Registration of Forest Plantation

Any individual or legal entity having a forest plantation and intending to register their forest plantation in order to record a source of timber products before logging and moving it out of the plantation.

1. The applicant shall be granted the (forestry) business operating license and the permit for land clearance before forest plantation.
2. The applicant must ensure the survival rate of trees planted is met.

• Law on Forestry (Amendment) 64/NA · 13.06.2019
• Order on Service and Application Form Fee of One Stop Service 207/DAF.VC · 31.01.2011
• Presidential Ordinance on Fees and Service Fees 003/PO · 26.12.2012
• Order on Strengthening the Mangemange and Inspection of Wood Excavation, Movement of Timber and Timber Business 15/PM · 13.05.2016

Means of presentation

At the Authority Offices

Address of authority

Agriculture and Forestry Department, Vientiane Capital

Processing time

3 As advised by the authorities

Has an expiry date

NO

The plantation owner who intends to register their forest plantations with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry of Vientiane Capital shall have at least 5 to 100 hectares of forest plantation. If the plantation is less than 5 hectares, it needs to be registered with the District Office of Agriculture and Forestry. Moreover, if the plantation covers more than 100 hectares, the owner must register it with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.