EU FLEGT: TIMBER REGULATION

The European Parliament and European Council have approved legislation which prohibits the sale of timber logged illegally under the rules of the country of origin. In addition, companies must use a system of 'due diligence' to ascertain that the timber they sell in the EU was harvested legally.

The FLEGT Action Plan contained commitments to examine domestic legislation in EU member states, to analyse whether it could allow action against imports of illegal timber, and to examine options for additional legislation, should existing domestic legislation prove inadequate. There are documents below which contain studies published on this issue.

The newly agreed legislation, published in November 2010, is intended to work alongside the EU FLEGT licensing system, which identifies legal timber and timber products in producer countries and licenses them for import to the EU. This system is being developed through the negotiation of a series of voluntary partnership agreements (VPAs) with cooperating producer countries, and is to be implemented in Europe through the EU FLEGT Regulation (as distinct from the EU Timber Regulation). Further information on the FLEGT Regulation and VPAs can be found here.

For a variety of reasons, some countries which export timber to the EU will not join the proposed VPAs, at least in the immediate future. The question of what measures could be taken to exclude illegal products exported from non-VPA countries to the EU therefore led to the debate on 'additional options'.

After a long period of analysis and consultation, in October 2008 the Commission announced its conclusions, with the publication of the draft 'due diligence' regulation. The draft regulation was debated by the European Parliament and Council during 2009. The Council's revised version was published in March 2010, and, following debate on potential strengthening amendments in the Parliament's Environment Committee, the final legislation was approved by Parliament in July 2010, and formally approved by the Council on 11 October 2010.

The finalised Regulation is available here; the Implementation Regulation can be found here; drafts and position papers from the Parliament and Council can be found here. Further information from the European Commission on Competent Authorities in Member States, due diligence, product coverage and application can be found here.

The new EU legislation, which will come into force in March 2013, is similar to the US Lacey Act, which makes it illegal to handle fish or wildlife produced illegally outside the US. An amendment to the Lacey Act to extend it to timber products was agreed by the US Congress in June 2008; information on this is provided on our Lacey Act page.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
07/05/2013	Factsheet on the EU Timber Regulation This factsheet, prepared by Client Earth, briefly describes the EU Timber Regulation and answers questions ...	Client Earth
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07/05/2013	Factsheet on the EUTR and Third-Party Certification This factsheet, prepared by Client Earth, answers questions about whether third-party certification of ...	Client Earth
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30/04/2013	Logging in the shadows: how vested interests abuse shadow permits to evade forest sector reforms Systematic abuse of small, poorly regulated logging permits in Africa by companies, forest officials ...	Global Witness
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26/04/2013	Swiss Timber and the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) This factsheet considers Swiss timber in light of the EUTR. Timber from Swiss forests does not pose ...	Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
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03/04/2013	Report from the 6th Forest Governance Forum 6th Forest Governance Forum, Yaoundé, Cameroon – 2-3 April 2013 The latest Forest ...	theIDLgroup
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15/03/2013	Addressing EUTR Requirements through SFI Certification Taking action against illegal logging is a critical international need, given how illegal logging undermines ...	SFI
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04/03/2013	Cut It Out: Illegal Logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Greenpeace's latest report from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reveals how the country’s ...	Greenpeace
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08/02/2013	NEPCon LegalSource Standard The LegalSource (TM) Standard has been developed for evaluating and certifying due diligence in legal ...	NEPCon
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01/01/2013	EUTR Survey Paper In September 2012 Chatham House undertook a survey of Competent Authorities (CA) to assess their preparations ...	Chatham House (Jade Saunders)
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30/11/2012	International Developments in Trade in Legal Timber The USA, the EU and Australia are large producers and consumers of timber and timber products. In recent ...	EFI FLEGT Facility
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30/11/2012	Exercising Due Diligence in Establishing the Legal Origin of Timber and Timber Products – Guide to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 This guidance booklet aims to help businesses and supply chain professionals develop a timber-sourcing ...	WWF/British Standards Institute (BSI)
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01/11/2012	Issues Relating to the EU Timber Regulation Legal Framework for which Guidance Should be Developed To clarify certain aspects of the EU Timber Regulation, the European Commission recently published this ...	European Commission
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11/10/2012	Trading timbers: A Comparison of Import Requirements under CITES, FLEGT and Related EU Legislation for Timber Species in Trade The document analyses and compares requirements of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) ...	TRAFFIC (Rosie Cooney, Stephanie von Meibom and Chen Hin Keong)
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01/10/2012	Making laws work: Implementing Voluntary Partnership Agreements and the EU Timber Regulation The negotiation of the EU Timber Regulation and its non-legislative acts, and initial steps towards its ...	ClientEarth
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04/09/2012	Overview of the FLEGT Action Plan Progress Report for 2003–2010 In late 2010, the European Commission and EU Member States reviewed the implementation of the EU Forest ...	EFI FLEGT Facility
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31/08/2012	EU Timber Regulation – VPA Q&A ClientEarth have published this Q&A to elaborate on how the EU Timber Regulation and Voluntary Partnership ...	ClientEarth
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30/07/2012	EU Timber Regulation FAQs Two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents regarding the EU Timber Regulation have been published ...	EFI FLEGT Facility
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06/07/2012	Implementing Regulation of the European Union Timber Regulation This Regulation lays down detailed rules concerning the due diligence system and the frequency and the ...	European Commission
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29/06/2012	Risk assessment under the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs Both the Timber Regulation and VPAs require an assessment of the risk that timber has been harvested ...	ClientEarth
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15/06/2012	FLEGT, VPA, EUTR and Their Possible Impact on the Bolivian Timber Sector This study was developed at the request of the Timber Task Force (TTF) in Bolivia and its ally in The ...	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
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01/05/2012	Competent Authorities: Roles and Responsibilities under the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs The EU Timber Regulation and VPA Regulation both require Member States to designate competent authorities ...	ClientEarth
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01/05/2012	Penalties under the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs Penalties for infringements of either the Timber Regulation or VPA Regulation must be 'effective, ...	ClientEarth
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09/01/2012	How Viet Nam is Prepared to Meet Legal Requirements of Timber Export Markets This report aims to provide some initial assessments of the impacts on Viet Nam of the newly emerged ...	Tropenbos International (Nguyen Ton Quyen and Tran Huu Nghi)
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07/11/2011	The Bali Declaration Ten Years On In September 2001, Ministers from the East Asia Region attending the Forest Law Enforcement and Governance ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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01/10/2011	How Can Certification Schemes Play a Role in Meeting the Due Diligence Obligation Under the Timber Regulation? This mini briefing examines how certification schemes can play a useful role in meeting the obligation ...	Client Earth
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01/10/2011	What Does the Exercise of Due Diligence under the Timber Regulation Require? The Timber Regulation places an obligation on operators to exercise due diligence as to the risk that ...	ClientEarth
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21/09/2011	Legal Briefing: The Impact of Transparency Requirements on the Timber Regulation The integration of transparency principles from theory to the day to day practice implementation of ...	Client Earth
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25/07/2011	Fairly Trading the World's Timber: Lessons on Global Forest Governance and Trade from Europe and Liberia Each year, 12 million hectares of timber are lost to logging, both legal and illegal. Reducing this rate ...	World Policy Institute / Demos (William Powers & Andrea Wong)
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13/07/2011	Support Study for Development of the Non-legislative Acts Provided for in the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying Down the Obligations of Operators who Place Timber and Timber Products on the Market The project to produce this report aimed to identify efficient ways to fulfill the requirements of the ...	EFI (European Forest Institute)
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01/06/2011	Controlling Illegal Logging: Implementation of the EU Timber Regulation Summary points of the paper: • The EU Timber Regulation, which will come into force in 2013, ...	Chatham House (Jon Buckrell & Alison Hoare)
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01/06/2011	The Recognition and Withdrawal of Recognition of Monitoring Organisations under the Timber Regulation. Legal Briefing The European Union has adopted Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 laying down the obligations of operators who ...	Client Earth
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31/05/2011	Classifying the Actors in the Timber Regulation – the First Step to Accurate Implementation The European Union has adopted Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 laying down the obligations of operators who ...	Client Earth
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15/03/2011	Controlling Illegal Logging: Consumer-Country Measures The summary points in this briefing paper are as follows: - Consumer countries contribute to the ...	Chatham House Briefing Paper (Duncan Brack & Jon Buckrell)
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01/03/2011	EU Timber Regulation Part 1: Preparing for the Regulation In March 2013 the requirements of the EU Timber Regulation will come into force. This new legislation ...	Proforest
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23/02/2011	Briefing Note: EU Timber Regulation This note from the UK Department of Enviornment, Food and Rural Affairs sets out the key points in the ...	DEFRA, UK
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09/02/2011	EFI EU FLEGT News, December/January/February 2010-2011 Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ...	EFI (European Forest Institute)
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06/02/2011	What wood you choose? Tracking forest products on sale in the UK back to their forest source Between August and December 2010, WWF-UK commissioned Earthsight Investigations to work alongside us ...	WWF
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31/01/2011	FLEGT 6th Annual Coordination Meeting 12-14 January 2011: Final report This is the report of the 6th Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) related projects meeting, ...	European Forest Institute & European Commission
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24/01/2011	Embracing Complexity: Meeting the Challenges of International Forest Governance. A Global Assessment Report In November 2009, the Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) Steering Committee established an expert panel ...	International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
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24/01/2011	How Western Environmental Policies Are Stunting Economic Growth in Developing Countries The author argues that governments and large agribusinesses are increasingly using the environmentalist ...	The Heritage Foundation, US (James Roberts)
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01/12/2010	Market Requirements for Legal and Sustainable Timber This report provides information for anyone involved in the timber trade on the emerging market requirements ...	Proforest (A.Cura & J. Lam)
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12/11/2010	Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 Laying Down the Obligations of Operators who Place Timber and Timber Products on the Market This is the final text of the EU Timber Regulation. Further regulations for the implementation of the ...	European Union
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30/08/2010	EU FLEGT News, August/September 2010 Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ...	EFI (European Forest Institute)
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16/08/2010	TTAP News August 2010 This edition of the TTAP Newsletter includes items on the new EU Timber Regulation and the first VLO ...	Timber Trade Action Plan
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01/07/2010	Market Requirements for Legal and Sustainable Timber and the Implications for Chinese Suppliers This report provides information for anyone involved in the timber trade on the emerging market requirements ...	Proforest (Cura, A. & Lam, J.)
