Legally Required Document

Title in original language: Attestation de conformité du plan de sondage de l’inventaire d’aménagement jointe à une lettre de notification d’acceptation du plan de sondage

Applicable to: Industrial concession holders

Holder of Document: Concession holder company 

Signature required by:
Authorities from the Ministry of forests

Key considerations when checking the doc:
Do the competent authorities approve the inventory planning?

Are the documents dated before the approval of the final Management plan of the concession?

Is the forest where the inventory is carried on matching the declarations and other documents provided?

Purpose and content of document:
The elaboration of the Management plan must go through several steps, including an inventory of the forest resources. The concession holder is responsible for carrying on the management inventory, with prior approval of the forest administration on the technical planification of the inventory.

Evidence limitations and weaknesses:
It does not indicate whether the actual inventory was conducted according to the approved planning.