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VPA Elements
The VPA between the EU and Vietnam includes 27 articles in written text and nine technical annexes as follows:
Impacts of the VPA
VPAs are among the key tools of the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Government and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan of 2003. As of mid-2016, 15 countries were negotiating or implementing VPAs with the EU. Vietnam and the EU began negotiating the VPA in 2010. On 11 May 2017, Vietnam and the EU initialed the VPA. Initialing […]
FLEGT Readiness Checklist
The enterprise can conduct a quick self-assessment to identify the company’s FLEGT-VPA adaptability, following the suggested questions below: Adjusted from the questionnaires from NEPCON project.
FLEGT-VPA Workshop and its Implications for Business Strategies
On November 28, 2016, Center for Education and Development (CED) collaborated with the Binh Duong Furniture Association (BIFA) to organize a workshop on “FLEGT-VPA and its potential impact on business strategies” and Training in “Capacity Building for enterprises to satisfy FLEGT-VPA requirements” Minh Sang Plaza, 888, Binh Duong Boulevard, Thuan An, Binh Duong province. This […]
FAO-EU FLEGT Launching and Planning Workshop
On September 23, 2016 at Bamboo Hotel, 125 Phan Chu Trinh Street, Da Nang City, the Center for Education and Development (CED), in collaboration with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Da Nang (VCCI Da Nang) launched the project, “Promoting private sector engagement in the VPA process”, funded by the Food and Agriculture […]