Summary of the verification scheme
Name of the system
Related Area
General overview ofverification

Scheme to check forlegality at the time oflogging

Pengesahan Ekspor Oleh Badan Revitalisasi Industri Kehutanan(BRIK's Endorsement)Indonesia
Party responsible for issuing verification
Badan Revitalisasi Industri Kehutanan
Manggala Wanabakti Bldg, Block IV, 8 floor
Jl. Gatot Subroto, Senayan Jakarta 10270
Tel: 021-57902959, Facsimile: 021-57902962 Email: brik@iwwn.com
Outline of issuing process•ETPIK submits timber mutation report (LMK), for example December 2006, to be
used as beginning stock. The LMK must be legalized by or registered by the local
forestry office;•ETPIK submits the legality document for the transportation of forest products:
Validity Certificate for Logs (SKSKB), Logs Transportation Invoice (FA-KB),
Processed Timber Transportation Invoice (FA-KO), Tender Transportation
Certificate (SAL), Certificate of Origins (SKAU);•Copied SKSKB and SAL are legalized by the competent forestry officer; Copied
FA-KB, FA-KO, and SKAU are legalized by the agency/officer issuing thosedocuments;•If necessary, BRIK will crosscheck the local forestry office or the institution(s)issuing those legality documents for transportation of forest products;•ETPIK submits export plan (request for endorsement);•Endorsement is processed by computer. All the verified data is input to thecomputer: serial number of documents, the officer and registration number,supplier, location, volume and description of goods. The system will automaticallyrefuse if it finds used documents.
•The recovery factors are based on regulation of Director General of Forest
Production Development, Ministry of Forestry;•If the documents comply with Indonesian law and regulations, the computer will
issue Endorsement (Surat Pengesahan), which will be transmitted to ETPIK byfacsimile;•Export of certain wood products is also verified (before stuffing) by independent
surveyor based on the Director General of Foreign Trade decree No. 02/2006.
•Export realization report in the forms of copied commodity export declaration(PEB), invoice, packing lists and bill of lading must be submitted to BRIK at thelatest 14 days after the realization of shipment. If within 14 days the export
realization report not submitted, the relevant exporter will not be endorsed for thenext export plan.
The system shall verify legality
Definition of legality
The timber to procured should be harvested in legal manner consistent with procedures inthe forest laws of Indonesia.
Relevant laws•
Law Number 41/1999 regarding Forestry;•Government Regulation No. 34/2002 replaced by Government Regulation No.
6/2007;•The Minister of Forestry regulation No. 126/Kpts-II/2003 replaced byP.55/Menhut-II/2006 in conjunction with Number P.63/Menhut-II/2006.
•The Minister of Forestry regulation No. P.51/Menhut-II/2006 in conjunction withNumber P.62/Menhut-II/2006;•The Minister of Forestry regulation No. 6/Menhut-II/2007 regarding Long-Term
Forest Management Plan and Annual Work Plan;•The Minister of Industry and Trade decree No. 32/MPP/Kep/1/2003 regarding
Requirements for Forestry Industrial Products Export, replaced by decree No.
647/MPP/Kep/10/2003, replaced by the Minister of Trade regulation No.
02/M-Dag/Per/2/2006;•The Director General of Foreign Trade regulation No. 01/Daglu/Per/3/2006
regarding the Procedures for the Endorsement from the Forestry Industry
Revitalization Body (BRIK);•Letter No. 452/VI-Edar/2003, No. 948/VI-BPPHH/2004, and No.
S.675/VI-BPPHH/2006 from the Director General of Forest Production
Development concerning Recovery Factors of Wood Products.

Details of presumed illegal activities•
Submission fake documents for endorsement;•Submission used documents;•On authority instruction to freeze the endorsement.

Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence
Field verification is conducted by inter-departments (Forestry, Industry, and Trade), including
BRIK.
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability

Scheme to check forsustainability

The field verification can also be made by surveyor independent assigned by thegovernment.
Definition of sustainability
SFM: management of forests to achieve ecological sustainability, social equity and economicviability.
Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence
Government requires all forest management units to attain the above mentioned SFM.
Furthermore, Voluntary SFM Certification is managed by the Indonesian Ecolabeling
Institute (LEI).
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability

Scheme of separative
custody management

Through engagement of various stakeholders, and independent certification bodies.
Real picture of the dealings, from logging to export
Enclosed
Procedure for ensuring separative custody management
Scheme implemented by the third party and so on to ensure reliability

Future Task andPerspectives

Reference Author-LEI CoC Certification-FSC Controlled Wood Certification
Criticisms against the system and recognition of problems
A number of previous systems was too bureaucratic and abuse prone
Remediation procedure
Revision of regulations such as Minister of Forestry Regulation P.55/2006 (on Forest
Product Administration), P.6/2007 (Forest Management Unit Plan. For a certified
management unit, annual plan will be self-approved).
Future perspectives-Reduced cost
-Increase competitivenessWeb site www.dephut.go.id
URL www.dephut.go.id
Contact : Dr.Hadi Daryanto
Name Title Organization Secretary of DG of Forest Production Management
Email address sekditjenBPK@dephut.go.id ; hdaryanto@yahoo.com