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CUSTOMS AND IMPORT CONTROLS



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12/05/2010 Enhancing Customs Collaboration to Combat the Trade in Illegal Timber
This report builds on the initiatives of the Asia Forest Partnership and East Asia and Pacific FLEG to ... 		IGES (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies)

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13/10/2009 Proposed new policy on illegally logged timber
As part of its election commitments, the Australian Government is looking to develop a regulatory framework ... 		Australian Government

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20/10/2008 Cross-border flows of timber and wood products in West Africa
Recognizing that regional and cross-border timber trade may have important implications for the FLEGT ... 		European Commission

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01/07/2008 Illegal wood for the European market: An analysis of the EU import and export of illegal wood and related products
This report looks at EU timber imports and concludes that one-fifth of wood imported into the European ... 		WWF

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15/10/2007 Council of the European Union conclusions on Burma/Myanmar
Trade sanctions set out by the EU in response to human rights abuses by the Myanmar government in 2007. ... 		Council of the European Union

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01/10/2007 No Questions Asked: The impact of US Market demand for illegal timber - and the potential for change
A report by EIA on the global illegal logging crisis charging that the U.S.'s current imports policy ... 		EIA

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12/05/2007 Study on the international transportation of tropical timber products
The shipping process for tropical timber products is complex and poorly understood by many actors in ... 		ITTO (J.J. Landrot and Anthony Lo)

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01/11/2006 New Zealand Policy to Address Illegal Logging and Associated Trade
The policy is proposed as New Zealand's response to the problem of illegal logging and associated ... 		New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

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18/01/2006 UK House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee: Second Report on Sustainable Timber
This follows on from the report by the previous EAC, Buying Time for Forests: Timber, Trade and Public ... 		Environmental Audit Committee (UK House of Commons)

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21/11/2005 Options to Control Transboundary Trade in Illegal Timber
Examination of policy options for an inter-governmental framework to control, and ideally eliminate, ... 		Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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01/11/2005 CITES - Additional Guidance for Timber Importers and Traders
Guidance on CITES listed species for timber trader. This updated additional guidance note (GN15) is to ... 		DEFRA

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01/10/2005 Impacts of reduction of illegal logging in European Russia on the EU and European Russia forest sector and trade
A report examining the potential impacts of implementing trade controls, such as the licensing scheme ... 		European Forest Institute

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01/12/2004 China's Wood Market, Trade and the Environment
This report analyses China's domestic use and export of timber and explores the environmental impact ... 		WWF International (Zhu Chunquan, Rodney Taylor and Feng Guoqiang)

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01/12/2004 The China forest products trade: overview of Asia-Pacific supplying countries, impacts and implications
This paper - which formed part of the International Forestry Review's Special Issue in December ... 		Forest Trends

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01/09/2004 The Ramin Racket: The Role of CITES in Curbing Illegal Timber Trade
Released to coincide with the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, this report describes ... 		EIA and Telapak Indonesia

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18/08/2004 Framing the Picture: An assessment of Ramin trade in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore
This report evaluates the effectiveness of current implementation measures established for CITES Appendix ... 		TRAFFIC Southeast Asia (Lim Teck Wyn, Tonny Soehartono and Chen Hin Keong)

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01/02/2002 Controlling the International Trade in Illegally Logged Timber and Wood Products
Examines the means by which importing/consuming governments can establish and operate systems for denying ... 		Chatham House/RIIA (Duncan Brack, Kevin Gray and Gavin Hayman)

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NEWS

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01/06/2010 Call to ban timber logged illegally
Strong Australian laws should be established to stop imports of illegally logged timber, often connected ... 		The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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01/06/2010 International alliance created to help corporations avoid illegal wood
Given the complexities of the global wood trade and the difficulty of deciphering a product's source ... 		Mongabay.com

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28/05/2010 Australia urged to ban illegal timber imports
United States congressman Earl Blumenauer has called on the Australian Government to legislate to ban ... 		ABC News, Australia

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13/05/2010 New law to ensure wood flooring legal
The legal framework to ensure that wooden flooring products in the UK are sourced from ethical and lawful ... 		UK Flooring Direct

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13/03/2010 A jealously guarded shingle for timber
Baby steps have been taken in Australia's highly charged forestry debate - a few in the right direction. ... 		The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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15/02/2010 Government responds to report on illegal logging
The Rudd Government has taken another step towards implementing its election promise to combat illegal ... 		Environmental Expert

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12/02/2010 Crackdown on outlaw timber imports
The federal government is considering making it a criminal offence to import timber that has been illegally ... 		The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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19/11/2009 Gibson Guitar under federal investigation for use of illegal rainforest timber from Madagascar
Federal agents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service raided Gibson Guitar's factory Tuesday afternoon, ... 		Mongabay.com

