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Brack, D., Marijnissen, C., & Ozinga, S. 2002, Controlling Imports of illegal timber. Options for Europe , The Royal Institute of International Affairs and FERN.
Abstract: This report presents a series of recommendations for the institutions of the European Union (EU) on means to control the import of illegally source timber and wood products into the territory. It identifies existing legislation that may be applicable in controlling imports, looks at ways of promoting legal products in the market and of controlling flows of investment to potentially illegal forestry activities; examines existing global frameworks that may be applicable; analyses new approaches that are currently being discussed, in particular the option of the new EU legislation, including a licensing scheme for legal timber; and considers the practical issues, including identification systems, that must be addressed.
The document points out the following measures that should be adopted as key priorities for action:
- Adopt new EU legislation to ban the entry of illegally produced timber in the EU. This should include establishing systems to identify legal production in producer countries and requirement for evidence of legal production to be presented at the point of import into the EU.
- Provide capacity-building assistance to developing countries to establish legality verification systems to reform their forestry sectors and possible forestry laws.
- Use government procurement policy to source legal and sustainable products,
- Regulate sources of finance for the forestry industry, steering investment flows away form potentially illegal activities
- Where possible, use existing legislation on illegal goods and money laundering to target illegal timber.
Keywords: certification/CITES/EU policy/forest legislation/government procurement/illegal logging/independent monitoring/money laundering/OECD Convention on Bribery and Corruption/The Kimberley Process/trade/US Lacey Act/Verifor Bibliography /Project - SO140
Brack, D., Marijnissen, C., & Ozinga, S. 2002, Controlling Imports of illegal timber. Options for Europe , The Royal Institute of International Affairs and FERN.
Abstract: This report presents a series of recommendations for the institutions of the European Union (EU) on means to control the import of illegally source timber and wood products into the territory. It identifies existing legislation that may be applicable in controlling imports, looks at ways of promoting legal products in the market and of controlling flows of investment to potentially illegal forestry activities; examines existing global frameworks that may be applicable; analyses new approaches that are currently being discussed, in particular the option of the new EU legislation, including a licensing scheme for legal timber; and considers the practical issues, including identification systems, that must be addressed. The document points out the following measures that should be adopted as key priorities for action:
- Adopt new EU legislation to ban the entry of illegally produced timber in the EU. This should include establishing systems to identify legal production in producer countries and requirement for evidence of legal production to be presented at the point of import into the EU.
- Provide capacity-building assistance to developing countries to establish legality verification systems to reform their forestry sectors and possible forestry laws.
- Use government procurement policy to source legal and sustainable products,
- Regulate sources of finance for the forestry industry, steering investment flows away form potentially illegal activities
- Where possible, use existing legislation on illegal goods and money laundering to target illegal timber.
Keywords: certification/CITES/EU policy/forest legislation/government procurement/illegal logging/independent monitoring/money laundering/OECD Convention on Bribery and Corruption/The Kimberley Process/trade/US Lacey Act/Verifor Bibliography /Project - SO140
Smillie, I. 2002, The Kimberley Process. The case for proper monitoring. Occasional Paper #5, of the Diamonds and Human Security Project, a joint initiative of Partnership Africa Canada (Ottawa), The International Peace Information Service (Antwerp) and the Network Movement for Justice and Development (Freetown)
Abstract: This paper reviews the monitoring provisions of the Kimberley Process as agreed at its March 2002 meeting. It compares these with the monitoring provision in other international agreements and rate them against the problems the Kimberley Process aims to resolve, arguing that much stronger measures will be required if the agreement is to be credible and effective
Keywords: international agreements/Kimberley Process/monitoring/The Kimberley Process/Verifor Bibliography /Project - SO140
World Diamond Council 2003, The essential guide to implementing Kimberley Process. These guidelines have been prepared by the World Diamond Council on behalf of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers' Association
Abstract: In 1998, the world became aware that certain rebel movements in Africa were selling, among other things, illegally obtained diamonds - known as conflict diamonds - to fund their wars against legitimate and internationally recognized governments. In order to fully combat the scourge of conflict diamonds, on November 5, 2002, fifty-two governments ratified and adopted the final Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. In essence, these countries have agreed that they will only allow for the import and export of rough diamonds if those rough diamonds come from or are being exported to another Kimberley Process participant. These guidelines give background information to the Kimberley process as well as a description of the steps needed, by both exporting and importing companies, for positive compliance according to the Kimberley Certification Scheme and System of Warranties
Keywords: Africa/certification/Kimberley Process/The Kimberley Process/Verifor Bibliography /Project - SO140
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