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FLEGT-achievements. ETTF’s perspective EP Bruxelles 9 October 2012. ETTF organises 10 national federations covering approx. 90% of import of tropical timber. Forest Law Enforcement VPA’s Governance Trade EUTR. VPA’s. Closed Export m3 to ETTF (2011) logs & lumber
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FLEGT-achievements ETTF’s perspective EP Bruxelles 9 October 2012
ETTF organises 10 national federations covering approx. 90% of import of tropical timber
Forest Law Enforcement VPA’s • Governance Trade EUTR
VPA’s Closed Export m3 to ETTF (2011) logs & lumber - Cameroun 484k - CFA 24k - Ghana 49k - Indonesia 41k - Liberia 23k - Congo 94k
VPA’s Negotiations Export m3 to ETTF (2011) logs &lumber - DRC 88k - Gabon 94k - Guyana 4k - Honduras p.m. - Malaysia 246k - Vietnam p.m.
Total import tropical logs & lumberETTF 2011 (x 1000) • Africa 991k • Asia 309k • Latin America 175k 1.475k Of which • VPA’s closed: 715k • VPA’s negotiations: 432k Plywood: China, Indonesia Furniture: Thailand, Vietnam
VPA’s FLEGT-licensed timber delivered? - so far 0% - near future? - Indonesia and Ghana ?
VPA’s • Result of 10 years work seems poor • BUT • VPA – negotiations have been a major driver for change
VPA’s • Development TLAS • Involvement stakeholders • Serious enforcement • Capacitybuilding
EUTR • Work done under VPA’s basis for implementation of EUTR • Importers to exercise due diligence • Assess risk of illegality
EUTR • Countries with working TLAS constitute lesser risk • Nevertheless: timber trade hopes to see as much FLEGT-licensed timber as possible
EUTR • In the meantime ETTF and it’s members invest substantially in the implementation of the EUTR • Call to EC: - speed up VPA negotiations - take care of a strict implementation of the EUTR in all the MS
VPA / EUTR - Bridge VPA and EUTR - Give TLAS accepted in VPA negotiations a (semi)greenlane to Europe