View source for EU Timber Regulation

{{Policy instrument
 |Title=EU Timber Regulation 
 |2nd  title=Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 
 |Duration=2
 |Start=2013/03/03
 |End=
 |Scope=European Union; Global
 |Type of instrument=Regulatory 
 |Form of instrument=Regulation
 |Target=Illegally harvested timber 
 |Form of target=Qualitative; quantifiable 
 |Legal status=Legally binding 
 |Objective=To prevent and combat trade in illegally harvested wood and the continuation of the active participation of the Union and of Member States in the implementation of global and regional resolutions and agreements on forest-related issues
 |Language=English
 |Policy area=Forest and forestry 
 |Institution=European Parliament, European Commission 
 |Policy and/or legal framework=Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)
 |Linkages to policy processes=FLEGT VPAs ,  FLEGT Action Plan, EU climate change mitigation policy, UNFCCC, CITES
 |Monitoring, assessing and reporting=Due Dilligence Systems; Monitoring organisations 
 |Keywords=Timber; timber market; EU; illegal logging; illegal timber; due dilligence; international trade; 
 |URL=http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/timber_regulation.htm
 |Description=The EU Timber Regulation counters the trade in illegally harvested timber and timber products, and their placement on the EU market.
 |Date=04/05/2011
 |Format=html
 |Access=Free
 |Publisher=EC DG Environment 
 |Country=Belgium
}}


== Criteria and Indicators ==
The following criteria and indicators are relevant to this instrument: 
*EFORWOOD indicator: [[EFORWOOD indicator::Trade balance]] 
*FOREST EUROPE indicator: [[FOREST EUROPE indicator::Trade in wood]]
*FOREST EUROPE criteria: [[FOREST EUROPE criteria::Socio-economic functions]]

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