Briefing Note on the EU Timber Regulation
Placing timber from illegally harvested forests and products derived from such timber will be prohibited in the European Union from March 2013 under the new Timber Regulation (EU TR). Operators who place wood based products for the first time in the EU market, as well as traders to whom such products have been supplied within the EU, will need to understand and implement the required measures to comply with this legislation.
This briefing note aims to explain what the EU TR is, who is affected, how they are affected and guidance on how compliance might be achieved in the longer term.