Regulations Governing Disposition Of Forest Products Of State-owned Forests Article 5

The managing administration shall prescribe the annual cutting/harvesting plan each year in accordance with the management plan for each state-owned forest business area concerned and submit the same up to the National Principal Authority ("NPA") for approval, announcement and implementation. The same shall govern in case of an adjustment or change of such annual plan.The annual cutting/harvesting plan provided in the preceding paragraph shall indicate the location of the cutting/harvesting site, the area, tree species and the operation method.Where it is difficult to restore/reforest the forest land or where cutting and harvesting is likely to frustrate the relevant soil and water conversation, no disposition of the bamboos and trees shall be conducted.The density of the roadways, operation paths built for conducting disposition of forest products and the operation method shall be properly controlled. Where the forest land area concerned is considerable in size, a separation protective belt area shall be set up.