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At a recent meeting with Gabon’s Minister for
Forests, executives of the country’s timber
industries were advised of the official position
concerning the ban on the export of logs.
The meeting was told that the ban is irrevocable.
An estimated 500,000 to 600,000 cubic metres of
logs are already on the ground in the forest, in the
industry log depots and being transported by rail
and road.
The industry was advised that logs already at the
port and in storage yards (rail storage and SEPBG
storage yards) can be exported immediately by
industry to fulfill existing contract commitments.
Other log stocks can be exported, but only through
the State agency SNBG and not directly by the
industry.
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The reports available indicate that existing log
stocks must be exported before 30th April 2010,
after that date all log exports are banned.
Source: ITTO Tropical Timber Market (TTM) Report
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