Decree concerning measurement, marking and registration of timber (No. 6 of 2020).

This Decree of the Minister of Physical Planning and Land and Forestry Management carries into effect Article 44, paragraph 1 to 3 of the Forestry Management Act rand amends the legal regime about measuring, marking and registration of timber that is felled and transported from its place of origin. Those that have to right to fell trees as defined in Article 1 shall immediately mark those trees with a as indicated by the Director of Forestry Management or the Director of the Foundation for Forestry Management and Supervision. A unique number shall be placed on each timber log after it is moved from the place of felling (special registration mark). Timber logs shall be provided with a mother label (ML) and shall be registered after measurement in the register. After control by the authorized officer, logs shall be provided with a hammer mark. Pieces of timber logs shall be provided with a Child Label. The Decree further provides rules for the use and protection of marks and the registration of logs and related control procedures.