EU FLEGT: TIMBER REGULATION

In July 2010, the European Parliament 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 European Council has already agreed to support the legislation and is expected to formally adopt it in September 2010.

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 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. 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 by a huge majority.

The new EU legislation, which will come into force in 2012, 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
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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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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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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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
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
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 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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