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01/06/2010	Exporting in a Shifting Legal Landscape The authors describe this document as a guide for organisations that currently export, or intend to export, ...	WWF GFTN (Global Forest & Trade Network)
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05/05/2010	Due Diligence Regulation: European Parliament draft recommendation for second reading Consolidated amendments 1-8 to the Council's revised draft due diligence regulation, agreed by the ...	European Parliament (Environment Committee)
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27/04/2010	Due Diligence Regulation: European Parliament draft recommendation for second reading Amendments (72-173) to the Council's revised draft due diligence regulation, for discussion in the ...	European Parliament (Environment Committee)
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22/04/2010	EFI EU FLEGT News, April/May 2010 Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ...	EFI (European Forest Institute)
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01/04/2010	Legal Analysis: Due Diligence and a General Prohibition in the Illegal-Timber Regulation In this briefing, ClientEarth outlines key features of the Commission proposal, Parliament amendments, ...	ClientEarth
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01/04/2010	Legal Analysis: Applicable Legislation in the Illegal-Timber Regulation In this briefing, ClientEarth reviews the scope of the applicable legislation underpinning the legality ...	ClientEarth
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01/04/2010	Legal Analysis: Accreditation Procedure in the Illegal-Timber Regulation In this briefing, ClientEarth reviews the process for recognising monitoring organisations—also ...	ClientEarth
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15/03/2010	Due Diligence Regulation: European Parliament draft recommendation for second reading Amendments (1-71) to the Council's revised draft due diligence regulation, for discussion in the ...	European Parliament (Environment Committee)
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01/03/2010	Due Diligence Regulation: Council amendments Amendments to the draft due diligence regulation agreed by the Council of the EU (the representatives ...	Council of the European Union
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20/01/2010	Controlling Illegal Logging: Consumer-Country Measures Summary and analysis of the range of measures taken by consumer countries to control imports of illegal ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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01/01/2010	Mini-Briefing: Advantages and Disadvantages of a General Prohibition and Due-Diligence System This mini-briefing gives consideration to the advantages and disadvantages of having a general prohibition ...	Client Earth
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01/01/2010	Mini-Briefing: Complementarity of a General Prohibition and the Due-Diligence Requirement ClientEarth examines how a prohibition and due-diligence system can work effectively together. The authors ...	Client Earth
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13/12/2009	UK-Denmark statement to Forest Day, Copenhagen Climate Change conference Statement on illegal logging and climate change - including the need for transparent and accountable ...	Hilary Benn (UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and Troels Lund Poulsen (Danish Minister for the Environment)
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25/11/2009	Conservative Foreign Policy: The Challenge of Climate Change Speech to Green Alliance on the Conservative Party's climate policy. Contains commitments on deforestation, ...	William Hague MP
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01/11/2009	Have Your Products Been Legally Produced? This brochure is a reaction to recent amendments in the EU and the US, which require verification that ...	World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) & World Resources Institute (WRI)
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01/11/2009	New EU Trade Regulations to Combat Illegal Logging: A Critique The authors of this critique of EU policy to address illegal logging claim that, under WTO rules, the ...	European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) (Fredrik Erixon & Brian Hindley
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27/10/2009	Government's response to Environmental Audit Committee report on 'Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation: No hope without forests' The Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons published its report on 'Reducing greenhouse ...	UK government
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01/10/2009	Keeping Illegal Fish and Timber off the Market: A Comparison of EU Regulations Comparison of the EU's approaches to excluding illegal timber and illegal fish for its markets. ...	Chatham House (Heike Baumueller, Duncan Brack & Katharina Umpfenbach)
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01/10/2009	Legal Analysis: Accreditation Procedure in the Illegal Timber Regulation This analysis reviews the process for recognising monitoring organisations — also called the accreditation ...	Client Earth
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01/10/2009	Legal Analysis: Applicable Legislation in the Illegal Timber Regulation This analysis reviews the legality determination, focusing on the scope of the applicable legislation ...	Client Earth
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01/09/2009	Legal Analysis: Due Diligence in the Illegal-Timber Regulation This briefing on the European Commission's draft regulation on due diligence attempts to clarify ...	Client Earth
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01/09/2009	Legal Analysis: Specification of Penalties for Noncompliance with the Illegal-Timber Regulation This briefing on the European Commission's draft due diligence regulation attempts to clarify the ...	Client Earth
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01/09/2009	Legal Analysis: WTO Implications of the Illegal-Timber Regulation This is a briefing on the European Commission's draft due diligence regulation. The authors' ...	Client Earth
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29/06/2009	Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation: No hope without forests The UK and other developed countries must change patterns of consumption to reduce demand for products ...	Environmental Audit Committee of the House of Commons (UK)
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22/06/2009	Combating Illegal Logging: Interaction with WTO Rules Controlling international trade in illegal timber is an essential part of the international effort to ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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15/05/2009	Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Submission to the UK Government's Consultation on Illegal Timber This paper is EIA's submission to the UK government's consultation on the European Commission's ...	Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
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01/04/2009	UK Public Consultation on EU Due Diligence Regulation DEFRA has released this public consultation to seek public views on the draft European Commission proposal ...	DEFRA
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02/03/2009	Due Diligence Regulation: European Parliament amendments Amendments to the draft due diligence regulation agreed by the European Parliament's Environment ...	European Parliament (Environment Committee)
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14/01/2009	Impact Assessment: Due Diligence in the EU Timber Market Impact assessment of the potential benefits and disadvantages for the UK timber industry of the European ...	Chatham House (Liz Betser and Rupert Oliver)
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01/12/2008	Timber Trade Action Plan News - Issue 8 Welcome to the eighth and last edition of the TTAP newsletter of this year. This issue highlights the ...	Timber Trade Action Plan (Switzerland)
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28/11/2008	Due Diligence in the EU Timber Market Analysis of the European Commission's proposal for a regulation laying down the obligations of operators ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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28/11/2008	Due Diligence Systems The principle of due diligence is used in a wide range of sectors and a variety of contexts. This report ...	Chatham House (Alison Hoare)
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20/11/2008	Due Negligence Analysis and critique of the European Commission's draft regulation on a system of 'due diligence' ...	Environmental Investigation Agency
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17/10/2008	Regulation laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market Draft regulation of the EU establishing a 'due diligence' requirement for companies placing ...	European Commission
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17/10/2008	Questions and Answers on the Proposed Regulation laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the EU market Question and answer document accompanying the draft regulation on establishing a system of 'due ...	European Commission
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17/10/2008	Impact assessment: Report on additional options to combat illegal logging Commission working document accompanying the draft regulation establishing a system of 'due diligence' ...	European Commission
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02/04/2008	Illegally Logged Timber (Prohibition of Sale and Distribution) Bill Bill introduced into the UK House of Commons to prohibit the sale or distribution of timber harvested ...	Barry Gardiner MP
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21/01/2008	Assessment of the Impact of Potential Further Measures to Prevent the Importation or Placing on the Market of Illegally Harvested Timber or Products Derived from Such Timber Impact assessment of the additional options outlined in the 2006-07 consultation exercise, conducted ...	European Commission (DG Environment)
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01/10/2007	Public consultation on 'Additional options to combat illegal logging': Analysis and report Summary of the responses received to the Commission's consultation on additional legislative options ...	European Commission (DG Environment)
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09/07/2007	Controlling illegal logging: Lessons from the US Lacey Act The Lacey Act makes it illegal, in the US, to import, sell or possess fish or wildlife produced illegally ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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01/05/2007	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: Finland study Analysis of Finnish legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber. The ...	Finnish government (Ulkoasiainministeri)
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22/03/2007	Additional options to combat illegal logging Since a key component of the EU FLEGT action plan is a set of voluntary agreements between the EU and ...	UK Department for International Development (DFID)
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20/12/2006	Additional options to combat illegal logging: Options for public consultation Outline of options for the public consultation conducted by the European Commission over the winter of ...	European Commission
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07/07/2006	Declaration obligatoire concernant le bois et les produits en bois Proposal for a new Swiss law making it obligatory to declare the origin of wood and wooden products. ...	Swiss Conseil des Etats
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01/05/2006	Excluding illegal timber from EU markets: options for the EU and its member states A range of options are available to governments of consumer/importer countries in seeking to reduce their ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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30/03/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets (second draft) Examination of options for new measures which could be adopted, either at EU and/or member state level, ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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30/03/2006	Illegal Logging: Use of the Civil and Criminal Law to Address Imports of Illegally Logged Timber Legal opinion commissioned by Chatham House from Kate Cook, Matrix Chambers, on various aspects of the ...	Kate Cook, Matrix Chambers
