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1. REPORT ON
TRAINING WORKSHOP ON: FLEGT-VPA AND ITS POTENETIAL IMPACT ON
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
THE PROJECT: “PROMOTING PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE VPA
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IN VIETNAM”
Minh Sang Plaza, 888, Binh Duong Boulevard, Thuan An, Binh Duong province
November 2016

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I. Introduction
The project “Promoting the private sector engagement with the Voluntarily Partnership
Agreement (VPA) implementation in Vietnam” is funded by FAO-UN. The project is designed
to enhance the understanding of and compliance to legal frameworks, to promote legal
production and the best management practices throughout the timber product value chain
in Vietnam, and to strengthen public-private dialogues to advance the VPA process in
Vietnam. There are two specific objectives: to increase business access to information on
legality requirements according to Vietnamese laws and regulation on Timber Legality (TL);
to strengthening public – private dialogues in advancing VPA process. The objectives will be
achieved through following activities:
 One day launching and participatory planning workshop: 30 participants (including
association members from Da Nang, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong);
 Training materials revised for businesses and agenda for one-day business trainings;
 Network of trainers established and maintained (for support businesses, sharing
experience, online networking);
 Five one-day training courses for at least 150 business representatives;
 One regional public – private forum with 50 participants;
 One national public private forum with 70 participants;
 A comprehensive communication plan.
The training workshop “FLEGT-VPA and its potential impact on business strategies” was held
by the Center for Education and Development (CED) and Binh Duong timber Processing
Association (BIFA) on 28 November 2016 in Binh Duong province as one of the project
activities. The objective of the training workshop was to build a capacity for businesses to
adapt with VPA requirements. The training workshop focused on: introduction to major
elements of VPA, key principles and criteria of the Legality Definition (LD) and guidance for
the businesses to comply with these requirements; assessment of readiness of participating
businesses in Binh Duong and nearby provinces to VPA; providing updates and Q&A on
customs regulations for timber processing businesses, introduction of environmental funds
for timber processing companies to improve its environmental management systems.
II. Training workshop contents and process
The one day training workshop were held with participation from 80 representatives from
BIFA members, Binh Duong Department of Industry and Commerce, Binh duong department

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of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE), Provincial Department of Forest
Protection, Binh Duong Department of Customs and selected media. The workshop was very
informational and provided updates for businesses. The businesses had the chance to
interact and have dialogue with local government agencies and the opportunity to assess
their readiness for VPA and its requirements (Please see attached training workshop agenda
for more information).
The training workshop applied practical methodologies, focused on discussion, exchanges
and sharing among businesses and facilitating learning among participants through group
work and discussions. The workshop also encouraged dialogue between businesses and the
local public.
 Participants were staff from import and export departments or other relevant
positions in their companies, we also encourage participation from businesses
leaders;
 Participants from each business will have to prepare information about their
companies to share with the others and to use in group work and discussions.
Session 1: Workshop - FLEGT-VPA and its potential impact to business strategies.
After the opening remarks from BIFA and Binh Duong Department of Commerce and
Industry, participants were introduced to the VPA and its major commitments, including:
1. List of products and items included in VPA
2. Timber legality definition (LD)
3. Supply Chain control
4. Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS)
5. FLEGT licensing process
6. Independent monitoring
The workshop also provided an update on negotiation results, requirement and
commitments in the VPA (verify timber originality, import timber control, organization
classification systems, FLEGT licensing, and independent monitoring). The road map for VAP
implementation from negotiation concluded in November.

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Figure 1: Major parts of the VPA (Source: VNFOREST)
After that, a trained trainer from NEPCON project presented major elements of VN-TLAS
(see the figure below) and mentioned about the organization classification systems (using
updated information from VNFOREST as of November 2016).

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Figure 2: Elements of VNTLAS(Source: VNFOREST)
Legality definition (LD)
The workshop also presented the most updated LD (as of November 2016), listing all
Vietnamese laws and regulations related to LD. LD is organized as two parts: LD for
households and LD for organizations given the difference in size, organization and
operations of these two groups. The separation of LD from households and organizations
will make it easier for future compliance and VNTLAS as well. The difference between LD
and organizations and households is described in the introduction of the annex II of the VPA.

