04 Criteria for determination of risk category of imported timber species in Vietnam

04 Criteria for determination of risk category of imported timber species in Vietnam (Internet image)

Article 6 of Decree 102/2020/ND-CP stipulates 4 criteria for determination of risk category of imported timber species in Vietnam as follows

1. The species are listed in any of the Appendices of Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);

2. The species are critically endangered precious and rare species in Category IA and Category IIA; on Vietnam’s List of controlled species;

3. The timber species are imported into Vietnam for the first time;

4.. The species are threatened with extinction in the country of harvest or illegally traded as determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant ministries, central authorities and the organizations specified in international treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory.

Authority to announce imported timber species in Vietnam: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with relevant authorities in updating and announcing the list of imported types of timber every 6 months on June 30 and December 31.

Note: Low risk species are defined as those not satisfying any of the criteria specified above

More details can be found in Decree 102/2020/ND-CP, which comes into force from October 30, 2020.

Ty Na

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