Regulation No. 2000/17 on the prohibition of logging operations and the export of wood from East Timor.

The purpose of this Regulation is to reduce deforestation in East Timor pending an inventory of the forests of East Timor and the establishment of a sustainable forestry industry. The cutting, removal and logging of wood, the export from East Timor of wood in any form, including logs, planks, plywood or furniture, and the burning or any other destruction of forests, is prohibited. An application for the exemption form these prohibitions shall be prescribed by a United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) directive (sect. 3). Sections 4 and 5 deal with matters related to offences and penal provisions.