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Research of Measures Taken to Illegal Logging Issues in Consumer Nations Survey Results (Outline)

2.Research Procedure and Subjects

  We made an online survey to the members of industry associations who are representing wood industries in North American and European nations. Subjects of the survey are as follows:
-  Information on respondent (company name, type of business, country)
-  Measures taken by companies against illegal logging
   General view of companies regarding illegal logging
   Any measures/activities implemented by companies
-  Evaluation of administrative measures taken by governments
   <As to EU Timber Regulation>
     Influence on business caused by obligation of Due Diligence exercise and
     implementation of FLEGT VPA (bilateral agreement)
   <As to Lacey Act>
     Influence on business caused by “prohibition of trading wood/wood products
     which use timber illegally harvested in foreign countries” and “obligation of
     filing a declaration upon importation”.
-  Evaluation of Japanese system named “Goho (legal) Wood Verification”
   (With an introduction of the system using Guideline of Forest Agency)
   Recognition and evaluation of the Japanese system

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