Brazil | New Decree Updates Standards for the Transport of Native Wood Products in Mato Grosso
The rules for the transport of forest products and native trees by -products were modified by the government of Mato Grosso in early 2025. Decree No. 1.288/2025, published on the 16th, modifies Decree No. 937/2024 and regulates the issuance and issuance and Use of forest guide (GF) in the movement of wood loads and their derivatives. The forest guides for the planting of exotic species are still not applied. According to the state government, the changes aim to improve inspection, traceability and legal certainty in the forestry sector, in line with environmental and commercial requirements.
The new regulation entered into force on the day of its publication on January 16, 2025. Therefore, companies and professionals in the forestry sector must review their internal processes immediately, in accordance with Decree No. 1.288/2025, reports the center of production industries and exporting of the state of Mato Grosso (CIPEM). Among the changes, the inclusion of new requirements for the completion and expedition of the Forest Guide (GF) stands out. It has become mandatory for final sellers and consumers to have a registration number CC-Sema, in addition to its CPF or CNPJ, even when there is no generation of forest products loans. It also requires detailed geographical coordinates, from the origin to the destination of the Load, as well as the descriptive memory of the unique route for GF1 and GF2 modalities. For the replacement of transport or transford vehicles, it will be necessary Justified. In addition, he extended with detail the list of items that do not require GF, covering the wood used in general and the reuse of wooden, pens and houses, except the species listed in the annexes of the Convention on International Species of Species (CITES). To facilitate the transition and guarantee compliance with the norms, the Ministry of Environment State (Sema) of Mato Grosso will make technical orientation available. According to the Secretariat, the changes strengthen the monitoring of the production chain, fighting irregularities and promoting the competitiveness of the forestry sector in the national and international market.
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