Verification and Technical Survey of Excavated Materials in Class C

The Minster of Trade has issued 2 Regulations concerning the export of excavated materials, particularly from Indonesia's vast natural resources reserves. The first of these regulations dealt with prohibitions against the export of certain natural resources (see ILB No. 498). This Regulation addresses the issue of verification and technical surveys of those excavated resources for export except those expressly prohibited in the first regulation. The overriding premise of both regulations is to prevent and eradicate the environmental destruction arising from the exploitation of these resources.

The verification and survey of these materials is obligatory. To ensure compliance, the Regulation includes an Attachment that lists all of the materials that are subject to verification and survey prior to export.