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29/03/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: Spain study Analysis of Spanish legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; linked ...	Martí & Associats
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27/01/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: Italy study Analysis of Italian legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; part ...	Barbara Pillon and Davide Pettenella
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25/01/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: Germany study Analysis of German legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; linked ...	German Government
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24/01/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: UK study Analysis of UK legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; part of the ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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24/01/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: Netherlands study Analysis of Dutch legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; linked ...	Netherlands Government
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24/01/2006	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets: Estonia study Analysis of Estonian legislation of potential relevance to controlling imports of illegal timber; part ...	Nepcon and Estonian Fund for Nature (Mirjam Marastu)
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01/10/2005	Lawless: How Europe's Borders Remain Open to Trade in Illegal Timber Greenpeace briefing on illegal logging and the EU FLEGT process and Voluntary Partnership agreements, ...	Greenpeace
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18/07/2005	EU FLEGT Initiative: Assessment of 'Additional Measures' to Exclude Illegal Timber from EU Markets Provides the background and context to the study of the 'additional legislative options' that ...	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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15/03/2005	German Draft Virgin Forests Act The purpose of the draft Act is to prohibit the possession and marketing of timber and timber products ...	German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
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14/12/2004	EU Civil Society Initiative for an EU Regulation FERN, Greenpeace and WWF comissioned the present study on the feasibility and best options for EU legislation ...	Van den Biesen Advocaten
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02/12/2003	Illegal Logging Stakeholder Consultation Pre-Meeting A brief summary of the meeting which considered the FLEGT Action plan, including the licensing scheme ...	Chatham House/RIIA (Jade Saunders)
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13/06/2013	Philippines: Certification issue clouds furniture export prospects Lack of a certification system could mar the country’s furniture export business. ...	Malaya
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31/05/2013	Indian exporters' body launches VRIKSH to counter EUTR In order to counter the provisions of European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) and other such legislations, ...	SME Times
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28/05/2013	Three quarters of Ghana’s logging permits could break Europe’s new timber law Global Witness publishes list of over 800 permits The majority of logging permits in use in Ghana will not fall within the legal definition the country ...	Global Witness
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22/05/2013	Certified timber ‘still needs to be checked’ Indonesian timber products exported to the European Union (EU) are still subject to verification checks ...	The Jakarta Post
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23/04/2013	Does the UK’s ‘Green Aid’ serve Indonesia’s interests? In 2011, the UK Government announced that it would end bilateral aid to Indonesia, with the exception ...	The Jakarta Post
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11/04/2013	EUTR – problems already for tropical timber exporters The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), which regulates illegal timber trade, entered into force on March 3. ...	IHB
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10/04/2013	EU timber norms: India for practical implementation The European Union Timber Regulation that prohibits illegally harvested timber and derived products to ...	The Hindu Business Line (India)
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10/04/2013	EPCH to encourage industry to curb illegal timber exports The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) on Wednesday said it will launch an initiative to ...	The Economic Times (India)
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25/03/2013	How China's purchasing power can save the world's forests Worldwide, 13 million hectares of forests are disappearing every year. With so many of the world's ...	South China Morning Post
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21/03/2013	EU efforts to keep out illegal timber must have real teeth A European Union law to outlaw illegal wood imports could have a big impact across the globe. ...	European Voice
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21/03/2013	5 Key Changes That Will Secure the Future of Our Forests Deforestation destroys ecosystems and increases carbon emissions. The cause of deforestation is twofold: ...	Huffington Post (blog)
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11/03/2013	Myanmar to Crack Down on Illegal Logging After EUTR Government officials of Myanmar announced plans to combat illegal logging shortly after signing a memorandum ...	Hardwood Floors Magazine
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07/03/2013	Encumbered Lumber : Europe Seeks Hard Line on Illegal Logging Until recently, European companies could import illegally felled lumber with no fear of prosecution. ...	Spiegel Online
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07/03/2013	Persistent illegalities allowed by GFC and GRA in timber exports – cocaine in digger mats Dear Editor, The Timber Regulation of the European Union (EUTR) came into force on Sunday 03 March 2013. ...	Kaieteur News
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06/03/2013	SFI Applauds EU's New Illegal Logging Rules Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI), today applauded the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), ...	PR Newswire
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04/03/2013	New illegal logging ban in EU could sever all ties with companies working in DRC Yesterday, the EU joined the U.S. and Australia in banning all timber that was illegally harvested abroad. ...	Mongabay.com
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03/03/2013	EU introduces illegal timber import controls ...	BBC News
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03/03/2013	Illegal logs from Liberia found in French port as sweeping criminal sanctions kick in across EU Illegal Liberian timber worth thousands of Euros was sitting in a French port less than 3 weeks before ...	Global Witness
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01/03/2013	Timber producers and users can jointly confront illegal logging Guest post by Jacek Siwek of Asia Pulp & Paper - Indonesia is the largest of south east Asia’s ...	Foreign Policy
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25/02/2013	Russia’s Primorye Runs Out of Commercial Forest – WWF The innocent act of buying furniture in America may make you an unwitting accomplice to Russia’s ...	Ria Novosti
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17/02/2013	Myanmar timbers to be exported to EU earliest June Timber from Myanmar will be exported to the European Union (EU) from June and EU delegates will visit ...	Eleven, Myanmar
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12/02/2013	Standard for legal timber sourcing launched ahead of EU Timber Regulation NEPCon unveiled the LegalSource ...	NEPCon
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08/02/2013	Wood trade law set to shut down illegal logging The government today passed a law that will obligate businesses dealing with timber products to keep ...	PrintWeek, UK
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28/01/2013	The huge scale of illegal logging in DRC laid bare Deep in the vast rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, chainsaws are buzzing. Heavy machinery ...	Greenpeace
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22/01/2013	Indonesia and the EU adopt new timber trade legality rules in a move expected to boost bilateral timber trade Since January 1st, 2013 Indonesia requires the export of timber products to be accompanied by V-Legal ...	European Commission/Indonesian Ministry of Forestry
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19/01/2013	Export decline feared if EU timber trade deal is delayed The Association of Indonesian Forest Businessmen (APHI) has said that Indonesia may see decreasing exports ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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18/01/2013	Government plans to build wood terminals to curb illegal logging In an effort to curb illegal logging and prevent illicit woods from entering the market, the government ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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29/12/2012	Forest Commission pledges fight against illegal logging The Forestry Commission (FC) has pledged its commitment to continue the fight against illegal logging ...	GhanaWeb
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27/12/2012	UK Consultation: Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 Defra seeks your views on the proposed regulations for implementing the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) in ...	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, UK
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15/12/2012	Furniture making EU banning illegally logged timber The European Union (EU) is set to impose a total ban on the use of illegally logged timber in the manufacture ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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30/11/2012	WWF wrestles with illegal timber in supply chains The WWF and the Business Standards Institute (BSI) has published guidance to help companies comply with ...	Supply Management, UK
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27/11/2012	New regulations will cut illegal logging A leading provider of temporary road and pedestrian surfaces is paving the way to help prevent climate ...	Specifiation Online, UK
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26/11/2012	Illegal wood disappears from the EU Moscow - As of next March, weeding out illegal timber from the EU will be the responsibility of the European ...	Lesprom Network, Russia
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21/11/2012	Certifying Vietnam’s timber plantations would help smallholders profit from lucrative export market Bogor, Indonesia - If Vietnam wants its timber producers to benefit from the growing eco-conscious and ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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05/11/2012	EU Timber Regulations, March 2013 - are you ready? UK - The European Union’s Timber Regulation comes into force on the 3rd March 2013 for Importers, ...	Builders' Merchants News, UK
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31/10/2012	Illegal loggers in trouble The Forestry Commission has now been given the permission to prosecute perpetrators engage in illegal ...	Daily Guide, Ghana
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25/10/2012	EU enforces illegal logging ban ...	Daily Guide, Ghana
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10/10/2012	Australia attempts to stump illegal loggers The Australian Senate is about to take on the task of stopping illegal logging, with legislation banning ...	The Conversation, Australia
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03/10/2012	A decade of ground-breaking EU action on deforestation Unless the EU and its member states renew their enthusiasm for enforcing the Forest Law Enforcement Governance ...	EurActiv
