EC exposes countries that haven't fulfilled obligations under EUTR

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On Wednesday the European Commission has published a table with information on the state of implementation of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) by the EU Member States as regards whether they have complied with their obligations provided for by the EUTR.

The scoreboard identifies a number of countries that weren't able to fulfill their obligations, which creates numerous doubts whether illegal timber trade will be eradicated from the EU market. The Commission said the results showed “a mixed picture with regard to the implementation of the regulation across the EU. To be effective, the legislation needs to be applied in full in an efficient and effective way, but there is still room for improvement in a number of member states”.

Spain, Poland, Hungary and Malta are identified as the worst offenders, having fullfilled none of their obligations. While Italy, France, Romania, Greece, Latvia, Slovenia, Croatia and Luxembourg were also identified as problems.

For the full table here

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