Legally Required Document

Applicable to: All holders of Annual Forest Harvesting rights

Holder of Document: Forestry Development Institute (IDF) and Company that has the right to harvest. 

Signature required by:
the General Director of the Forestry Development Institute (IDF)

Key considerations when checking the doc:

It shall be signed and stamped

The information on the document should always be cross-checked with information on the related Certificate of Origin and the Transit Guide, such as:

• The name of the person or entity specified on the license - licenses are not transferable to a third party.
• Volume
• Species
• Verify that the species listed on the document are not protected or prohibited to harvest.
• Volumes permitted should be cross-checked with trade/transport documents to ensure the quantity harvested is in line with the quantity moved from forest to first transformation entity (sawmill).

Purpose and content of document:
The document provides evidence the License holder has the right to harvest specific timber species at a certain allowed volume from a defined forest area. This document also contain the license validity and duration.