The Ministry of Agriculture (“Ministry”) recently issued Regulation No. 05/PERMENTAN/KB.410/1/2018 on the Clearance and/or Processing of Plantation Fields without Incineration (“Regulation 5/2018”) with the ultimate objective of preventing land and plantation fires, as well as preserving environmental sustainability.
Regulation 5/2018 sets out various detailed procedures and requirements that must be satisfied by both governmental institutions and plantation companies (“Companies”) when undertaking any clearances and/or processing of plantation fields, including the following matters:
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