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27/09/2012	EU timber clampdown approaches New European laws on timber will come into force across the EU on 3 March 2013. The EU Timber Regulation ...	The Construction Index
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19/09/2012	An inside look at Latin America’s illegal logging – part two This post was co-authored with Eduardo Arenas Hernández Jr. and Ana Domínguez, who work ...	World Resources Institute (WRI) Insights
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16/09/2012	Furniture makers not ready for EU certification Local furniture makers belonging to the Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines (CFIP) expressed ...	Business Mirror, Philippines
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14/09/2012	Lessons from the US: stopping illegal logging benefits both sides of politics As the Australia Parliament currently debates legislation to fight illegal logging, it’s worth ...	The Conversation, Australia
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11/09/2012	Interpol clamps down on illegal logging The illegal logging industry is worth almost as much as drug production, according to the international ...	BBC News
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16/08/2012	In Ghana’s forests, should chainsaw loggers be legalized? The West African nation of Ghana prohibits small operators using chainsaws from logging its forests, ...	Yale Environment 360
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07/08/2012	APP meets tough new standards on wood legality Jakarta - Asia Pulp & Paper Group's (APP) announcement that its production mills are achieving ...	APP
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03/08/2012	Govt helps small timber product firms get SVLK certification Small-scale businesses that work with wood, such as handicraft producers in Bali and furniture makers ...	The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
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26/07/2012	Timber companies asked to obtain certification Jakarta - Indonesia urges the national timber industry to immediately verify their timber production. ...	Tempointeractive
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20/07/2012	ETTF finalises harmonised due diligence system The European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) has almost completed its harmonised due diligence illegal ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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24/05/2012	Africa: Why we need laws to protect what's left of our forests Opinion piece by Tom Picken, Global Witness International efforts to protect forests and the people ...	allAfrica.com
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30/04/2012	How to make stronger trade links between UK and Indonesia a reality Earlier this month, many of us were among the Indonesian business community which welcomed British Prime ...	Purwadi Soeprihanto, Executive Director, Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (Letter)
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19/04/2012	MEPs back fight against illegal rain forest logging in Africa Parliament backed EU efforts to halt the illegal logging and degradation of rain forests when it granted ...	European Parliament News
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29/03/2012	Barking up the right tree? See which councils use legal, sustainable wood More than half of UK local authorities still don't have a legal and sustainable timber procurement ...	WWF
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28/03/2012	Vietnamese exports to EU banging against thick barriers to entry The EU, the center of the global public debt crisis is tightening its belt, which means that the export ...	VietNamNet Bridge
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21/03/2012	Kadin: Indonesian timber ready for new EU rules The Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the country’s certification system on timber ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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17/03/2012	Thai parawood faces EU curbs Thailand's hevea-wood industry is trying to resolve export obstacles arising from the European Union's ...	The Nation, Thailand
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16/03/2012	Just more red tape? TRADA Technology principal consultant Elizabeth Turner discusses the impact the EU Timber Regulation ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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08/03/2012	Buyers told to cut out illegally sourced wood risk Procurement staff are being urged to act now to avoid facing criminal charges for breaching incoming ...	Supply Management, UK
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08/03/2012	Count down to ethical timber sourcing legislation Procurement Managers should check for responsible purchasing policy, say the Timber Trade Federation ...	Green Building Press, UK
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07/03/2012	FDA, EU to develop framework for forest operation The Forestry Development Authority (FDA), European Union (EU) and other stakeholders are strategizing ...	Daily Observer, Liberia
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28/02/2012	EU legislation outlawing illegal timber dealing is welcomed by FRA FRA has welcomed the introduction of new legislation in the EU that outlaws the selling of illegally ...	Forest Research Associates, US (posted on YourStory)
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23/02/2012	UK shamed as appetite for cheap timber sees it top sales of illegal wood The £700 million trade is 'one of the best kept secrets', say campaigners, with consumers ...	The Ecologist, UK
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22/02/2012	WWF says European Union is 'failing the forests' The European Union is coming up short in stemming the flow of illegal and unsustainable timber into the ...	Hardwood Floors, US
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22/02/2012	Forest witnesses show how Olympics and Southend pier link to Congo People affected by illegal logging in the Democratic Republic of Congo have told UK politicians how the ...	WWF
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15/02/2012	Europe is falling behind on tackling unsustainable timber trade EU countries are not doing enough to stem the flow of illegal and unsustainable timber or regulating ...	ClickGreen
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15/02/2012	Illegal logging unlikely to end unless all companies follow rules Efforts to stem illegal logging by requiring Indonesian timber exports to be certified will prove futile ...	The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia
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09/02/2012	Tropical ecologist: Australia must follow U.S. and EU in banning illegally logged wood Australia should join the widening effort to stamp out illegal logging, according to testimony given ...	Mongabay.com
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18/01/2012	Should EU plan be given another chance? It will be interesting to see whether Malaysia will finally decide to support the European Union's ...	The Star Online, Malaysia
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18/01/2012	New timber regulation to force companies away from business-as-usual practices Beijing, China - New regulations banning sale of illegal timber in consumer countries will force companies ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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12/01/2012	Timber goods' market on target Ha Noi — The timber products market needs to promote local business and develop the export market ...	Viet Nam News
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03/12/2011	The doors for wooden furniture exports to open widely once FLEGT is settled Vietnam and the EU have entered the final negotiation stage, so that the granting of FLEGT certificate ...	VietNamNet Bridge
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20/11/2011	EU certification affects furniture exports Manila, Philippines — Furniture exporters are required to comply with a European Union certification ...	Manila Bulletin, Philippines
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16/11/2011	FSC makes changes to comply with EU Timber Regulation The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is developing a due diligence system to enable certificate holders ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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14/11/2011	No premium price for legal timber, only market access to EU, say officials Beijing, China - Wood products that are certified to have been made from legally sourced timber to meet ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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09/11/2011	Governments need to deal with corruption to further curb illegal logging Beijing, China - The fight to curb rampant illegal logging in the Asia Pacific region has come a long ...	CIFOR Forests Blog
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24/10/2011	The Netherlands bans Malaysian logs The Netherlands' Independent Appeals Board has ruled in favour of global NGO Greenpeace which alleged ...	Free Malaysia Today
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13/10/2011	Sarawak hopes for compromise in M'sia-EU timber issue Kuching - Sarawak is hoping that a compromise can be reached between the European Union (EU) and Malaysia ...	The Sun Daily, Malaysia
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13/09/2011	Gibson and the Lacey Act: a game changer in the music industry Musical instrument manufacturers generally do not ask detailed questions about the conditions under which ...	Sound & Fair Campaign
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05/09/2011	Germany keen to join hands with Malaysia to curb illegal logging Frankfurt - The German government is aggressively trying to curb illegal felling of trees in tropical ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/08/2011	Vietnam faces setback in wood furniture export Nguyen Ton Quyen, Secretary General of the Vietnam Timber & Forest Products Association is concerned ...	Saigon GP Daily, Vietnam
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03/07/2011	Wood exporters to cope with tougher rules Vietnamese timber and wood product exporters will have to develop an elaborate system to ensure the legality ...	VietNamNet Bridge
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29/06/2011	Sarawak timber industry in jeopardy The Sarawak DAP has advised the state government 'not to be arrogant' and to comply with the ...	Free Malaysia Today
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07/06/2011	Environmental vow signed by council Leicestershire County Council is believed to be the first local authority in the country signing the ...	Bearsden Herald, UK
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27/05/2011	States unite to protect primeval European forests Bratislava, Slovakia - Europe's largest areas of old growth forests outside Russia are to be protected ...	WWF
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13/05/2011	Regulation role model The EU Timber Regulation means the wood industry is again leading the way in developing responsible procurement ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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11/05/2011	EU signs accords with Indonesia, Liberia in bid to curb illegal timber trade The EU and Indonesia last week finalised an agreement on monitoring bilateral trade in timber products ...	ICTSD
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05/05/2011	Logging off: protecting Indonesia's forests An agreement signed this week by Indonesia and the European Union offers hope that Indonesia may begin ...	The Economist, UK
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21/04/2011	Companies, environmental groups campaign against illegal logging Big corporations and environment groups have formed an unlikely alliance in an attempt to make Australia ...	Herald Sun, Australia
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22/03/2011	Legality verification system to protect RI timbers: Minister Siak, Riau province - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) ...	Antara News, Indonesia
