Legally Required Document

Title in original language: Récépissé de déclaration environnementale

Applicable to: Concessionaires and Processing Units

Holder of Document: Department in charge of environmental matters and the beneficiary (logging company) 

Signature required by:
Directorate General for the Environment and the Protection of Nature, by delegation of the Ministry.

Key considerations when checking the doc:
Ministerial decision number
Company name and address
Precautionary measures for the application of the terms of the decision

Purpose and content of document:
Official documents that validate and approve the environmental impact assessment report drawn up as part of the CFAD management plan, or for the creation of new processing plants.

Evidence limitations and weaknesses:
The official document itself does not confirm the existence of potential environmental impacts of the logging operations