Legally Required Document

Title in original language: Procès-verbal de constatation d’ouverture des limites et de réalisation des inventaires

Applicable to: Concessionaires

Holder of Document: Concessionaire and the Ministry in charge of the forest 

Signature required by:
Auditors from the Ministry in charge of Forests

Key considerations when checking the doc:
Does the document date well before the approval of the final development plan for the concession?
Is the forest concerned by this document the same as that of the declarations and other documents provided?

Purpose and content of document:
The forest management plan must be drawn up in several stages, one of which is the inventory of forest resources. The concessionaire is responsible for drawing up the management inventory, with prior approval from the forest administration, which is responsible for verifying the delineation of the logging areas.

Evidence limitations and weaknesses:
This document does not indicate whether the management inventory has been properly drawn up in line with the procedures established.