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25/08/2009 Australia goes soft on timber ban
Forestry Minister Tony Burke has quietly signed off on changes watering down an election promise to ''ban'' ... 		The Age, Australia

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06/08/2009 EU grants boosts Indonesia's oil palm exports
The Jakarta Post carried an opinion feature by Oxley on Aug. 3 entitled "A new protectionist threat: ... 		Jakarta Post

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03/08/2009 A new protectionist threat: Anti-growth environmentalism
Alan Oxley

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had a seat of honor at the last meeting of the G20, ... 		The Jakarta Post

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02/04/2008 Heavy penalties proposed for illegal timber traders
Those caught knowingly selling illegal timber in the UK could face up to five years in prison and a £100,000 ... 		Timber Trades Journal (UK)

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13/03/2008 Timber Export Points Reduced by 80%
Russia - The Federal Customs Service yesterday reduced the number of customs checkpoints that will process ... 		Kommersant (Russia)

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16/10/2007 U.S. Lawmakers Fighting to Save Timber Industry, Environment and U.S. Reputation From Illegal Logging
(Press Release) Washington, USA - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has today released a new ... 		EIA (USA)

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03/07/2007 The Great 'Illegal' Logging Swindle
The campaign by environmentalist non-government organizations (ENGOs) against 'illegal' forestry ... 		Commonwealth Forestry Association Newsletter

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07/06/2007 CITES ablaze over timber
(Species Survival Network Press Release) The Hague, The Netherlands - Despite proclaiming that endangered ... 		World-Wire (USA)

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30/05/2007 Plywood makers: pass tougher trade laws
U.S. manufacturers of hardwood plywood used in kitchen cabinets and furniture testified Wednesday they ... 		Business Week (USA)

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30/05/2007 Europe urged to restrain booming wildlife trade
Brussels, Belgium - Caviar, tropical timber, rare live reptiles and reptile skins - the European Union ... 		Environment News Service (USA)

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04/05/2007 Malaysia Seeks Clarification On EU Market Access
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia will seek clarification from Romania and Poland on major issues affecting ... 		Bernama (Malaysia)

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28/04/2007 Court dismisses import lawsuit
The Court of International Trade on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against TBM Hardwoods, based in Hanover ... 		The Evening Sun (USA)

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18/04/2007 Trade panel to investigate illegal logging complaints
Washington, US - The U.S. International Trade Commission has begun investigating logging practices by ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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17/04/2007 ITC to investigate competitive conditions facing the U.S. wood flooring and hardwood plywood industries
(Press Release) The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) has launched an investigation ... 		US International Trade Commission (USA)

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30/03/2007 In Big Shift, U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Chinese Paper
Washington, USA The Bush administration, in a major escalation of trade pressure on China, said Friday ... 		New York Times (USA)

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12/03/2007 News From USW: USW, Sierra Club Join Paper Trade Case to Support Fair Trade
Seminal environmental action challenges subsidies from illegal logging. ... 		Business Wire (USA)

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12/03/2007 USW, Sierra Club Join Paper Trade Case to Support Fair Trade
Washington, USA - The Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers (USW) joined together today for a test ... 		United Steelworkers (USA)

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15/01/2007 Customs: Hardwood...hard times
USA - If you import hardwood flooring products, you might have noticed that you or your competitors have ... 		Shipping Times (USA)

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02/11/2006 Green groups criticise Government crackdown on illegal timber
Australia - The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's PM programme considers the range of new measures ... 		ABC Online (Australia)

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02/11/2006 No ban on illegally-logged timber
Australia - The Federal Government has decided against imposing a blanket ban on products made from illegally ... 		Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia)

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17/08/2006 Bozovich gets enviro-lawyer
Alabama, USA - Evergreen-based wood importer Bozovich Timber Products Inc. has asked the U.S. Court of ... 		Mobile Register (USA)

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18/07/2006 Mozambique`s customs halt illegal export of logs
Maputo, Mozambique - The Mozambican customs service 20 containers full of logs intended for export to ... 		Angola Press (Angola)

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22/06/2006 Burma said to restrict border trading with Thailand
Thailand - Border trading between Burma and Thailand has dropped dramatically in the past month because ... 		Irrawaddy (Thailand)

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13/06/2006 Liberia: UN Divided Over Sanctions
Latest reports from the United Nations say there are divisions within the UN Security Council over the ... 		AllAfrica.com

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13/06/2006 Forestry Minister urges Malaysia to ban Indonesian log imports
Jakarta, Indonesia - Malaysia should reject all logs from Indonesia because, with an export ban in place, ... 		Asia Pulse

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09/06/2006 Hanover firm sued over wood imports
Hanover, USA - A local hardwoods supplier is importing illegally logged Peruvian mahogany, according ... 		Evening Sun (USA)

