English
FrançaisNon-Tariff Measure
- NTM classification
- P13: Production and post-production requirements to export
- Date when the measure came into force
- 08 August 2003
- Publication where the measure is specified
- National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Uganda
- The rationale of the measure
- (c) to ensure that forests and trees are conserved and managed in a manner that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the rights of future generations by safeguarding forest biological diversity and the environmental benefits that accrue from forests and trees
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- Part VI: Trade in Forest Produce
44. Timber export licences
(1) No person shall export timber without an export licence issued by a licensing authority appointed by the Minister.
(2) A person who exports or attempts to export timber without a licence issued in accordance with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding thirty currency points or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both.
(3) An export permit issued under this section shall be issued only for the export of graded timber.
45. Restriction on movement of forest produceThe Minister may, on the advice of the Authority and lead agencies, by statutory order, prohibit or restrict the movement by any person of forest produce for such periods, in such areas and on such terms as may be specified in the order - Reference of the measure
- Part VI section Section 44
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4401 | Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms. | No | |||
| 4403 | Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared. | No | |||
| 4404 | Hoopwood; split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise; wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking-sticks, umbrellas, tool handles or the like; chipwo | No | |||
| 4407 | Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm. | No | |||
| 4408 | Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 m | No | |||
| 4409 | Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end | No |
- Description
- Timber
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Uganda | 08 August 2003 |
- Description
- Uganda
