Debate on the amended draft Forest Law ends
The debate on the
amended draft Forest Law in the second day of the fourth ordinary
session of the National Assembly (sixth legislature) was on full
swing and in the morning session, 6 November, the debate with views,
which supported and requested clarification and addition to some
articles, ended.
Mr Thongsing Thammavong, President of the National Assembly presented the conclusive report, informing about the main points and some focuses with the aim of making this law more concise.
NA members were
interested in the issue of the logging units which, according to
Article 44 of the draft law, is stipulated as state organisation.
However, under the condition of the market-oriented mechanism, which
is related to a number of factors, including staffing, the provision
of vehicles, machinery, expertise, and finance, among others, these
have laid a foundation for the determination of Article 45 of the
draft law. What should be identified as the standard and norms for
the verification? For the purpose, a Prime Minister’s Decree should
be issued for the identification, said the report.
The NA members also expressed concern over the movement of wood and
forest produces. Strict inspection is thus necessary while the
transportation of all kinds of wood should be tagged by official
documents, export checkpoints transport routes, weight and time of
the movement identified.
Forest inspection, the delegates have presented to various sectors
to participate in forest inspection practice.
The rights on land rental approval concession, the forestry land concession, the delegates have also presented the district should involve in the agreement. There are various issues that the deputies have paid attention such as the conservation forests, the authorisation of local people to use woods in the forests, the development of forests. In addition, the NA members have proposed to add some strictly measures to ban in fire forests, which this measure would punish to violators. (Source: KPL News)