All about imported Gohowood(1) Region/Country: Sarawak, Malaysia(2) General overview: Legality verification of logs in Sarawak (refer to flow chart)(3) Party responsible for issuing verification:
Four (4) agencies directly involved are:AgencyForest Department
Sarawak (FDS)
Established in 1919
Sarawak Forestry
Corporation (SFC)

Address
Wisma Sumber Alam,Jalan Stadium, 93050
Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia

Contact
Tel : + 60 82 442180
Fax : + 60 82 441377
E‐mail : webmaster@forestry.sarawak
Website : www.forestry.sarawak.gov.myLot 218, KCLD, Jalan
Tapang, Kota Sentosa,93250 KuchingTel : + 60 82 610088
Fax : + 60 82 629629
E‐mail : info@sarawakforestry.com
Website : www.sarawakforestry.com

Wisma Sumber Alam,Jalan Stadium, 93050
Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia

Tel : + 60 82 473000
Fax : + 60 82 442691
E‐mail : stidc@pusaka.gov.myWebsite : www.sarawaktimber.org.my

Sublot 4‐6, Section 5,
Lot 320, Wisma PTBS,
Jalan Kulas, 93400
Kuching

Tel : + 60 82 415520
Fax : + 60 82 255249
E‐mail : agm_ahr@harwoodtimber.com.myWebsite : www.harwoodtimber.com.my

Incorporated in 1995
Sarawak Timber
Industry Development
Corporation (STIDC)
Incorporated in 1973
Harwood Timber Sdn.
Bhd. (HTSB)
Incorporated in 1985

(4) Outline of issuing process: Incorporated in the General Overview(5) The system shall verify legality only/sustainability: Legality only
(6) Definition of legality:
Timber harvested by licensed person from approved areas and timber and timber products exported inaccordance with the laws, regulations and procedures pertaining to forestry, timber industry and tradeof Malaysia.

(7) Relevant Laws:• Forests Ordinance, 1958 (Cap 126)
• Forest Rules, 1962
• Land Code, 1958
• Natural Resource and Environment Ordinance, 1993 (Cap 84)• Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998 (Cap 26)• Sarawak Forestry Ordinance, 1995 (Cap 17)• Sarawak Rivers Ordinance, 1993
• Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation Ordinance, 1973
• Malaysian Customs Act, 1967
(8) Details of presumed illegal activities:
 Harvesting without valid licence Harvesting in excess of concession permit limits & outside boundary coupe Failing or avoid royalty payments
 False declaration of dimensions
 Export & Import without permits(9) Procedures for retaining and verifying the evidence:
Scheme implemented by third party to ensure reliability: ISOOrganization
SarawakForestry
Corporation( SF&C andSAPD)

Sarawak Timber
IndustryDevelopment
Corporation

Harwood Timber
Sdn Bhd

Certified
ISO 9001:2008

Scope


Provision of Security andAsset Protection
Provision of Compliance andRegulation of Sustainable
Forest Management

Certified byMoody International
Certification

ISO 14001:2004

Provision of Compliance andRegulations of Sustainable
Forest Management

Moody International
Certification

ISO 9001:2008

Registration of Companies
Grading Activities
Electronic issuance of Exportand Import Licences of Logsand Timber ProductsMoody InternationalCertification

Log endorsement
Shipping and Land
Transportation
Administration Inspection ofExport Logs

Standards & Industrial
Research Institute Malaysia(SIRIM)

BS EN ISO
9001:2008
ISO 9001:2008

Independent External Auditors: National Audit Department, Audit Department in the Chief Minister’s
Office and Financial Audit
Internal Auditors: All the 4 agencies

(10) Some main criticisms against the system and recognition of problems are as follows

Lack of integration of databases between the four agencies
Limited deployment of ICT infrastructure and hardware for capturing data and monitoring
purposesLack of necessary logistics support for enforcement purposes(11) Remedial measuresImplementation of network and database integration under 10th Malaysia PlanConsolidation and expansion of ForestNet in conjunction with establishment of 20 new Forest
Checking Station throughout Sarawak
Implementation of Inter‐agency standard operating procedures for performance of forestry
functions
Recruitment of additional field staff by all agencies(12) Future perspectiveTwo‐dimensional bar code system to be incorporated in Log Production Identity (LPI) Tags
Mobile enforcement capability based on scanner and satellite transmission of log data to central
database