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25/02/2011	Research focuses on implications of new EU timber regulations on Ukraine Research into the development of practical guidelines on confirming the legality of wood has been carried ...	ENPI Info Centre
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08/02/2011	Export markets erect new trade barriers Ha Noi — Trade barriers used by export markets will become more diverse and sophisticated in the ...	Viet Nam News
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06/02/2011	Tracking illegal wood imported into the UK Some companies in the UK are still selling a variety of wood products that come from questionable sources ...	WWF
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05/02/2011	Illegal timber sold by British businesses putting world's forests at risk Reluctance by UK firms to check source of imported wood contributing to devastating deforestation around ...	Guardian, UK
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03/02/2011	Government 'failing on illegal logging pledge' - Caroline Lucas Green MP Caroline Lucas today accused the Government of failing to take action to tackle the problem ...	24dash.com
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03/02/2011	Strong action needed against Illegal Logging during the International Year of Forests As UN launches 2011 theme, green group calls on all nations to take responsibility. ...	EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)
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24/01/2011	New study suggests global pacts like REDD ignore primary causes of destruction of forests New York - A new study issued ...	International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
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07/01/2011	The year in illegal logging: a look back 2010 was a significant year for global efforts to tackle illegal logging. Here’s a look back on ...	WRI (World Resources Institute)
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28/12/2010	Ghana: Second JMRM meeting on VPA convened The second formal meeting on the Joint Monitoring and Review Mechanism (JMRM) of the Voluntary Partnership ...	Fordaq, the Timber Network
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03/12/2010	New rules on illegal timber come into force across EU New rules to prevent illegal timber being sold on the European market have come into force across the ...	Environmental Expert
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25/11/2010	Forest producers move to meet EU due diligence The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Forest Products Association of Guyana (FPA) on November ...	Stabroek News, Guyana
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07/11/2010	Shoppers can't tell if wood they are buying comes from illegal sources Conservation charity WWF finds only 28% of consumers have heard of logo that shows timber is from sustainable ...	Guardian, UK
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20/10/2010	European Council votes to implement Illegal Timber Law The EU’s “Illegal Timber Law” (ITL) was formally introduced by the European Council ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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19/10/2010	No time frame for timber VPA with EU, says Dompok Kuala Lumpur - The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities says the Voluntary Partnerships ...	Bernama, Malaysia
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18/10/2010	Are you ready for the new EU Regulation on illegal timber? If you are trading in wood or paper products, then you should act now and start preparing for future ...	PR Web
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16/10/2010	Illegal logging legislation rubber stamped European illegal timber legislation was rubber stamped by the European Council this week and UK timber ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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15/10/2010	Europe declares war on illegal timber This Monday, October 11, the European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a critically-important set of ...	Softpedia
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20/09/2010	UK public unaware they could be contributing to illegal logging - WWF Many consumers mistakenly think that wood and paper products sold in the UK are not sourced from illegally ...	The Ecologist, UK
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20/09/2010	Coalition drops further green pledges on timber and renewables Government has reneged on pre-election promises to tackle illegally logged timber imports and reward ...	Guardian, UK
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13/09/2010	Indonesia bans exports of illegally harvested timber Stepping up its fight against illegal logging, the government began the implementation early this month ...	The Jakarta Post
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02/09/2010	Impact of new EU legislation on illegal timber trade The European Union’s decision to ban the trade of illegal timber will not have any major impact ...	ITTO Market Report
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20/08/2010	Saving forests with carrots as well as sticks - part 2 Part 1 of this blog overviewed ...	The Huffington Post, US
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19/08/2010	Newly launched forestry standard combats illegally harvested timber Emeryville, California - Illegal logging damages forest ecosystems, local communities and the economies ...	PR Web
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19/08/2010	Saving forests with carrots as well as sticks - part 1 Forests cover about a third of Earth's land area and contain about 70% of the carbon found in living ...	The Huffington Post, US
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09/08/2010	Regulation voted in to combat illegal timber trade On July 7 2010 the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of imposing a full-scale prohibition ...	International Law Office
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20/07/2010	Troublesome timber The past weeks have brought rare good news for the world’s forests. On July 15th a ...	The Economist, UK
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20/07/2010	European illegal logging legislation passes last major hurdle During June, representatives of the European Commission, Council and Parliament reached agreement on ...	ITTO Market Report
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15/07/2010	Major decline seen in illegal logging Illegal logging in the world's forests has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2002, according to what ...	BBC News
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15/07/2010	European Commissioner talks tough in fight against illegal logging Andris Piebalgs promises to come down hard on member states that fail to adequately enforce illegal timber ...	BusinessGreen.com
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15/07/2010	China, the timber baron The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an initiative to prevent conflict diamonds from being traded; ...	IRIN News
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11/07/2010	Govt to launch awareness campaign on illegal timber A move in Europe to stop the importation and sale of illegally logged timber has prompted an awareness ...	Radio New Zealand
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10/07/2010	Finnish concern at “hurried” illegal timber legislation The Finnish forest industry has expressed concern at the “hurried” final drafting of EU draft ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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08/07/2010	Europe bans illegal timber to protect forests Strasbourg — The European Union on Wednesday barred the import and sale of illegally harvested ...	AFP
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08/07/2010	European Parliament bans illegal timber The European Parliament has voted to ban imports of illegal timber. ...	BBC News
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07/07/2010	Violence a part of the illegal timber trade, says kidnapped activist The European parliament made a historical move today when it voted overwhelmingly to ban illegal timber ...	Mongabay.com
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01/07/2010	Ghana in the vanguard of new logging laws London - New laws should be in place in Europe by the end of this year obliging timber importers to ensure ...	Reuters AlertNet
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26/06/2010	EU agrees on illegal timber prohibition A breakthrough in EU illegal timber import negotiations has been hailed by the UK government and timber ...	TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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22/06/2010	Rochdale MEP's timber success A Rochdale Euro-MP's 6 year campaign to try and halt the destruction of tropical rainforests has ...	Rochdale News, UK
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21/06/2010	EU to ban illegal timber at last We’re very pleased to see that, after years of lobbying by WWF, other environmental organisations ...	WWF
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17/06/2010	EU set to ban illegal timber from 2012 ...	BBC News
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16/06/2010	EU cuts deal to ban illegally logged timber The sale of illegally harvested timber and timber products will be banned throughout the European Union ...	Reuters
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14/06/2010	Helveta helps tackle illegal logging trade Lost among the more headline-grabbing Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition plans for the economy ...	Financial Times, UK
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01/06/2010	International alliance created to help corporations avoid illegal wood Given the complexities of the global wood trade and the difficulty of deciphering a product's source ...	Mongabay.com
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26/05/2010	New global alliance formed to undercut illegal logging Washington DC - To reduce trade in illegally harvested wood, a global initiative was launched today in ...	Environment News Service
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13/05/2010	New US law affects handicraft businesses A new law passed by the United States Congress in 2008 is significantly affecting businesses, especially ...	My Joy Online, Ghana
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05/05/2010	EU Environment: MEPs adopt Green Party recommendations on illegal timber for second reading The European Parliament Environment Committee today voted overwhelmingly to adopt a draft recommendation ...	eGov Monitor
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04/05/2010	UK trade federations lobby EU on due diligence The Timber Trade Federation, the Confederation of Forest Industries, the Wood Panel Industries Federation ...	TTJ - The Timber Industry Magazine, UK
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04/05/2010	Boost for forest communities as EU paves way to end illegal timber imports Forest communities in the developing world that have been ravaged by the effects of illegal logging today ...	Progressio, UK
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13/04/2010	EU parliament set to approve ban on 'illegal' timber trade MEPs are expected to give the green light to plans for a possible ban on the "illegal" timber ...	TheParliament.com
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09/04/2010	Europe acts to ensure its imported timber is legal Temerloh, Malaysia — Huge meranti tree trunks, many of them destined for faraway shores, are piled ...	The New York Times
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06/04/2010	MEP pushes for ban on illegal timber imports British MEP says draft legislation is not enough to prevent illegal timber from entering the EU. ...	European Voice
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13/03/2010	Wood export rules change HCM [Ho Chi Minh] City — Vietnamese wooden products makers have to conform to new US and EU laws ...	Viet Nam News
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17/02/2010	Ban on illegal timber in EU - pros and cons During the 15th Illegal Logging Update held at the Chatham House, the idea of banning illegal timber ...	NEPCon
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15/02/2010	EU due diligence legislation The European Council of Ministers reached agreement on a text of the proposed “due diligence” ...	ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) Market Report