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Figure 3: Timber originality in the framework of TLAS(Sources: VNFOREST)
The organization Classification System (OCS) and verification are based on risk assessment,
including: criteria and types of risks, as follows:
 Compliance with all dynamic evidence to ensure that the timber is legally sourced
 Commitment to implement all steps in supply chain controls and fully meeting
reports requirements.
 Fully compliant with static evidence

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Figure 4:Criteria for organization classification (Sources: VNFOREST)
The organizations will be classified into two groups:
 Group 1: Fully compliant with the above mentioned criteria
 Group 2: Not fully compliant
Application of OCS:
 Continuously operated based in self assessment if the organizations and verrifed by
the provincial department of forest protection and other organizations approved by
the government.
 The governmentof Vietnam will issue guidance for implementation.

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Procedure Frequency
1. Periodic
organisation
classification
Registration with the
OCS system
All organizations in the VNTLAS
supply chain must register with
the OCS.
Self-assessment / self-
reassessment by
Organisations
First self-assessment conducted
by organization after registration
with OCS.
Following assessement:
- For Category 1 OCS: every
two years.
- For Category 2 OCS: every
one year.
Appraisal of self-
assessment and
classification by
Provincial FPD and
notification to Central
FPD
After receiving self-assessment of
organizations (within a specified
period of time…)
Decision and
announcement of
classification result by
Central FPD
After receiving appraisal results
from Provincial FPD (within a
specified period of time…)
2. Irregular
organization
classification
Non-compliances and
violations be handled
administrative or
criminal
Category 1 shall be moved to
Category 2 when FPD has
evidence of violation by
government agencies (within a
specified period of time…).
Appraisal of self-
assessment and
classification by
Provincial FPD and
notification to Central
FPD
After receiving self-reassessment
of Organizations (within a
specified period of time…)
Decision and
announcement of
organization
classification result by
Central FPD
After receiving appraisal results
from Provincial FPD (within a
period of time specified…)

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Figure 5: Export verification for organization classified in group 1; source: VNFOREST
Figure 6: Export verification for organization classified as group 2(Source: VNFOREST)

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Figure 7: Export verification for households and individuals (Sources:VNFOREST)
Figure 8: Verification steps (sources: VNFOREST)

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After presentations and updates on VPA and elements of TLAS, participants were provided
updates about new laws and regulations on imports and exports from Binh Duong
department of Customs (including: Laws on import and export taxes numbered
107/2016/QH13; Decrees numbered 134/2016/NĐ-CP; and other relevant guidance and
legal documents from General Department of Customs of Vietnam). Representatives from
the Department of Customs presented throughout the workshop and training and they were
willing to provide clarification and answer any questions from participants.
In addition, businesses were provided information on the environment fund of Binh Duong
province. This is the provincial fund that was established by the decision numbered
2719/QĐ-UBND dated 07 July 2009. After seven years of implementation, The Fund has
provided financial support for 55 projects to invest in their environment protection system
valued 172 billion VND. The operational capital is 125 billion VND. The timber processing
companies located in Binh Duong can access this fund to implement projects to meet
requirements about the environment protection. Following projects will be considered for
support.
• The projects on the treatment of waste water, reduced emissions, and solid wastes.
• Projects to produce environmentally friendly products.
• The project to implement change to environmentally friendly technologies, reducing
pollutions.
• Projects to produce products using recycled materials.
• Projects to support vehicles and equipments for trash collection, transportation and
treatment of daily solid waste.
• Projects to invest in infrastructure to collect waste water rain water.
After more than seven years in operation, the fund has provided financial support for 55
projects to invest in company’s environmental protection systems with the amount of 172
billion VND. The operational capital of the fund is currently 125 billion VND. At the moment,
the environmental protection fund has provided soft loans to companies to invest in
projects to protect environment.
Session 2: Training for companies

