The Viet Nam Timber Legality Assurance System The core of the VPA describes Vietnam’s timber legality assurance system (VNTLAS), which will ensure that timber products are verified legal according to specified requirements for all stages of the supply chain, from the forest or the point of import to the point of final sale or export. […]
Timber Legality Definition
The VPA legality definition itself sets out the core requirements of legislation applicable to timber in Vietnam in the form of principles, criteria and verifiers. All elements of the legality definition need to be complied with in order for the timber to be considered to have been legally produced. The VPA legality definition is divided […]
FAQ about VPA
Contents Authors: EU FLEGT Facility
VPA Terms
Source: VOLUNTARY PARTNESHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM ON FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND TRADE
About VPA
The VPA is a legally-binding bilateral trade agreement that aims to improve forest governance and promote trade in legal timber from Vietnam to the EU. Under the VPA, Vietnam will develop Timber Legality Assurance Systems (TLAS) to verify that its timber exports are legal, and the EU has agreed to accept only licensed imports from […]
CORE GROUP: Stakeholder engagement, coordination and out-reach mechanisms
Multi-stakeholder Implementation Core Group Viet Nam and the EU recognize that stakeholders have a crucial role to play in the implementation of the Agreement and that it is essential that effective mechanisms for their contribution to the enforcement of VNTLAS are established. The focus of stakeholder engagement and coordination will be a Multi-Stakeholder Implementation Core […]