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18/01/2010	EU spitting chips over timber plan The European Commission has delivered a blistering attack on Federal Government research that questioned ...	The Age, Australia
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27/12/2009	Rainforest conservation: a year in review 2009 may prove to be an important turning point for tropical forests. ...	Mongabay.com
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16/12/2009	Brussels plans new systems on wood imports Companies that import wood products into Europe would be required to introduce systems to verify that ...	Financial Times, UK
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15/12/2009	EU shies away from stricter timber import rules Brussels - European Union ministers on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban the import of illegal timber ...	Reuters
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10/12/2009	System to ensure sustainability, legality of logging In an effort to ease possible trade friction with the United States and the European Union, China is ...	China Daily
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02/12/2009	RI reluctant to sign EU accord against illegal logging Following three years of intensive negotiation with the EU, Indonesia remains reluctant to sign a voluntary ...	The Jakarta Post
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30/11/2009	Destruction of Indonesia’s forests will be stopped by reform, not money At last there is an equal amount of money on the side of good that can compete with the forces of evil,” ...	The Jakarta Globe
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20/10/2009	European timber sector not ready for recovery - U.N. Geneva - The European forestry sector, hit hard by the U.S.-led housing crash, could benefit from more ...	Reuters
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07/08/2009	Wolseley puts legal timber in the frame Wolseley is leading the way in anticipation of new EU legislation to crack down on illegal timber. ...	Builder and Engineer online
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20/06/2009	Swedes to take on European timber legislation Agriculture ministers were today given a progress report on draft European legislation aimed at cutting ...	TTJ Timber Industry Magazine
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01/06/2009	Time running out for industry to get forest produce certification Kochi - After the US and Europe tightened conservation laws last year to curtail illegal logging globally, ...	livemint.com
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28/04/2009	EU votes to stop illegal timber imports WWF welcomes a European parliament vote in favour of rules that could require European companies to prove ...	WWF
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27/04/2009	European Paper Industry already tackling illegal logging The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) welcomed the strong political commitment of the ...	Emballage Digest, France
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25/04/2009	Timber industry facing stringent EU import rules The European Union has taken a firm step against illegal logging by adopting stricter certification rules ...	The Jakarta Globe
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22/04/2009	Illegal wood soon excluded from EU markets Strasbourg / Brussels - WWF has welcomed todays decision by the European Parliament to support strict ...	WWF
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22/04/2009	European Parliament votes to strengthen illegal timber regulation Strasbourg - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomes today's vote by the European ...	Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
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22/04/2009	EU lawmakers call for tough watch on illegal timber Strasbourg - Europe should push for tighter laws to curb the illegal timber trade by making both importers ...	Reuters
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04/04/2009	Portugal: WWF wants legislation against illegal wood importation Portugal - The Portuguese branch of the environmental association WWF (World Wildlife Fund) has this ...	Portugal News (Portugal)
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31/03/2009	Massive majority want EU timber law Brussels, Belgium ' European citizens overwhelmingly want stricter controls on illegally sourced ...	WWF International (Switzerland)
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31/03/2009	Public wants stronger laws on timber sourcing Nearly 80% of people in the UK suspect that the wood products they buy may not be from sustainable sources ...	WWF (UK)
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31/03/2009	European traders push for verified legal products in Indonesia At the end of March, European timber trade representatives visited Indonesia to discuss the need for ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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15/03/2009	European Parliament pass verdict on illegal logging legislation Moves to introduce new legislation into the EU that would require forest products operators to take steps ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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23/02/2009	TTF approval prepares UCM for EU illegal wood crackdown UK - Leading agency and trading group UCM Timber plc says approval for its environmental controls from ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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22/02/2009	Timber import restriction snagged in trade dispute Legislation to block illegally logged timber from being imported has become embroiled in an ideological ...	WAToday
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18/02/2009	Illegal timber trade to face tough penalties in the E.U. Companies dealing in illegal timber may soon face stiff penalties under a proposed E.U. regulation. ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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17/02/2009	Traceable timber amendments strengthen Europe's illegal logging proposals Brussels, Belgium - Europe's proposed new timber regulations have been transformed from a ramshackle ...	WWF
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17/02/2009	Stricter rules to keep illegal timber off the EU market Belgium - Stricter rules on timber sold in the EU are needed to combat illegal logging - the main cause ...	Parlamento Europeo - Belgium
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17/02/2009	Illegal timber proposals are tightened The European Parliaments environment committee has today strengthened proposed legislation to tackle ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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15/02/2009	EC Illegal logging proposal being considered by European Parliament The European Commission (EC) proposals for new legislation designed to remove illegal wood from the supply ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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06/02/2009	EU Considers New Approach in Illegal Logging Fight EU lawmakers met in Brussels last month to discuss potential new measures aimed at curbing the import ...	Bridges Trade BioRes (Switzerland)
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20/01/2009	Canadian firms pleased with EU logging crackdown The Canadian forest products industry is welcoming a European Union bid to crack down on the illegal ...	Canada.com (Canada)
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09/12/2008	Finns warn against unnecessary bureaucracy The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) has warned against unnecessary bureaucracy being created ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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30/11/2008	Questions raised about EC illegal timber plans The European Commissions recent proposals to stop illegal timber entering the EU leaves a number of unanswered ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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20/11/2008	EIA recommends urgent revisions to negligent EC timber law Nearly five years after the launch of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action ...	EIA (UK)
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31/10/2008	EU tackles illegal logging, but evironmentalists want more The EUs Environment Commissioner has announced two new initiatives to combat illegal logging and deforestation, ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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31/10/2008	EU releases its proposed illegal logging legislation On 17 October the European Commission finally published its long anticipated proposal to introduce new legislation ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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29/10/2008	In major conference on timber trade, private sector prepares for proposed tight regulations to prevent illegal logging Geneva, Switzerland - Forestry business representatives came together this week to discuss how industry ...	Tropical Forest Trust (Switzerland)
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27/10/2008	EU moves to crack down on illegal logging trade Luxembourg - EU farm ministers on Monday broadly welcomed plans to crack down on the lucrative illegal ...	Reuters
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27/10/2008	Stricter trade rules seen cutting illegal timber Geneva, Switzerland - Stricter trade standards could help reduce the amount of illegal timber used as ...	Reuters
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25/10/2008	EU illegal timber plan puts onus on traders The UK Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is among those welcoming proposed new legislation from Brussels ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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23/10/2008	Impact Assessment: combat illegal logging The European Commission has published a staff working document related to the Summary of the Impact Assessment ...	Euroalert.net (Spain)
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20/10/2008	Brussels avoids crackdown on illegal timber After a series of delays, the European Commission unveiled on Friday (17 October) a legislative proposal ...	EUobserver.com (Belgium)
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18/10/2008	Brussels seeks bar on illegal timber Europes timber suppliers will have to seek guarantees that their products have been legally harvested, ...	Financial Times (UK)
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17/10/2008	Commission unveils package to tackle illegal logging and deforestation The European Commission today unveiled two important initiatives to protect forests globally. The package ...	European Commission
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17/10/2008	Illegal timber in British garden furniture, says Gordon Brown advisor Illegal timber from endangered forests is ending up in British garden furniture and new laws to tackle ...	Telegraph (UK)
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15/10/2008	EU illegal logging legislation continues to be delayed There continue to be delays to the release of the European Commission Communication containing proposals ...	ITTO Timber Trade Market Report (Japan)
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11/10/2008	Commissioners to discuss illegality A debate on the possible introduction of laws banning the import of illegal timber into Europe looks ...	Timber Trades Journal (UK)
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01/10/2008	MEPs want end to illegally imported timber (European Parliament Press Release) MEPs last week "reluctantly" endorsed an international ...	European Parliament (EU)
