The EU forest-related instruments

Authors & references

Authors:

Roope Husgafvel

References:

1. New EU forest strategy for 2030. To improve the quantity and quality of EU forests. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/strategy/forest-strategy_en
2. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions New EU Forest Strategy for 2030. COM/2021/572 final. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0572
3. EU rules against illegal logging. Rules to fight global illegal logging and associated trade. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/forests/deforestation/eu-rules-against-illegal-logging_en
4. Regulation on Deforestation-free Products. EU rules to guarantee that the products EU citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide. https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/forests/deforestation/regulation-deforestation-free-products_en
5. Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32023R1115&qid=1687867231461
6. Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2005/2173