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*FOREST EUROPE indicator: [[FOREST EUROPE indicator::Trade in wood]] | *FOREST EUROPE indicator: [[FOREST EUROPE indicator::Trade in wood]] |
Revision as of 17:10, 31 October 2011
EU Timber Regulation | |
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Duration: | 2013/03/03 - ongoing |
Legal status: | Legally binding |
Scope: | European Union; Global |
Language: | English |
Target(s): | Illegally harvested timber |
Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
URL: | EU Timber Regulation website |
Format: | html |
Access: | Free |
Publisher: | EC DG Environment |
Country(ies): | Belgium |
Date: | 04/05/2011 |
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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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 |
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; |
Criteria and Indicators
The following criteria and indicators are relevant to this instrument:
- EFORWOOD indicator: Trade balance
- FOREST EUROPE indicator: Trade in wood
- FOREST EUROPE criteria: Socio-economic functions
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