Analysis of the legislative framework on timber flow control system in Ukrain...
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1. ENPI FLEG Regional Activities:WWF’s Progress, Achievements andImpacts Elena Kulikova Director of Forest Programme WWF Russia
2. Dissemination of EUTimber Regulation Through Facilitating High Level Discussions WWF Russia organized a Roundtable meeting in partnership with the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with the support of the World Bank, on March 26, 2010 in Moscow The theme of the Roundtable was on efforts to improve the Russian forest legislation and the EU’s initiatives to combat trade in illegally harvested timber and its processing products More than 80 representatives from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and the European Union participated in the Roundtable discussion.
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4. Workshop in Forestry Department of Northwest Federal District, Saint-Petersburg, April, 2010;
5. Meeting of Committee for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Council of the Federation, Kostroma, May, 2010, in partnership with the World Bank;
6. Parliamentary hearings on development of voluntary forest certification in Russia, Committee for Natural Resources, State Duma, Moscow, May, 2010
10. Further work on EU Timber Regulation Ministerial Council of Europe and the European parliament: approval EU regulations on wood products on October, 20, 2010 WWF role: further informing the forest stakeholders on a matter of the European legislation and requirements for suppliers of wood products on the European market Decision on organizing the second roundtable in Russia devoted to EU timber regulations in April, 2011 TOR for methodological support of roundtable preparation Official agreement with Federal Forestry Agency reached It is also can be considered as an additional regional event of ENPI FLEG Programme
11. Work with Russian authorities and forest industry companies to implement FLEG actions Developing and piloting the state system of harvested timber accounting in Russia Pilot areas (North-West, Siberia, Far East) for approbation Weak points in the state system Existing international experience (Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine) and experience of corporate business systems (including experience of voluntary forest certification) Connection with the new legislation of the European Union demanding verification of legal origin of timber
15. Software programLogging site (without accounting point) Accountant produce a document (number of logs, destination) Document (number of logs, destination) Data on measurement - back 7
16. Work with Russian authorities and forest industry companies to implement FLEG actions NPAC decision on September 15, 2010: proposal to hold an international seminar «Timber origin tracing systems in light of requirements of the European Union legislation» Timeline: the seminar will be conducted in March, 2011 Place: Arkhangelsk region which is chosen by Rosleshoz as a pilot region Host: IlimGroup company, one of the largest Russian forest industry companies having its corporate wood tracing system and chosen by FFA for the state system testing
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19. Head of the Sector for State Supervision, Cadastre and Registration, Forest Development Department (Azerbaijan)
23. Identify existing problems / weaknesses in terms of legislation, documentation, procedures and capacities, which create favorable grounds for wood smuggling and other illegal activities