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30/06/2008	European Community provide more details of illegal logging legislative proposal Speaking at the Chatham House Illegal Logging Update meeting in early June, John Bazill of the European Commission ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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30/04/2008	EU policy developments on illegal wood trade reach a critical stage EU policy developments relating to illegal logging and timber procurement are reaching a critical stage. ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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29/04/2008	EU seeks green label for wood furniture Brussels, Belgium - Many people enjoy using tropical hardwoods as garden furniture and parquet floors, ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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15/04/2008	EC deliberates on illegal wood legislation Over the last 12 months the European Commission has been investigating the potential to introduce EU-wide ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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26/03/2008	EU moves to combat illegal logging The Commission will propose new measures to tackle illegal logging in May amid fears that the current ...	EurActiv.com (Belgium)
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21/02/2008	Call for new laws on stolen logs Suppliers of illegally logged timber could be prosecuted in the countries where it is sold, under new ...	BBC (UK)
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22/12/2006	European Commission consultation on 'additional options' The European Commission's DG Development and DG Environment have launched a public consultation ...	European Commission
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01/08/2006	Action must be taken, top Tory tells CFJ UK - The Conservative Party front bench MP Peter Ainsworth is calling for action to stop stolen wood ...	Contract Flooring Journal (UK)
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11/04/2006	Biodiversity: Logging on ...	EUPolitix.com (Belgium)
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01/02/2006	EU ban on illegal timber: mission possible - Greenpeace A UK government-funded study published today says that an EU ban on illegal timber imports is a credible ...	EUbusiness (UK)
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16/06/2005	Greenpeace welcomes new study supporting call for EU law on illegal timber Brussels, Belgium – Greenpeace has welcomed today an experts' study commissioned by the Belgian ...	Greenpeace
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16/06/2005	Europe urgently needs legislation on illegal logging Press Release: The Belgian Minister of Environment, Bruno Tobback, calls on the European Commission to ...	Minstry of the Environment (Belgium)
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20/04/2005	Germany moves to ban illegal timber marketing Germany has become the first EU member state to propose legislation outlawing import or marketing of ...	Environment Daily
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07/04/2005	Industry and NGOs urge EU to ban illegal timber Brussels, 7 April 2005 - European timber companies joined FERN, Greenpeace and WWF in urging the European ...	Greenpeace
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
21/02/2013	Application of DNA fingerprints to control tree species and geographic origin of timber	Dr Bernd Degen
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21/02/2013	Practical implementation of fingerprinting methods through international cooperation	Thorsten Hinrichs
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21/02/2013	Forensic Wood Science: science & technology in enforcement	Shelley Gardner
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20/02/2013	Experiences of working in 'administrative cooperatives'	Michael Kearney
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20/02/2013	EU-TWIX: A successful tool for enforcement officials in Europe	Vinciane Sacre
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20/02/2013	European Union Network for the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Environmental Law	Michael Nicholson
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20/02/2013	EUTR: Inter-State Communications: needs, case studies and options	Jade Saunders
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20/02/2013	Preparing for EUTR Implementation: Competent Authority Reporting	Emily Unwin
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08/02/2013	EUTR implementation readiness: Competent Authority survey results	Jade Saunders, Chatham House
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08/02/2013	Preparations for EUTR implementation in Estonia	Alar Soo, Environmental Inspectorate of Estonia
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08/02/2013	EUTR update	Svetla Atanasova, European Commission
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08/02/2013	Private sector responses to the EUTR	Rupert Oliver, Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd
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08/02/2013	The EU Timber Regulation: challenges for producers	Björn Roberts, The Forest Trust
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08/02/2013	Preparing for the EUTR / ETTF due diligence system	Rachel Butler, Independent Technical Advisor to the European Timber Trade Federation / Christian Sloth, NEPCon
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08/02/2013	What certification/verification schemes can ensure legality in the context of the EUTR?	Sofie Tind Nielsen, Proforest
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18/01/2013	US Lacey Act: implications for supply chains	Jill Birchell, US Fish and Wildlife Service
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18/01/2013	Civil society’s role in evidence gathering for illegal timber import cases	David Gehl, Environmental Investigation Agency, Washington DC
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18/01/2013	Law enforcement cooperation and capacity building	Davyth Stewart, Interpol Environmental Crime Programme
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18/01/2013	Certification and legality verification	Rachel Butler, Independent Technical Advisor to the European Timber Trade Federation
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18/01/2013	Promoting the new EU Timber Regulation and related legislation	Gavin Watt, Tipik Communications
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18/01/2013	Successful implementation of the EU timber regulation: insights on the EUTR information platform	Eudeline Melet, French FLEGT competent authority
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18/01/2013	Forest Legality Alliance: Timber sourcing compliance tools	Caitlin Clarke, World Resources Institute, Washington DC
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17/01/2013	Trade flows, illegality hot-spots and data monitoring	Kerstin Canby, Forest Trends & Rupert Oliver, Forest Industries Intelligence Ltd
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17/01/2013	Law enforcement assistance for forestry	Davyth Stewart, Interpol Environmental Crime Programme
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17/01/2013	Policing due diligence: documenting legal compliance	Morné van der Linde, European Forest Institute (EFI)
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17/01/2013	Policing due diligence	Anders Hildeman, IKEA
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17/01/2013	Policing due diligence: SME sector	Emmanuel Groutel, Société forestière du Maine (SME operator)
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17/01/2013	EUTR & Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems	Niels Bolling, Danish Ministry of the Environment
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17/01/2013	The interpretation and assessment of Due Diligence in the EUTR drawing links from other sectors	Emily Unwin, ClientEarth
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09/10/2012	Taking the lead in the fight against illegal logging	Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development
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05/07/2012	The EU Timber Regulation Implementing Act	Svetla Atanasova, European Commission
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05/07/2012	Dutch experiences of implementing the EU Timber Regulation	Meriam Wortel, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority
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05/07/2012	European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) preparation for the EUTR: developing a harmonised due diligence procedure	Andre de Boer, ETTF
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05/07/2012	Achieving EUTR compliance: practical experience with an industry driven collaborative approach	Ulrich Heindl, Global Traceability Solutions
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05/07/2012	Crelicam: compliance challenges in Cameroon	Anne Middleton, Crelicam/Taylor Guitars
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09/02/2012	EU Timber Regulation: secondary legislation	Svetla Atanasova, European Commission
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09/02/2012	Swedish experience so far in implementing the EU Timber Regulation: remaining key challenges	Stefan Karlsson, Swedish Forest Agency
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09/02/2012	Establishing a European Information Platform on timber legality	Julien Massetti, FLEGT Competent Authority, France
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09/02/2012	Assessing progress on the FLEGT Action Plan commitments and EUTR across the EU 27	Beatrix Richards, WWF-UK
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09/02/2012	EU Timber Regulation: looking ahead - key issues for effective implementation	Emily Unwin, ClientEarth
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21/06/2011	FLEGT and deforestation: limitations, opportunities, challenges?	Julia Falconer, European Commission
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20/06/2011	Implementing the EU Timber Regulation: challenges and opportunities	Stephen Lowe, International Forestry Team, DEFRA, UK
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20/06/2011	Support study for development of the non-legislative acts provided for in the EU Timber Regulation	Hubert Inhaizer, European Forest Institute (EFI)
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20/06/2011	Responsible sourcing and the EU Timber Regulation	Catherine Pazderka, British Retail Consortium
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20/06/2011	Implementing due diligence: the working reality	Liz Crosbie, Strategic Environmental Consulting
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20/06/2011	Implementation of the EU FLEGT Regulations in the UK	Stephen Lowe, International Forestry Team, DEFRA, UK
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15/06/2011	Tropical timber and traceability	James Hewitt, Independent Consultant
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27/01/2011	Next steps in implementing the EU "Timber" Regulation	Svetla Antanasova, DG Environment, European Commission
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27/01/2011	A vision for implementation of the EU Timber Regulation	Tim Grabiel, ClientEarth
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27/01/2011	EU Timber Regulation: a private sector perspective	Fiona Wheatley, John Lewis plc
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27/01/2011	'Seeing the wood for the trees' – on EU's role in global forest management	Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment
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24/06/2010	EU due diligence: a step forward?	Peter Latham, James Latham PLC
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20/01/2010	Speech by the Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP	Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
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20/01/2010	Due Diligence Regulation Proposal	José María Solano López, European Council
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20/01/2010	Reaction to Due Diligence Regulation by the European Timber Trade Federation	André de Boer, European Timber Importers Federation
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20/01/2010	Illegal Timber Legislation: Where are we now?	Anke Schulmeister, WWF
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24/06/2009	The EU Due Diligence Regulation: remaining issues and state of play	Madeleine Garlick, DEFRA, UK
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28/04/2009	The due diligence regulation: progress in Council Working Group	Madeleine Garlick, DEFRA, UK
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28/04/2009	Draft due diligence regulation: input from the European Parliament	Erica Hope, Caroline Lucas MEP's Office
