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MALAYSIA VPA NEGOTIATIONS


VPA negotiations were launched in January 2007 between the EU and Malaysia.
For other news stories, documents and further information about Malaysia, see the Malaysia country page.


DOCUMENTS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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12/11/2012 Forest Watch Special – VPA Update
Every six months, FERN produces an update looking at the present situation with regards the EU's ... 		FERN

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09/07/2012 Local Civil Society Organisations Join EU battle Against Illegal Logging
This briefing note looking at what has been achieved so far by FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements ... 		FERN

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01/01/2012 Malaysia: Scoping Baseline Information for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
The goal of the EU FLEGT Asia Regional Programme, managed and implemented by the European Forest Institute ... 		EFI/TRAFFIC (Chen Hin Keong, James Hewitt and Thang Hooi Chew)

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25/11/2011 EU Forest Watch Special - VPA Update November 2011
This briefing provides an update on VPA negotiations in individual countries. ... 		FERN (Saskia Ozinga, Nathalie Faure, Tom Lomax, Feja Lesniewska & Indra van Gisbergen)

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17/05/2011 ForestWatch Issue 160 and FLEGT Update
In this issue:

* NGOs re-frame the sustainable biomass debate
* Road to ruin: Russian project destroying ... 		FERN

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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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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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06/09/2007 Implementing the EU FLEGT Action Plan: promoting good governance in the forest sector
Description of FERN project to support legal, institutional, and policy reform within the framework of ... 		FERN

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18/04/2007 Notes from the second Malaysia-European Commission VPA Negotiation Session
The second Malaysia-European Commission negotiation session on a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and ... 		Malaysian Government and the European Commission

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25/09/2006 Joint Statement on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) between Malaysia and the European Community (EC)
This statement is jointly released by both parties to highlight progress to date and outline the next ... 		Malaysian Government and the European Commission

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NEWS

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23/04/2013 Malaysia to conclude VPA negotiations by year-end
Malaysia expects to conclude and sign the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary ... 		Free Malaysia Today

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05/04/2013 Launch of Malaysian timber legality assurance system (MYTLAS)
Malaysia has not yet concluded a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the EU and negotiations between ... 		IHB

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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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17/11/2011 Progress has been made in negotiations of VPA with EU
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia and the European Union (EU) have made progress in talks on the Voluntary Partnership ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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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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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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22/09/2011 Export of Malaysian timber-based furniture in 2011 affected by global economic slowdown
Kuala Lumpur - The export of Malaysian timber-based furniture in 2011 is expected to remain at last year's ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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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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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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13/12/2010 Sarawak government announces destruction of 1 million hectares of tropical forests
... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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19/10/2010 VPA in last stages of negotiations
Kuala Lumpur - The European Union-Malaysia Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) is in the last stages ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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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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16/05/2010 Pact with EU vital for Malaysian timber exports
Exporters call for reinforcement of Flegt

Petaling Jaya - Malaysia is strongly urged to sign the bilateral ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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15/04/2010 New report slams Sarawak government's unlawful dealing with native land rights
The Malaysian network of indigenous peoples and NGOs (JOANGOHUTAN) releases documentation on 140 land ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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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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12/02/2010 Wood export guidelines from Japan needed: STIA
Kota Kinabalu - The Sabah Timber Industry Association (STIA) wants its major timber importer, Japan, ... 		Daily Express, Malaysia

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05/02/2010 Indigenous groups resist EU-Malaysia timber trade deal
The European Union and Malaysia had hoped to conclude negotiations on deal to combat trade in illegal ... 		ICTSD (International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development)

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26/01/2010 Malaysian timber products to use 'green lane' to EU
Malaysia's timber products will use the "green lane" to the European market next year, ... 		Business Times, Malaysia

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26/01/2010 Malaysia, EU make progress in VPA talks
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia and the European Union (EU) have made substantial progress in talks on the voluntary ... 		Brunei FM

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10/02/2009 Malaysia Hopes For VPA With EU Soon
Putrajaya, Malaysia - Malaysia hopes to conclude a bilateral voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) with ... 		Bernama (Malaysia)

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15/01/2009 Malaysia and EU to sign VPA in early 2009
Malaysia - Bernama reported that Malaysia and the EU were expected to sign a Voluntary Partnership Agreement ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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06/01/2009 Malaysia to sign VPA
Malaysia will have a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) within the next four months, according to ... 		Timber Trades Journal (UK)

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10/03/2008 FLEGT update from the EU Support Team
Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia and Malaysia continue to negotiate Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), ... 		CPET (UK)

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31/08/2007 VPA negotiations yield mixed progress
EU Forest Watch reported progress in the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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19/01/2007 Malaysia and the European Commission held the first round of negotiations on a FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement
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15/10/2006 Malaysia and EU to hold more formal talks on VPA
Malaysia and the EU will hold formal talks in November to formalize the certification of timber exports ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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25/09/2006 Malaysia and EU agree to start negotiations on "FLEGT"
(Press Release) 'The Hon. Datuk Peter Chin, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities of ... 		European Commission (Brussels)

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31/08/2006 EU and Malaysia kick off formal VPA talks
Malaysia and the European Commission (EC) in Malaysia are in the process of kick start negotiations for ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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16/08/2006 Msia, EU to sign VPA to ensure access of timber products to Europe
Malaysia and the European Union (EU) Commission delegation to Malaysia are in the process of signing ... 		Bernama (Malaysia)

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15/05/2006 EU and Malaysia continue talks on VPA
Negotiations between the EU and Malaysia for a landmark Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) are still ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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PRESENTATIONS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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07/02/2013 VPA update Mathieu Bousquet

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05/07/2012 FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement update Giuliana Torta, European Commission

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20/01/2010 EU FLEGT Update Julia Falconer, European Commission

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24/06/2009 FLEGT VPA update Julia Falconer, European Commission

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19/01/2009 Malaysia-EU FLEGT-VPA stakeholder consultations and native customary land rights in Malaysia Ramy Bulan, University of Malaya

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19/01/2009 EU-Malaysia VPA: lessons learned Ivy Wong Abdullah, WWF-Malaysia

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19/01/2009 Lessons from Malaysia's VPA process Dato' Freezailah Che Yeom, Adviser, VPA Process

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19/01/2009 Overview of VPA negotiations and their challenges Philip Mikos, European Commission

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17/01/2008 EU FLEGT Action Plan Update, January 2008 Julia Falconer, DG Development European Commission

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26/01/2007 Key principles for the Malaysia-EU FLEGT VPA JOANGOHutan/JOAS (Shamila Ariffin, FoE Malaysia)

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26/01/2007 Malaysia VPA debrief European Commission (Vincent van den Berk)

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