Awareness Workshop
Awareness Workshop on EU Timber Regulation The European Forest Institute (EFI) with the objective to create awareness on the new regulation held a workshop on the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) on 18 June 2013 at Hotel Sea Princess, Mumbai as part of EU -FLEGT Asia Programme. The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force on March 3 this year and requires operators and traders dealing with timber and timber products in all 27 member states of the European Union (EU) to ensure that the wood they place on the market is sourced legally from the country of harvest. The meeting is attended by Ms Maria-Sube Elodie, Office of the EU Delegation to India, Mr Bhavan H Patel, Chairman- Plywood and allied Products, CAPEXIL, Dr T R Manoharan, Consultant- European Forest Institute and Forest Stewardship Council National Representative for India, Mr R T Somaiah, President, Timber Importers Association of India, representatives of the plywood and allied products expor...