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As of today, it is illegal for companies to place illegal timber on the EU market, owing to the EU Timber Regulation coming into force. NEPCon's Executive Director Peter Feilberg welcomes the landmark legislation and anticipates it will make, not break, the European industries.
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3 March 2013, London: As of today, it is illegal for companies to place illegal timber on the EU market as the EU Timber Regulation comes into force. Non-profit organisation NEPCon welcomes the landmark legislation and anticipates it will make – rather than break – the European…
The EU Timber Regulation will impact EU-based companies as well as their suppliers. In collaboration with the non-profit organisation NEPCon, ETTF is launching a project that seeks to raise awareness of the EU Timber Regulation amongst timber traders and producers in Eastern Europe and…
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Businesses across the EU facing the imminent obligations of the EU Timber Regulation can use NEPCon’s new LegalSource Standard to evaluate and strengthen their due diligence in sourcing legal timber products. This global standard forms the backbone of NEPCon’s Due Diligence System,…
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Exam time for verification schemes: Which level of assurance do they offer under the EU Timber Regulation? A new assessment, carried out by Proforest on behalf of the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), uncovers the state of alignment of different schemes with specific parts of…
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On 9 November 2012, the long-awaited guidance document clarifying important details of the EU Timber Regulation was presented by EU. It provides clarification on several issues raised by stakeholders, including on risk assessment, product scope, and use of certification/verification…
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On 9 November 2012, the long-awaited guidance document clarifying important details of the EU Timber Regulation was presented by EU. It provides clarification on several issues raised by stakeholders, including on risk assessment, product scope, and use of certification/verification…
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Today, exactly three months remain until businesses need to comply with the EU Timber Regulation. Many companies in the UK feel they are close to ready; however, some are still at risk of not complying, according to the findings of a new NEPCon and Timber Trade Federation (TTF) survey…