Timber market in Romania has to improve competition

The Romanian Competition Council recently finalized its study on the primary timber market and has issued recommendations for sector development and boosting competition.    The Competition Council found that there are still significant discrepancies in the numbers reported by the various authorities (the National Statistics Institute, Eurostat and the National Forestry Inventory), for various key indicators such as forest area and average wood volume per hectare.    It also found that, despite a significant reduction in illegal tree cutting due to implemented wood tracking programs and increased penalties, illegal tree cutting remains a concern ...