| European Union regulation | |
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| Title | Timber Regulation 2010 |
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| Made by | European Parliament and Council |
REGULATION (EU) No 995/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market
Contents
Article 1 states the purpose of the regulation is to lay down obligations of operators to sell timber in EU for the first time.
Article 3 states that timber is considered legally harvested if it comes from countries in Annexes II and III of Reg 2173/2005. Article 4 places a ban on illegally harvested timber. Article 5 says that traders must be able to identify their suppliers and their suppliers, and keep the info for 5 years. Article 6 creates due diligence requirements.
Article 7 says member states should designate authorities to be responsible for enforcement. Articles 8-9 refers to other monitoring organisations.