Through a decision taken on March 16, 2021, the Minister of Forests and Wildlife (Minfof), Jules Doret Ndongo, notes the lapse of 57 sales of timber in the national domain. This lapse is due to the fact that their validity period has been exceeded. Issued for a period of 3 years, most of these sales of timber have expired more than a year ago.

"The lapse of validity entails the loss of the logging title, the definitive and immediate cessation of activities, and the payment of all duties, taxes and royalties due. These duties, taxes and fees due may, if necessary, be subject to compulsory collection," the decision states.

According to a source at Minfof, these 57 timber sales have been allocated to 36 operators. Among them, the company Sofocam is in the lead with 5 sales of timber, followed by the companies Kieffer et Cie, Iftca, Equatobois and Cofa, each holding 3 sales of timber.

If the number and registrations of the sales of cut that have lapsed are known, the ministerial decision does not give any geographical indication. "From the codes of these sales of timber, we can determine exactly where they are located," said a source at Minfof, which recognizes that the absence of this indication opens the way to all sorts of fraudulent maneuvers.

Source : stopblablacam.com

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