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  • Timber companies – your help is needed

    by FLEGT.org Info, 13 June 2018
    Since 2016, NEPCon’s project 'Supporting Legal Timber Trade' has aimed to show timber-related businesses how to align with the EU Timber Regulation and discover possibilities of gaining a competitive edge.

  • Uneven EUTR enforcement creates loophole for illegal timber

    by Jo Blackman, 07 June 2018
    A new study for the European Commission reveals how uneven enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) is letting companies off the hook.

  • Study quantifies enforcement of EU Timber Regulation

    by EU FLEGT Facility, 06 June 2018
    A study for the European Commission summarises the checks that Competent Authorities in Europe have performed to verify compliance with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), as well as any enforcement actions taken.

  • EUTR Implementation: UNEP-WCMC releases Feb-March 2018 Briefing Note

    by FLEGT.org Info, 09 April 2018
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has released a Briefing Note on developments relevant to the implementation and enforcement of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR). The note, which covers the period from February to March 2018, was developed by UNEP-WCMC as a consultant of the European Commission in close cooperation with the competent authorities of the European Union (EU) Member States.

  • UK operator fined for failing to exercise due diligence when importing timber

    by FLEGT.org Info, 07 March 2018
    British timber operator Hardwood Dimensions (Holdings) Ltd has been fined for breaching regulations prohibiting the import and sale of illegally harvested timber. Hardwood Dimensions failed to check the legality of a batch of timber from Cameroon when placing it on the market, breaching regulations requiring businesses trading in timber and timber products in the UK to ensure that their products originate from legal sources.

  • UNEP-WCMC Releases November 2017 – January 2018 Briefing Note

    by FLEGT.org Info, 14 February 2018
    The UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) has released a briefing note on developments relevant to the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). The note, which covers the period November 2017 to January 2018, has been developed by UNEP-WCMC as a consultant of the European Commission in close cooperation with the competent authorities of the European Union Member States implementing the EUTR.

  • European Commission invites views on EUTR product scope

    by FLEGT.org Info, 05 February 2018
    The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the Product Scope of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR), which will run until 24 April 2018. Operators, traders, affected industry and/or trade associations, EU Member States' EUTR Competent Authorities, Monitoring Organisations under the EUTR, civil society organisations, non-EU timber-producing countries and the general public are invited to provide their views and evidence on possible changes to the EUTR product scope.

  • UNEP-WCMC briefing note on EUTR developments

    by UNEP-WCMC, 11 January 2018
    The UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre has published the latest edition of its periodic briefing note on developments relevant to the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

  • ClientEarth publishes new issue of EUTR News

    by ClientEarth, 10 January 2018
    The latest edition of ClientEarth’s EUTR News is now available in English, French, Spanish and Chinese.

  • Save the date! ‘Sourcing Legal Timber 2.0’ conference — 15 March 2018

    by NEPCon, 09 January 2018
    Nearly five years have passed since the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force and things are looking quite different to how they did then. Authorities are increasing their enforcement activities all over Europe, a lot of new information and tools are available from all kinds of sources, and FLEGT-licensed timber is now available on the market.