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|Objective=To prevent and combat trade in illegally harvested wood and the continuation of the active participation of the Union and of the Member States in the implementation of global and regional resolutions and agreements on forest-related issues. | |Objective=To prevent and combat trade in illegally harvested wood and the continuation of the active participation of the Union and of the Member States in the implementation of global and regional resolutions and agreements on forest-related issues. | ||
|Linkages=[[FLEGT]], [[UNFCCC]], [[CITES]], [[FLEGT VPAs]], [[EU climate change mitigation policy]] | |Linkages=[[FLEGT]], [[UNFCCC]], [[CITES]], [[FLEGT VPAs]], [[EU climate change mitigation policy]] | ||
| − | |Monitoring, assessing and reporting= | + | |Monitoring, assessing and reporting= Due Diligence System, Monitoring organisations, Competent authorities |
|Keywords=Timber market, European Union, illegal timber logging, international trade | |Keywords=Timber market, European Union, illegal timber logging, international trade | ||
|ToSIA indicators= Trade balance | |ToSIA indicators= Trade balance | ||
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| EU Timber Regulation | |
|---|---|
| Start date: | 03/03/2013 |
| Scope: | European Union |
| Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
| Legal status: | Legally binding |
| Type of instrument: | Regulatory |
| Form of instrument: | Regulation |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | EU Timber Regulation website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | EC DG Environment |
| Country(ies): | Belgium |
| Date: | 04/05/2011 |
The EU Timber Regulation (Regulation 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)is part of the EU Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) action plan. It counters the trade in illegally harvested timber and timber products through three key obligations:
- It prohibits the placing on the EU market for the first time of illegally harvested timber and products derived from such timber
- It requires EU traders who place timber products on the EU market for the first time to exercise 'due diligence'
- Keep records of their suppliers and customers.
| Objective | To prevent and combat trade in illegally harvested wood and the continuation of the active participation of the Union and of the Member States in the implementation of global and regional resolutions and agreements on forest-related issues. |
| Target | Illegally harvested timber |
| Policy and/or legal framework | Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade |
| Monitoring, assessing and reporting | Due Diligence System, Monitoring organisations, Competent authorities |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | FLEGT, UNFCCC, CITES, FLEGT VPAs, EU climate change mitigation policy |
| Keywords | Timber market, European Union, illegal timber logging, international trade |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Socio-economic functions | Trade in wood | Trade balance |
