ILLEGAL LOGS
April 1st, 2002
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission will propose the creation "as quickly as possible" of an EU administrative system for verifying the legality of imported wood products. This will be part of a promised EU action plan against illegal logging discussed at the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade workshop held in Brussels from April 22 to 24.
THE EUROPEAN Commission will propose the creation "as quickly as possible" of an EU administrative system for verifying the legality of imported wood products. This will be part of a promised EU action plan against illegal logging discussed at the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade workshop held in Brussels from April 22 to 24.
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