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06/06/2006 US Government sued for allowing imports of Peruvian Mahogany
New York - Doubly illegal, mahogany from the Peruvian Amazon is being imported into the United States ... 		Environment News Service (USA)

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06/06/2006 Federal border agencies allowing illegal mahogany imports, say native Peruvians and US conservation group
(Press Release) USA - Indigenous groups and NRDC sue to stop contraband shipments; three U.S agencies ... 		Natural Resources Defence Council (USA)

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05/06/2006 Flouting the rules because they can
Malaysia - Our love affair with illicit Indonesian logs does not begin or end with one MP. Malaysians ... 		New Straits Times (Malaysia)

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05/06/2006 Burma-Thailand Timber Trade Curbed
Just two weeks after it was revealed that China had quietly halted multimillion dollar timber imports ... 		The Irawaddy (Thailand)

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01/06/2006 China cracking down on illegal timber from Myanmar
Beijing, China - China has quietly cracked down on illegal timber imports from Myanmar, a rights group ... 		Reuters (UK)

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30/05/2006 China Blocks Timber Imports From Burma (Myanmar)
China has clamped down on illegal logging in northern Burma by closing its border to the timber trade ... 		Global Witness (UK)

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28/05/2006 Abetz open to timber imports controls
Australia - The federal Forestry Minister says he is willing to work with industry on ways to deal with ... 		ABC (Australia)

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25/05/2006 Southeast Asia plans wildlife crime-busting units
BANGKOK, May 25 (Reuters) - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's ... 		Reuters (UK)

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24/05/2006 Canadian forest preservation effort in South Pacific could fight crime, climate change
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister asks Ottawa for tougher rules to stop the loss of forest in his country ... 		Embassy (Canada)

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15/05/2006 Timber import restrictions meant to combat illegal logging
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - The present restrictions on timber imports from Indonesia are part of a bilateral ... 		Sun2Surf (Malaysia)

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26/04/2006 Call for tougher regs on imported timber
Environmentalists are calling for tougher rules on imported timber after they exposed illegally logged ... 		Contract Journal (UK)

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13/04/2006 Indonesia, US agree to exchange export, import information
JAKARTA, April 13 Asia Pulse - Indonesia's and the United States customs services have agreed to ... 		Asia Pulse

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09/03/2006 Illegal Logging – looking at how NZ can help
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) is seeking input on ways New Zealand can contribute to ... 		Scoop (New Zealand)

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08/03/2006 China must act on pledge to end illegal Burmese timber imports
The Chinese government has finally pledged to act to address the rampant trade in illegal timber from ... 		Global Witness (UK)

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28/02/2006 China able to handle its timber demand
It's false to say that China fells trees in other countries while protecting its own, said Cao Qingyao, ... 		People's Daily Online (China)

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01/09/2005 Ban illegally logged timber
New Zealand: The Green Party wants a ban on the import of illegally logged timber to protect native forests ... 		Scoop (New Zealand)

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10/12/2004 Indonesia and Malaysia Agree to Settle Illegal Logging Problems
Jakarta:The Indonesian and Malaysian governments have agreed to eradicate illegal logging crimes by pinpointing ... 		Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)

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11/10/2004 Asian nations launch regional plan to smash wildlife smuggling rings
Southeast Asian nations on Monday unveiled their first coordinated effort to crack down on the regions ... 		Terra Daily

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PRESENTATIONS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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24/06/2010 Enhancing customs collaboration to combat the trade in illegal timber Federico Lopez-Casero & Henry Scheyvens, IGES

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23/06/2009 Controlling illegal logging through cooperation with customs Chen Hin Keong, TRAFFIC

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20/07/2006 Assessment of additional measures to exclude illegal timber from EU markets Chatham House (Duncan Brack)

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EVENTS

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Monday 8th January 2007 19th Round Table on Sustainable Development
The Round Table on Sustainable Development at the OECD met on the 8 and 9 January to discuss the economic ...

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Monday 3rd April 2006 FLEGT: UK and EU Legislative Options
An invitation-only workshop to discuss legislative options at the UK and EU levels for supporting a licensing ...

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Tuesday 8th June 2004 Japanese Timber and Forest Products Markets
The meeting was convened to coincide with the visit of Kenichi Nakazawa of FOE Japan, Takahiro Kohama ...

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LINKS

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TITLE DESCRIPTION REPORT
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European Commission (DG Development): Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT process) Summary of the Commission's activities on tackling illegal logging and trade in illegal timber. Contains information about the FLEGT Action Plan and its implementation and other related documents, together with relevant EU-funded projects. Broken link

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TRAFFIC TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, was originally founded largely to assist in the implementation of CITES. TRAFFIC's mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. Broken link

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