DENR MO 99-20 Registration, Harvesting, Transport of Timber From Private Plantations

DENR Memorandum Order
No. 99-20
July 29, 1999
SUBJECT : Supplemental Guidelines

Governing the Registration,
Harvesting, Transport and
Marketing of Timber By-Products
Coming From Private Plantations
Within Private Lands or Tax
Declared Alienable or Disposable
Lands.
In consonance with the existing DENR laws, rules and

regulations providing for the deregulation of planted tree species
within private lands and tax declared A & D lands and in order to
expedite processing of transport documents, the following
guidelines are hereby promulgated for the guidance and
compliance of all concerned.
Section 1. Registration
All private plantation within titled or tax declared A&D

lands should be registered in the CENRO having jurisdiction over
the area. Such registration shall be done following the hereunder
procedures, to wit:
a. The Forest Resources Conservation Division, upon effectivity

of this circular shall design a registration from capturing all the
pertinent information from the plantation owner up to the
plantation itself.
b. The CENRO shall tap all possible linkages and networks to

inform and encourage all private plantations owners to register
their plantations using the form provided for the purpose, be it
newly established, already established or mature plantation.
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c. The CENROs shall maintain permanent Registry book to
reflect all the information contained in the registration form to
serve as data base on the extent of private plantations within its
AOR. To form part of this permanent record is a certified and
verified photo copy of the land title or tax declaration.
d. The CENROs, immediately upon receipt of the duly

accomplished registration form and upon ground
verification/validation of the information contained therein
shall issue to the plantation owner the corresponding
CERTIFICATE OF TREE PLANTATION OWNERSHIP.
Sec. 2 Harvesting
Cutting permit shall no longer be required from the

plantation owner in harvesting his mature plantation. However, for
planted narra which is a premium species, a Special Private Land
Timber Permit (SPLTP) shall be required pursuant to Section 4 of
DENR Administrative Order No. 58 dated September 30, 1993.
The minimum allowable cut the PENRO may grant to the
permittee is five (5) cubic meters while the RED is authorized not
exceeding then (10) cubic meters.
Sec. 3 Transport of Harvested Timber
The transport of harvested timber shall be governed by the

following procedures:
a. The Plantation owner shall secure and accomplish a “Self

Monitoring Form” (SMF) from the CENRO Office concerned,
indicating all the information required therein.
b. The CENROs shall assign control number on his form in the

following manner:
Example: CYN - 030199-02
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where: CYN - CENRO Cauayan
03 - Month
01 - Date
99 - Year
02 - the 2nd SMF issued for that day.
In the case of other CENROs, the
following is their respective assigned
letter code:
Bay - Bayombong Dpx - Dupax

Ato - Aritao Dfn - Diffun
Ntn - Nagtipunan Sid - San Isidro
Ign - Ilagan Rxs - Roxas
Cbn - Cabagan Tug - Tuguegarao
Pln - Palanan Ala - Alcala
Api - Aparri Mir - Sanchez Mira
Sln - Solana
After assigning the control number, the CENRO shall provide

the plantation owner three copies thereof the distribution of
which is as follows:
Original copy (white) – Owner to accompany the transport
Duplicate copy (pink) - CENRO file
Triplicate copy (blue) - Owner file
The CENRO will dispatch personnel to conduct verification of

on board product covered by issued SMF.
c. The accompanying transport documents shall be limited to the

following:
1. Original copy of the dully accomplished SMF.
2. Certified photo copy of the Certificate of Registration
3. Special Power of Attorney in cases where the person
transporting the forest product is not the owner himself.
d. DENR checkpoints shall undertake the following activities:
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1. Enter in the logbook every SMF accompanying the
transport.
2. Strictly validate the load and examine whether these are
really planted species and if such species are the same as
indicated in the Certificate of Registration.
3. Stamp “Check and Verified” the SMF to indicate that it is
already used.
4. Effect seizure of the products in cases where there are
observed discrepancy/ies.
Sec. 5 Marketing
To allow the elements of an open market to play naturally

for the benefit of the plantation owners, there shall be no
restriction, in whatever manner, on the disposition/marketing of
plantation species. Provided, it is supplied/delivered to legitimate
buyers. To his effect, the following shall be observed:
a. The CENRO of Origin shall inform the CENRO of destination,

thru fastest means about the incoming shipment.
b. Log Supply contract shall no longer be required but the
concerned personnel of the CENRO of destination shall
accomplish the Arrival Confirmation Report (ACR) which
shall be sent back to the CENRO of Origin upon arrival.
c. Disposition of processed products shall be continuously
covered by the usual documents adopted with the duly
approved Arrival Confirmation Report.
d. Repetitious verification at different office levels shall be
avoided, except on cases where it is deemed necessary.
Sec. 5 Penal Provision
All persons found to have violated this Circular shall be

administratively and criminally liable. Any DENR personnel who
willfully or negligently allowed passage of illegally documented
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forest products or acted in cahoots with illegal transporters of the
illegal forest products shall be dealt with accordingly.
Sec. 6 Effectivity
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
(Sgd.) ANTONIO H. CERILLES

Secretary
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DENR Memorandum Order

SUBJECT : Supplemental Guidelines

In consonance with the existing DENR laws, rules and

All private plantation within titled or tax declared A&D

a. The Forest Resources Conservation Division, upon effectivity

b. The CENRO shall tap all possible linkages and networks to

d. The CENROs, immediately upon receipt of the duly

Cutting permit shall no longer be required from the

Sec. 3 Transport of Harvested Timber

The transport of harvested timber shall be governed by the

a. The Plantation owner shall secure and accomplish a “Self

b. The CENROs shall assign control number on his form in the

Example: CYN - 030199-02

Bay - Bayombong Dpx - Dupax

After assigning the control number, the CENRO shall provide

The CENRO will dispatch personnel to conduct verification of

c. The accompanying transport documents shall be limited to the

To allow the elements of an open market to play naturally

a. The CENRO of Origin shall inform the CENRO of destination,

Sec. 5 Penal Provision

All persons found to have violated this Circular shall be

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

(Sgd.) ANTONIO H. CERILLES

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