Malaysia #6427 (v.2)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/MYS/2 11/10/2023
- Version validity
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11/10/2022 -
24/10/2023
Old version v.2
- Reporting member
- Malaysia
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Import prohibition of illegally logged timber from Indonesia
- National legal basis
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Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2017
MTIB Director General Circular Letter dated 26 June 2002 and 26 May 2003 - Administrative mechanism
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Administered by Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB), Forestry Department of Sabah, Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) Department of Agriculture Sabah, and Department of Agriculture Sarawak.
This measure was mutually agreed by Malaysia and Indonesia in order to prevent illegal logging, including through the letter from Indonesia’s Forestry Department dated 1 November 2005. (S.1213/II-KLN/2005). - Responsible entities
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Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) Forestry Department of Sabah, Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) Department of Agriculture Sabah, and Department of Agriculture Sarawak
- HS version
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HS 2017
- Referenced WTO document symbol
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XX:(d) - (d) necessary to secure compliance with laws or regulations which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, including those relating to customs enforcement, the enforcement
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: Article XX(d) of the GATT - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Indonesia
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
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4403
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4403
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Logs; Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of its bark or merely roughed down; wood roughly sq...
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