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APP Receives First Flegt License in Indonesia

Dec 13, 2016

Asia Pulp & Paper Group received the first Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license in Indonesia for the Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills. FLEGT licensing will increase trade between Indonesia and EU by automatically ...

Tags: Asia Pulp&Paper, Paper Mills

The Swiss Tabled a Proposal to Amend Switzerland's Environmental Protection Law

Oct 9, 2013

The Swiss Federal Council has tabled a proposal to amend Switzerland's environmental protection law, which includes introducing national legislation similar to the EU Timber Regulation. This step was reported in the autumn edition of the ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

BLE Has Seized Two of Three Known Lots of Allegedly Illegal Wenge Deliveries

Aug 15, 2013

Germany's EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) competent authority BLE has seized two of three known lots of allegedly illegal Wenge deliveries from the Kongo amid ongoing investigations. The timber was discovered on the premises of a sawmill in ...

Tags: Construction, timber

The Programme Has Implemented The Announced Changes to Its COC Standard

Jun 13, 2013

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) has implemented the announced changes to its chain-of-custody (COC) standard in connection with the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). The new standard took effect on 24 May ...

Tags: EUTR Requirements, Construction

There Has Been a Great Deal of Comment in The Press About The New Regulation EUTR

May 22, 2013

There has been a great deal of comment in the press about the new regulation EUTR that is designed to help stamp out the global problem of illegal logging and, especially in the tropics, deforestation. The law covers timber and timber ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

The BLE Has Already Carried out Checks on Two Importers

Apr 26, 2013

The German Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ern hrung (BLE – The Federal Agency for Food and Agriculture), which functions as the competent authority for the implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) in ...

Tags: Timber, Construction

Paper Giant Stop Using Timber From Indonesia's Natural Forests&Use Trees From Plantations

Feb 26, 2013

The news comes as the paper giant recently announced that it would stop using timber from Indonesia’s natural forests and only use trees from plantations. APP is a major supplier of paper, pulp and packaging in Asia but it has been ...

Tags: APP, packaging

EUTR Entering Into Force Will Make It a Legal Obligation for The Packaging Industry

Jan 30, 2013

The European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) entering into force on the 3 March 2013 will make it a legal obligation for the packaging industry to do its bit in the fight against illegal logging. What do producers and users of packaging ...

Tags: packaging industry, packaging, packaging need

The European Timber Regulation Is to Take Effect on 3 March 2013

Jan 10, 2013

The European Timber Regulation (EUTR), which penalises illegal timber imports into the EU, is to take effect on 3 March 2013. European timber merchants thus have less than three months left to put in place a due diligence scheme and modify ...

Tags: EUTR, illegal timber, EU, implementation

APP Has Received The Svlk Timber Legality Certification on Its Ninth and Final Mill

Dec 6, 2012

Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has received the SVLK timber legality certification on its ninth and final mill The paper producer claims that this is significant for APP as it is the first Indonesian business to achieve fully SVLK ...

Tags: paper, national timber legality standard, timber, deforestation, pulp

Federal German Cabinet Passed a Draft Amendment S to The Holzhandels-Sicherungs-Gesetzs

Nov 18, 2012

On 31 October 2012, the Federal German cabinet passed a draft amendment s to the Holzhandels-Sicherungs-Gesetzs (HolzSiG – Timber Trading Safeguard Act), which came into force in July 2011. With that amendment, the HolzSiG is ...

Tags: market view, cabinet

PEFC and FSC Are Presently Making Changes to The Information

Oct 31, 2012

Two certification organisations - the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - are presently making changes to the information required as part of their certification ...

Tags: market view, timber

Timber Buyers and Traders Are Being Urged to Prepare Now for EUTR

Mar 13, 2012

Timber buyers and traders are being urged to prepare now for the European Timber Regulation (EUTR) in a bid to avoid potential criminal charges. Related articles Protestors pledge to fight energy giant nuclear power plans. The warning from ...

Tags: market view, timber, regulations

UK Hardwood Traders Have Questioned Whether They Could Be Sent to Prison

Nov 4, 2011

UK hardwood traders have questioned whether they could be sent to prison under new EU legislation if some illegal timber found its way into their supply chain. A lively meeting at the London Hardwood Club yesterday saw concerned traders ...

Tags: policy&standard, hardwood, UK

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