Import procedures for timber to the European Union; Options for streamlining procedures for legal timber

Ben Kamphuis and Tim Verwaart

No 43072, Report Series from Agricultural Economics Research Institute

Abstract: This report provides a description of the institutions involved in timber import and an overview of import procedures and related documents in the Netherlands in the framework of the European Union Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). FLEGT aims at establishing Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) between the EU and timber producing countries. The report includes recommendations with respect to streamlining import procedures and electronic document handling.

Keywords: Timber Import Procedures; Agribusiness; International Development; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-07

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