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Table 1 SVLK Working Groups
Working Group Theme
Member organizations
1 Capacity building
MoF, KAN, LEI, APHI, EC-IND FLEGT Support Project, MFP
2 SVLK socialization
MoF, MFP, EC-IND FLEGT Support Project, Sucofindo, TNC, APHI
3 Independent monitoring
TI Indonesia, Pustanling, MoF, ISWA, MFP, EC-IND FLEGT Support Project,
Working Group 3 is currently developing guidelines concerning the independent monitoring of SVLK implementation. As Working Group 3 is still in the early stages of the guidelines development, the first
draft output was not shared with the EU-Indonesia expert team. In addition, a fourth Working Group was established later on to develop guidelines for the Independent
Assessment and Verification Agencies LPVI for use as a formal tool to support the verification of the SVLK standards. The current versions of the guidelines, in Bahasa Indonesia, were finalized over a two days
workshop held between 5 and 6 January 2010. The draft guidelines, to be field tested in East Kalimantan between 11
th
and 18
th
of January 2010, will be further revised based on the results of the field work. Final approval the guidelines will be made by the MoF.
2. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the 2
nd
experts meeting are divided into two categories. Firstly, to provide further clarifications on specific elements of the SVLK TLAS and relevant regulations, in particular:
Rules that apply to the different types of forest areas. The information may be provided in a matrix providing an overview of rules for each type of forest area and referring to relevant regulations.
The extent to which legality criteria are included in the Sustainable Forest Management SFM standard and related protocols and guidelines and the conditions under which it could be made
clear that, when SFM certification is satisfied, it also satisfies all the criteria corresponding to the legality standard.
Control procedures that apply at the different stages of the supply chain, and the use of operator based chain of custody systems
Verification responsibilities e.g. who is responsible for verifying what elements of the legality definition, and how these controls are linked to the regulatory controls of the government and the
functions of the licensing authority e.g. how does the LA know the timber exported is FLEGTSVLK compliant.
Provide information on approaches to independent monitoring in other VPA processes clarifying the different elements related to i independent monitoringauditing of systems performance; ii
independent observation by NGOs; 3 the use of a complaints procedure.
3 The second category aims to provide recommendations on the aforementioned issues and on additional
elements of the TLAS which are being should be further developed, in particular on independent monitoring and licensing.
Recommendations should take into account the fact that the guidelinesprotocols concerning the implementation of the SVLK are still being developed. Wherever possible, the recommendations
should relate to these protocols and how they could be designed in a way that takes into account the clarifications add-ons options raised by the experts.
Recommendations should take into account the guidance provided in the FLEGT briefing notes and should, where relevant, take into account solutions applied in other VPA countries.
Recommendations should take into account the forthcoming work on the formulation of the VPA annexes. Wherever appropriate, the recommendations should be formulated in a way that
provides basis for the preparation of these VPA annexes concerning the TLAS description.
3. RULES FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FORESTS: The main principle is that same government regulations
apply to all state-owned forests on production forest zone forest concessions and community forests, whereas there is a specific set of legal requirements for conversion forests. The rules for the management
of privately-owned forests are sparse, though the regulatory system does encompass laws relating to the movement of timber from privately-owned lands and how these are to be controlled ref. Section 5:
Control of the supply chain. Table 1 summarizes the application of the primary rules by use-rights types stipulated in the SVLK i.e. a
forest concessions within production forest zones on state-owned lands IUPHHK-HAHPH, IUPHHK- HTIHPHTI, IUPHHK RE, b community plantation forests and community forests within production forest
zones on state-owned lands IUPHHK-HTR, IUPHHK-HKM, c timber utilization rights within non-forest
zones on state-owned lands conversion forests and d privately-owned forests. Table 1
Applicability of key rules
No. Indicator and Verifier Inquiry
License on
Permanet state forest
Community forest
Private forest
Conversion forest
1. Legal status
