Minutes taken from the Forestry Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade week, in Brussels, March 2015. Whilst FLEGT week had always been a meeting of the projects financed by the EU under the EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) to discuss about the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Forest […]
Australia Illegal Logging Prohibition Act
LAWS Australia’s illegal logging laws, like similar legislation in the European Union and the United States, has been designed to support the trade of legal timber into the Australian market. The laws consist of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (the Act) and the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 (the Regulation). http://www.forestlegality.org/policy/australia-illegal-logging-prohibition-act See more: AUSTRALIAN ACT 071013.pdf
U.S. Lacey Act
The Lacey Act is a 1900 United States law that bans trafficking in illegal wildlife. In 2008, the Act was amended to include plants and plant products such as timber and paper. This landmark legislation is the world’s first ban on trade in illegally sourced wood products. http://www.forestlegality.org/policy/us-lacey-act See more: LACEY ACT 071013.pdf
The EU Timber Regulation
The EU Timber Regulation aims to reduce illegal logging by ensuring that no illegal timber or timber products can be sold in the EU. It was created as part of the EU’s FLEGT Action Plan. The EU Timber Regulation came into force on 3 March 2013. It prohibits operators in Europe from placing illegally harvested timber […]
Q&A Vietnam-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement
This document provides answers to some common questions from businesses about the Vietnam-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement, FLEGT licensing and Vietnam’s timber legality assurance system.
VNTLAS and OSC
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. […]