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28/04/2009	The draft due diligence regulation: implications for domestic producers in the UK	Moray McLeish, ProForest
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28/04/2009	The EU's draft due diligence regulation	Duncan Brack, Chatham House
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21/01/2009	UK impact assessment: due diligence in the EU timber market	Liz Betser, 360o Responsiblity & Rupert Oliver
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21/01/2009	Due diligence in the EU timber market: anaylsis of the draft regulation	Duncan Brack, Chatham House
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21/01/2009	The draft timber due diligence regulation: UK initial views	Madeleine Garlick, DEFRA, UK
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21/01/2009	Due diligence: lessons from non-timber sectors	Alison Hoare, Chatham House
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21/01/2009	Proposal for a regulation laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market	Hugo Maria Schally, European Commission
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21/01/2009	The EC's legislative proposal on illegal timber - EIA's perspective	Jago Wadley, Environmental Investigation Agency
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20/01/2009	Proposal for a regulation laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market	Hugo Maria Schally, European Commission
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20/01/2009	Due diligence in the EU timber market	Duncan Brack, Chatham House
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20/01/2009	UK impact assessment: due diligence in the EU timber market	Liz Betser, 360o Responsiblity & Rupert Oliver
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20/01/2009	Due diligence: a changed perception?	Rachel Butler, Timber Trade Federation (TTF)
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10/12/2008	EU legislation on illegal logging: opportunity not obligation	WWF European Policy Office (Anke Schulmeister)
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10/12/2008	Fighting illegal logging: obligation or opportunity?	European Commission DG Environment (Soledad Blanco)
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10/12/2008	CEPF concerns on the proposed regulation on placing of timber and timber products on the market	Confederation of European Forest Owners (Morten Thore)
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18/06/2008	FLEGT EU demand-side measures	European Commission (Vincent van den Berk)
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10/06/2008	NGO perspectives on FLEGT - additional measures	Owen Espley, Friends of the Earth
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24/01/2008	A Lacey Act for the EU? Excluding Timber from EU Markets	Duncan Brack
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24/01/2008	Assessment of Impact of Import and Sales Ban (additional options 3 and 4) on FLEGT Implementation	Tapani Oksanen, Esa Puustjrvi
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17/01/2008	Assessment of the Impact of Potential Further Measures to Prevent the Importation or Placing on the Market of Illegally Harvested Timber or Products Derived from Such Timber	Esa Puustjrvi, Indufor
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17/01/2008	The growth and control of international environmental crime	Duncan Brack, Chatham House
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04/10/2007	Additional Legislative Options	Duncan Brack
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09/07/2007	Update on 'Additional Options'	European Commission (Maria Pachta)
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26/04/2007	The EU FLEGT initiative: Improving governance; excluding illegal products	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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25/01/2007	EU FLEGT Update	European Commission (John Bazill and Julia Falconer)
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20/07/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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03/04/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of potential additional measures	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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03/04/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of potential additional measures (second draft)	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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03/04/2006	Illegal Logging: Use of civil and criminal law to address imports of illegally logged timber	Matrix Chambers (Kate Cook)
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31/01/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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31/01/2006	FLEGT: Additional legal options Netherlands study	Netherlands Ministry of Justice (Nicholas Franssen)
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31/01/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from the EU market: Analysis of applicable legislation in Estonia	NEPCON (Mirjam Marastu)
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31/01/2006	Analysis of national legislation of relevance to excluding illegal timber from EU markets: Italy study	University of Padua (Barbara Pillon)
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31/01/2006	Application of the Spanish law to FLEGT	José María Solano López
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19/01/2006	Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets: Outline of study and country studies	Chatham House (Duncan Brack)
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19/01/2006	Forest Destruction: Illegal logging and related trade	Greenpeace (Sebastien Risso)
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Thursday 16th May 2013	ETTF's EUTR seminars in Russia and Eastern Europe On behalf of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), NEPCon is organising a series of five seminars ...
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Tuesday 5th March 2013	LegalSource training: get a head start on due diligence Need to come to grips with the EU Timber Regulation or step up efforts to source legal timber? Join our ...
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Wednesday 20th February 2013	Preparing for EUTR Implementation: Workshop Two This two-day workshop was organised by Chatham House and hosted in Brussels. The aims of the workshop ...
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Wednesday 6th February 2013	Comply with the EU Timber Regulation: One-day training Participate in a one-day training course on the EU Timber Regulation, designed to arm businesses with ...
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Tuesday 29th January 2013	LegalSource training: get a head start on due diligence Need to come to grips with the EU Timber Regulation or step up efforts to source legal timber? Join our ...
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Thursday 17th January 2013	Preparing for EUTR Implementation: Workshop One This two-day workshop was organised by Chatham House and hosted in Brussels. The aims of the workshop ...
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Monday 18th July 2011	Proforest Summer Training Programme In the past ten years more than 400 participants from over 50 different countries have participated in ...
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Monday 20th June 2011	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 18 The 18th Chatham House Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting was held on 20th - ...
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Wednesday 13th April 2011	Does banning illegal logging rule out wood? Implications of recent trade legislation within the UNECE region for the forest-based sector. This workshop is organised by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The objectives of the workshop ...
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Monday 21st March 2011	Stakeholder Consultation: Options and Best Practices for the Use and Recognition of Third Party Organizations Entrusted with Certain Responsibilities in the Framework of EUTR Legislation DG Environment of the European Commission has contracted the European Forest Institute (EFI) to carry ...
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Thursday 14th January 2010	Workshop: Proposed EU Regulation and Due Diligence Tools This workshop aims to provide information and practical solutions as to how European businesses can meet ...
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Wednesday 21st January 2009	Chatham House Consultation: the European Commission's draft regulation establishing a system of due diligence in the timber market ...
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Wednesday 10th December 2008	Fighting illegal logging: Obligation or opportunity? A discussion of FLEGT measures and additional EU legislative options including due diligence by European ...
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Thursday 24th January 2008	UK Government Additional Legislative Options Consultation UK Government consultation on options for establishing additional legislation to exclude illegally-harvested ...
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Thursday 17th January 2008	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 11 The eleventh in a series of update meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID, the meeting ...
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Monday 9th July 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 10 The tenth in a series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID, the update was held ...
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Thursday 22nd February 2007	Forest certification and legality verification policy implications The credibility of forest certification is central to consumer confidence and to market mechanisms aimed ...
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Thursday 25th January 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 9 The ninth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Thursday 20th July 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 8 The eighth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Monday 3rd April 2006	FLEGT: UK and EU Legislative Options An invitation-only workshop to discuss legislative options at the UK and EU levels for supporting a licensing ...
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Tuesday 31st January 2006	FLEGT Additional Legislative Options The FLEGT Action Plan identified a need for new or better-enforced national or Community legislation ...
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Thursday 19th January 2006	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 7 The seventh in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Thursday 2nd December 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 5 The fifth in a series of policy update meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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Thursday 17th June 2004	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 4 The fourth in a regular series of meetings hosted by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting covered ...
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Monday 6th October 2003	Excluding illegal timber: border controls and procurement: making the system work A meeting held to address the practical and legal implications of establishing an EU FLEGT timber licensing ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
EUTR Platform	This website currently sets out the concept of the EUTR Platform, a project which aims to support the EU-wide implementation and enforcement of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) which comes into force on the 3rd of March 2013. The core strategy of this platform is to provide a common and reliable source of information on timber trade and legality for all stakeholders to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of the EUTR by providing acknowledged references to feed into risk assessment and support risk mitigation procedures. The practical idea is to set up an EUTR platform to act as a neutral intelligence and analytical centre making information from a wide range of sources freely available via one web-based information platform for the benefit of all actors involved in its implementation.	Broken link
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