Ministry of Natural Resources shall be responsible for:
• Regulation and supervision of all forest products at the extraction/gathering stage up to the log pond and including saw mills. (Sec. 1)

- The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall be responsible for:
• Regulation and supervision of all forest products manufacturing and processing, including handling, transportation, storage, mechanical and chemical processing, after the forest products are taken out of the log ponds and saw mills. (Sec. 2)

- Within thirty (30) days from the promulgation of this Order:
• Each Ministry shall promulgate the necessary regulations covering licensing of the various operations relative to forest products, including rattan, within their respective jurisdiction. (Sec. 3)

- Repeals and Modifications:
• The provisions of Executive Order No. 709 and its implementing regulations relative to licensing of processing and manufacturing plants of forest products, including rattan, and all other laws, decrees, orders, proclamations, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. (Sec. 4)

- Effectivity:
• This Executive Order shall take effect immediately. (Sec. 5)