Press Release: Council acts against illegal logging

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Series Details PRES/10/12 (28.1.10)
Publication Date 28/01/2010
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The Council on 28 January 2010 agreed on a draft regulation laying down obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the European market. The future regulation is aimed at minimizing the risk of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the EU market.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/envir/112711.pdf
Related Links
EurActiv, 17.6.10: EU deal signals ban on illegal timber http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment/eu-deal-signals-ban-illegal-timber-news-495332

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