Policy and legislation
Upcoming EU Timber Regulation and the amended US Lacey Act will have important impacts on the timber industry in the very near future.
Find out the potential effects on the timber business of changing market requirements, and how they can contribute to the fight against illegal timber.
EC legislation
EU information
- EUTR Draft Guidelines [PDF]
- EUTR Implementing Regulation 607/2012 [PDF]
- Timber Regulation Nov.2010 [PDF]
- Questions and answers on the legislation [PDF]
Others
- Chatham House: Due diligence in the EU timber market
- Sidley Austin LLP: EU Environmental Update
- EIA: Due Negligence - The Case for stronger EU Legislation on Illegal Timber
- Greenpeace/Friends of the Earth Europe: Summary assessment and suggestions for improvement [PDF]
- TFT training pack [PDF]
US Lacey Act
US government information
- Lacey Act information and documents [U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)]
- Introduction
- More comprehensive information (amendments, questions and answers about implementation)
Others
- Useful Factsheet, developed by EIA and WRI [PDF]
- Paper and the Lacey Act, developped by WRI [PDF]
- TFT training pack [PDF]
EIA
- Lacey Act factsheet [PDF]
- Setting the Story Straight - The U.S. Lacey Act: Separating Myth from Reality [PDF]
Australia
General legality information
- Visit www.forestlegality.org/
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