Are importers ready for the EU timber regulations to be replaced?
With the new European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) soon to be replacing the European Union Timber [...]
October 17, 2022
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Intense negotiations underway on EU “deforestation free” law
Intense negotiations continue within the European Council and European Parliament towards agreement of a final text of the law "on [...]
May 3, 2022
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Mixed verdict on EUTR effectiveness
The long awaited "Fitness Check" of the EUTR and the FLEGT Regulation was published on 17 [...]
December 13, 2021
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Deforestation-risk countries’ ban proposal would significantly alter and extend EUTR obligations
On 17 November 2021, the European Commission announced a Proposal for a new Regulation to reduce global deforestation and forest [...]
December 8, 2021
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Procedures for assessing effectiveness of EUTR are inadequate
In a report published 4 October, the European Court of Auditors concluded that EC procedures for assessing effectiveness of the [...]
October 20, 2021
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WWF files a complaint against Germany for inadequate EUTR implementation
The WWF has lodged a complaint against Germany with the EU Commission because of inadequate implementation of the European Timber [...]
July 2, 2021
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EUTR and FLEGT to become UK domestic legislation
The Office of Product Safety and Standards has issued guidance staring that from January 1, 2021, Great Britain (England, Scotland [...]
November 20, 2020
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UKTR to replace EUTR starting 2021
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) draws its members' attention to the fact that on January 1 [...]
November 17, 2020
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EUTR and FLEGT cause market shifts in the tropical wood market
The European timber trade regulation EUTR and the FLEGT agreement concluded with Indonesia are causing market [...]
September 29, 2020
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European organisations call for FLEGT measures to be extended and deepened
While there was broad support for the FLEGT process and the EUTR, there was also a call for the FLEGT [...]
June 3, 2020
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