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1 3 rd National Steering Committee Meeting Lao-EU FLEGT VPA process 19 January 2017 Champasack Grand Hotel, Pakse, Champasack Province 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse COC Decision Development General Framework Objectives Contents of decision Progress Next steps Remaining challenges Mr. Vangchai Vang Director of Division, DIMEX, MOIC 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 1

2 General Framework Inputs for Decision PMO15 FLEGT Process In Lao PDR: Timber Legality Standards (TLDs) (supply chain control stage LL1- LL3) MOIC ACTIVITY PLAN TLD development within LL3 Legislation review / reform Capacity building plan Verification system. Database Law enforcement TLD8 Wood Processing and Trade MOIC Decision (draft) on Management and Monitoring of timber input and output in wood processing and trading Under development within Annex 3 of MOIC Decision. Verification of inputs and outputs by local authorities and generation of reports 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 3 Scope and Objectives of COC Decision Scope Applies to individuals, entities and domestic and foreign organizations which are related to the management of all registered wood business operation including all levels, all sizes of wood processing factory including household businesses, and timber trader which are operating in Lao PDR. (Article 4) Objective Defines the principles and rules to strengthen the control and monitoring of the timber supply chain after leaving Log Landing II until sales on domestic market or point of export. (Article 1) Set up of management system by timber processor and timber traders to perform due diligence and supply chain declaration Monitoring and regulatory inspection to control timber along the supply chain Ensuring legality during transaction btw. different actors in the timber supply chain (Article 2) 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 4 2

3 Contents of decision (draft v. 1.7, ) Chapter I: General provision Chapter II: Requirements for timber input and output management system for operators (= operational control or supply chain control) Chapter III: Monitoring of documentations, regulatory inspection of movement of timber and timber products by the Government Agencies (= verification) Chapter IV: The responsibility of Industry & Commerce sectors Chapter V: Prohibition Chapter VI: Incentive Policy for Good Performance and Measures for violators Chapter VII: Final provision Annexes: Annex 1: Chain of Custody Guidelines under review by MoIC Annex 2: 3 Mandatory Forms (Input, Output and Balance, Export) under review by MoIC Annex 3: Verification Guidelines currently developed by ProFLEGT Annex 3 will be excluded from MOIC Decision and be an internal MOIC/POIC operating procedures only. 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 5 Operational Control (Chapter II) vs. Verification (Chapter III) Working concepts where operators are responsible for operational control and verification of compliance is done by authority MOIC BUSINESS OPERATIONAL CONTROL Operator has to apply all applicable laws and regulations TLD 8 + MoIC CoC Decision for timber processor and timber traders VERIFICATION BODY /AUTHORITY To refer and certify operation of operator and product compliance according to applicable laws and regulations 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 6 3

4 Operational Control: Production control system Timber Input control and monitoring Timber Outputs Control and monitoring Material accounting system Data / record management Management reports Mandatory reports to authority 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 7 Internal Management System and Mandatory Forms COMPONENT RECEIVING FORM LOG RECEIVING FORM TIMBER STORE CENTRAL DATABASE FINISHED GOODS WAREHOUSE DATABASE Theoretical vs. Actual MATERIAL (COMPONENT) REQUEST AND ISSUING FORM FINISHED GOODS WAREHOUSE DATABASE PRODUCT CARD/ JOB CARD MATERIAL REQUEST AND ISSUING FORM (PLANK) PRODUCT CARD/ JOB CARD Theoretical vs. Actual FORM 1: INPUTS MANDATORY REPORT TEMPLATE FORM 2: TIMBER BALANCE FISNISHED GOODS STOCK REPORT FORM 3: OUTPUTS REPORT CF INFO 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 8 4

5 Compliance monitoring and verification (DOIC/POIC/MOIC) Regulatory check and inspection DOIC POIC MOIC Timber product export verification and approval 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 9 Progress Development of CoC Decision Start &First Draft 2 nd Amendment 3 rd Amendment 4th Amendment 5th Amendment March 2016 October 2016 Jan 2017 Feb st Public Consultation Workshop February 2018 Trial test (Pilot Province Attapeu) Review of trial test Validation process + more public consultations Review of adjusted decision by MoIC 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 10 5

6 Next Steps Finalization of MOIC Decision. Development of Verification System and Guidelines. Implementation of MOIC Decision. 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 11 Next Step (1): Verification System WoodProcessissing &Trader Fill in the forms/submit to DOIC FORM1 DOIC verify and certify the data and key in into management database Window for key in the data: simple and error proof style 6 types material X 6 sources / each ID FORM2 Processing data: Data will be arranged/ calculated/ sorted automatically according ID; It could be up 250 columns table 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 12 6

7 Next Step (2): Verification System DOIC will compile data and report to POIC POIC receive report from DOIC but can access into details and history of WPF submission Different reports can be established from database of DOIC. Report : By WPF, by district, By trading volume, by wood sources.. Processing report Report can be generated into many types from the database above 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 13 Main challenges Implementation schedule. Institutional Capacity to upscale the system nationwide. Set up of training capacity for private sector and MOIC/POIC. Coordination with other relevant entities as DOF, PAFO and POFI. 19/01/2018 Lao-EU FLEGT VPA - NSC Meeting, Pakse 14 7

8 Thank You 15 8