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APP Receives First Flegt License in Indonesia
Dec 13, 2016Asia 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
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The Swiss Tabled a Proposal to Amend Switzerland's Environmental Protection Law
Oct 9, 2013The 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
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BLE Has Seized Two of Three Known Lots of Allegedly Illegal Wenge Deliveries
Aug 15, 2013Germany'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
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The Programme Has Implemented The Announced Changes to Its COC Standard
Jun 13, 2013The 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
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There Has Been a Great Deal of Comment in The Press About The New Regulation EUTR
May 22, 2013There 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 ...
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The BLE Has Already Carried out Checks on Two Importers
Apr 26, 2013The 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
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Paper Giant Stop Using Timber From Indonesia's Natural Forests&Use Trees From Plantations
Feb 26, 2013The 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 ...
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EUTR Entering Into Force Will Make It a Legal Obligation for The Packaging Industry
Jan 30, 2013The 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 ...
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The European Timber Regulation Is to Take Effect on 3 March 2013
Jan 10, 2013The 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
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European Union Adopted The EU Timber Regulation to Prevent Sales of Illegal Timber
Dec 24, 2012In October 2010, the European Union adopted the EU Timber Regulation (Regulation 995/2010) to prevent sales of illegal timber and timber products on the EU internal market. From 3 March 2013, any operator who places timber or timber ...
Tags: timber, Timber Regulation
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APP Has Received The Svlk Timber Legality Certification on Its Ninth and Final Mill
Dec 6, 2012Asia 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
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Federal German Cabinet Passed a Draft Amendment S to The Holzhandels-Sicherungs-Gesetzs
Nov 18, 2012On 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
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PEFC and FSC Are Presently Making Changes to The Information
Oct 31, 2012Two 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
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New timber tracking tools to bolster global fight against illegal logging
May 11, 2012A new strategy aimed at monitoring the supply chain of timber products using genetic and stable isotope markers will play a vital role in international efforts to combat illegal logging, say scientists, policy analysts and forestry experts ...
Tags: market view, timber, tracking tools
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New European Union Timber Regulation Will Affect All British Retailers
May 3, 2012New European Union Timber Regulation coming into force from 3rd March 2013 will affect all British Retailers. It means that from this date it will be an offence to sell products that contain timber that has been harvested illegally within ...
Tags: policy&standard, timber, Regulation