These Interim Provisions, consisting of 9 Articles, are enacted in accordance with the Article 25 of the Forest Law of the People's Republic of China, aiming to control the consumption of forest resources. The establishment of annual forest harvest quota should be based on the reasonable annual harvest amount determined by the forest management plan. For the units that have not yet worked out the forest management plan, the calculation shall be based on the latest forest resources investigation results or forest resources archives approved by the superior forestry authorities, according to the forest area, stock, forest types, tree species, forest age, changes in the growth and decline of resources, harvest mode and cycle, etc. After each county, state-owned forestry enterprises, farms, etc. have established annual forest harvest quotas, they shall be reported level by level, and the forestry authorities at provincial level shall summarize and balance the annual forest harvest quotas of their administrative regions, which shall be submitted to the State Council for approval after being examined and approved by the government at the same level.
China · 1985-06-08