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  |Short title = EU Timber Regulation
 
  |Short title = EU Timber Regulation
 
  |Type of template= Policy instrument
 
  |Type of template= Policy instrument
  |Start= 2013/03/03
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  |Start=03/03/2013
  |Scope= Global
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  |Scope= European Union
 
  |Policy area=Forest and forestry
 
  |Policy area=Forest and forestry
 
  |Language=English
 
  |Language=English
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  |Type of instrument=Regulatory
 
  |Type of instrument=Regulatory
 
  |Form of instrument= Regulation
 
  |Form of instrument= Regulation
  |Policy and/or legal framework=Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade  
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  |Policy and/or legal framework= EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)
 
  |Target= Illegally harvested timber
 
  |Target= Illegally harvested timber
 
  |Legal status=Legally binding
 
  |Legal status=Legally binding
  |Description=The EU Timber Regulation counters the trade in illegally harvested timber and timber products, and their placement on the EU market.
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  |Description=The '''European Union (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:
  |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.
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*It prohibits the placing on the EU market for the first time of illegally harvested timber and products derived from such timber
  |Linkages=The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan Voluntary Partnership Agreements, The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan, European Union climate change mitigation policy, United Nation Framework Convention in Climate Change, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
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*It requires EU traders who place timber products on the EU market for the first time to exercise 'due diligence'
  |Monitoring, assessing and reporting=Due Dilligence Systems, Monitoring organisations  
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*Keep records of their suppliers and customers.
  |Keywords=Timber, timber market, European Union, illegal logging, illegal timber, due dilligence, international trade
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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.
|Institution=European Parliament, European Commission
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  |Linkages=[[FLEGT]], [[UNFCCC]], [[CITES]]
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  |Monitoring, assessing and reporting= Due Diligence System, Monitoring organisations, Competent authorities
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  |Keywords=Timber market, European Union, illegal timber logging, international trade
 
  |ToSIA indicators= Trade balance
 
  |ToSIA indicators= Trade balance
 
  |FOREST EUROPE criteria= Socio-economic functions
 
  |FOREST EUROPE criteria= Socio-economic functions
 
  |FOREST EUROPE indicators= Trade in wood
 
  |FOREST EUROPE indicators= Trade in wood
 
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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 European Union (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 EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)
Monitoring, assessing and reporting Due Diligence System, Monitoring organisations, Competent authorities
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions FLEGT, UNFCCC, CITES
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