On December 4, 2017, the Center for Education and Development (CED) collaborated with the Center for People and Environment of the Central Highlands (COPE) to organise a workshop on “International regulations on the origin of timber and the impacts on timber businesses in Lam Dong province” in Da Lat. This training workshop is part of […]
Guidelines for organizing training or workshops to provide information on FLEGT-VPA and guide for compliance
This document guides organizations of the one-day workshop focused on training for businesses. Depending on the conditions and funding of the organization, the user may adjust to ½ day or may use the provided information to introduce necessary information as part of other related training for timber businesses. All of the sections have presentations, instructional […]
Sharing experience on negotiations and implementation in the FLEGT-VPA process between Vietnam and Indonesia
Indonesia VPA-FLEGT entered into force in 2004 but it has only been passed through the EU Parliament and the EU Council recently and Indonesia is planning to issue FLEGT licenses on 15 November at the earliest. Vietnam is going to conclude the negotiation of its VPA to the EU later this year so any experiences […]
EUTR and VPA
The EU Timber Regulation and VPAs are part of the EU’s FLEGT Action Plan. They work together to combat illegal logging and improve forest governance. VPAs are treaties that the EU makes with timber-producing countries that export timber and timber products to the EU. A country that has a VPA and an operational licensing system […]
Requirements for EU Operators
The EU Timber Regulation applies to timber and timber products being placed on the EU market for the first time. Main requirements for EU operators: Prohibiting illegally harvested timber: The EU Timber Regulation prohibits operators in Europe from placing illegally harvested timber and products derived from illegal timber on the EU market. Legal timber is defined […]
Requirements for Vietnamese businesses
Undertake due diligence: The core of the ‘due diligence’ notion is that operators undertake a risk management exercise so as to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvested timber, or timber products containing illegally harvested timber, on the EU market. The three key elements of the “due diligence system” are: Information: The operator must have access […]