Regulation on revised forest fees and taxes (FDA Regulation No. 11)

FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULATION NO. 11 REGULATION ON REVISED FOREST FEES & TAXES WHEREAS, the Act Adopting a Revenue and Finance Law approved May 24, 1977, published June 20, 1977, in Chapter 20 on Stumpage and Forest Product Fee, charges the Forestry Development Authority and the Mini stry of Finance to determine and regulate from time to time the rates and basis of the Liberian Forest Fees and Taxes (Section 20.2,20.3, 20.4 and 20.5 respectively); and WHEREAS, in 1981 and 1982 because of a decline in international demand and trade in logs with a consequent reduction of prices, the Government of Liberia in order to assist the timber trade during a period of depression, did lower the Industrialization Incentive Fee of certain species; and WHEREAS, the depressed condition of the timber trade still continues and rises in costs and low volumes threaten the existence of the timber trade; and WHEREAS, some further sharing of the burden of the recession and incentive to increase the export of timber, both log and processed, in the form of the reduction of certain forest fees without destroying the structure of the scale of fees and the reasonable proportion of the proceeds of trade due to the Government of Liberia. NOW, THEREFORE, the Forestry Development Authority together with the Ministry of Finance do hereby rule and regulate that a further reduction be made to rates of Industrialization Incentive Fee to those shown in SECTION I of this Regulation, and a reduction of the taxes of Forest Product Fee to those shown in Section III of this Regulation. The Severance Fee will be that shown in Section III of this Regulation and the Reforestation Fee wi 11 be that shown in Section IV of this Regulation. Botanical Names 1. Entandrophragma utile 2. Tieghemelia heckelii 3. Entandrophragma cylindricum 4. Entandrophragma candollei 5. Entandrophragma angolense 6. Khaya ivorensis/anthotheca 7. Lovoa trichilioides 8. Heritiera utilis 9~ Chlorophora spp. 10. Guarea cedrata 11. Mansonia altissima 12. Guibourtia ehie 13. Triplochiton scleroxylon 14. Terminalia ivorensis 15. Aningeria robusta 16. Terminalia superba 44 Trade Names Sipo Makore Sapele Kosipo Tiama Acajou/Khaya Dibetou/Lovoa Niangon Iroko Bosse/Guarea B~te/Mansonia Amazakou~ Wawa/Obeche Framir~ Aningeria Frak~ Rates $ 48.80 20.80 18.20 13.10 13.10 13.10 13.10 13.10 6.40 6.40 6.~0 5.60 5.60 5.60 5.60 2.30 Botanical Names 17. Erythrophleum spp. 18. Nesogordonia papaveriferQ 19. Brachystegia leonesis 20. Pycnanthus angolensis 21. Afzelia spp . 22. Tetraberlinia tUbmaniana 23. Distemonanthus benthamianus 24. Pterygota macrocarpa 25. Nauclea spp. 26. Canarium schweinfruthii 27. Lophira alata 28. All other species Section II. Severance Fee: Trade Names Tali Danta/Kotibe Naga Illomba Doussie Sikon Movingui Koto Kusia/Bilinga Aiele Azobe/Ekki Rates $ 2.30 2.30 1. 80 1. 80 1. 80 1. 80 1. 80 1. 80 1. 80 1. 20 1. 20 1.20 v . 1. All trees cut" for commercial purposes on all lands wi thin the Republic of Liberia shall be assessed at $1. 50 per cubic meter of assessed length irrespective of grade and intended use. 2 Assessed length is the long after Felling, Topping removal of Defects, if any, with Felling, Topping and Defects as prescribed by FDA's Forest Management Rules and Regulations from time to time. Section Ill. Forest Products Fee: 1. The wood products defined herebelow intended for export shall be assessed according to species at the following rates per cubic meter. 2. Sawn T&T - (Sawn Through and Through) includes: (a) A log which is sawn through and through without the indivi dual lumber having been further processed but which is rebun dIed to its original round log form (Boule); and (b) The individual lumber of a long sawn through and through without the lumber having been further processed. 3. Square Edged on Four Sides (Undressed in Rough) - is lumber with four sides square edged but not planed. 4. Square Edged Dressed Four Sides . is Lumber- with four sides square edged and planed including mouldings but excluding veneer and plywood. 45 Botanical Names 1. Entandrophragma Utile 2. Tieghemelia heckelii 3. Entandrophragma cylindricum 4. Entandrophragma candollei 5. Entandrophragma angolense 6. Khaya ivorensis/anthotheca 7. Lovoa trichilioides 8. Heritiera utilis 9. Guarea cedrata 10. Chlorophora spp. 11. Mansonia altissima 12. Guibourtia ehie 13. Triplochiton scleroxylon 14. Terminalia robusta 15. Aningeria robusta 16. All other species Trade Names Sipo Makore Sapele Kosipo Tiama Acajou/Khaya Dibetou/Lovoa Niangon Bosse/Guarea Iroko Bete/Mansonia Amazakoue Wawa/Obeche Framire Aningeria Sawn T&T s 30.60 13.80 12.20 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.50 3.40 3.40 3.40 3.10 3.10 3.10 3.10 Nil Square Edged Four Square Sides Edged Undressed Dressed in the Four Rough) Sides $ $ 9.00 1. 20 6.00 1. 20 6.00 1. 20 4.00 0.80 4.00 0.80 4.00 0.80 4.00 0.80 4.00 0.80 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.40 Nil Nil Section IV. Reforestation Fee: 1. All trees cut for commercial purposes on all lands within the Republic of Liberia shall be assessed at $3.00 per cubic meter of assessed Length. 2. Assessed Length is the log after Felling, Topping and removal of Defects, if any, with Felling, Topping and Defects as prescribed by FDA's Management Rules and Regulations from time to time. Section V. Repeal: Regulation No. 10 and A Further Reduction of Certain Forest Fees effective on December 1, 1982 is hereby repealed. Section VI. Effective Date: This Regulation shall become effective on January 2, 1985, and be announced in the public media and published in the FDA Newsletter. Shad G. Kaydea MANAGING DIRECTOR, FDA (Sgd ) --:-: ~~ :~ G. Alvin Jones MINISTER OF FINANCE (Sgd) -=----=~-:---= - - Monrovia, Liberia November 8, 1984 46