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The training session started with readiness assessment of companies with VPA. After this
assessment, it can be said that most of participating companies are able to comply with
newrequirements from VPA (see the assessment checklist for more information).
Companies answered 13 questions designed to check their compliance possibility with
FLEGT-VPA (Please see annex 1). The form is available online and companies can use it check
if they are compliant with VAP requirements as the first step: http://flegtvpa.com/doanh-
nghiep-ban-san-sang-voi-flegt-chua.html.
Assessment checklist results will be calculated according to the following results:
10 - 13 answers: Yes, you are on the right track!
6-9 answers: Yes, you have a lot of work to do to ensure your business is ready to adapt to
FLEGT-VPA!
0-5 answers: Yes, you should plan to adapt to FLEGT-VPA immediately!
With 46 assessments from participants, most of the companies are able to adapt with VPA.
Specific responses are listed below:
With the question, is your business is legally registered and licensed according to relevant
laws and regulations;
All participants said their companies fulfill all obligatory taxes and fees required by laws and
regulations and relevant environmental requirements.
There were 42 participants that said their companies are compliantwith all occupational
health and safety requirements (only 4 participants were unsure and/or assessed their
companies are not compliant).
44 participants said their companies are compliant with all labor laws and regulations, only 2
participants said unsure and no one said no.
44 participants said their companies are compliant with transport, trade, import or export
regulations, procedures and restrictions, only 2 participants were unsure.
42 participantshave said their businesses have maintained their filing of trade transactions
throughout the supply chain and known their supply chain, 4 participants were unsure.
42 participants said that they know their businesses use legal timber, 4 participants said
they were unsure.

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26 participants said that they have had access to information about your forest product
supply chains to a level that allows you to confirm and document that the material/products
originate from forest sources with low risk of legal violations or that potential risks have
already been mitigated. There, 16 participants were unsure and 4 participants said they do
not have.
34 participants said their businesses have avoided high risk sources, including wood from
countries with sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council or the EU Council on timber
imports or exports and wood from countries or areas with prevalence of armed conflicts. 10
participants were unsure and 2 participants said no.
36 participants said their businesses have a necessary and/or appropriate system of
segregation or a chain of custody system (CoC). Eight participants were unsure and 2
participants said no.
40 participants said that their businesses have a comprehensive record keeping system in
place. Six participants were unsure.
42 participants said their businesses have maintained the records for at least 5 years. Four
participants were unsure. (See figure 9: VPA readiness among participated companies).
Figure 9:VPA readiness from participating companies
According to the assessment, there were only 4 out of 46 participants who were unsure or
do not have information on their systems and evidences to prove that their timbers are
from legal sources. They may face difficulties if they have not changed or upgraded their
governance and management systems.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Yes Unsure No
VPA readiness from participating companies

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In this session, there are presentations from company best practices on how to buy and use
timber from legal sources (videos and presentations). There are discussions and Q&A
sessions from participants and speakers and representatives from local government offices.
Group work and discussions
In this session the participants are dived into five groups to partake in exercises on how the
companies can adapt to the current LD structures and criteria. There are five groups as
follows:
 Group 1: Companies focuses on imported timber,
 Group 2: Companies are using mainly timber from domestic sources,
 Group 3: Companies focus on transportation and exploitation,
 Group 4: companies focus on processing and manufacturing indoor furniture and
 Group 5: companies focus on exporting.
Each group will nominate one company as a case study for group work and discussion using
actual information and current practices they are using. After the introduction about the
supply chain,each group will be asked to develop their own supply chain for the companies
selected. Upon completion of the supply chain, group participants will review their
operations and practices against principles and criteria in the LD. Five groups will present
their groups discussions around principles and criteria that the selected companies have to
follow:
 Group 1: Companies focusing on imported timber
o PRINCIPLE III: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON IMPORTING TIMBER
- Criterion 1: Compliance with regulations on customs procedures
- Criterion 2: Compliance with regulations on plant quarantine and forest
hammer mark
 Group 2: Companies using mainly timber from domestic sources
o PRINCIPLE I: HARVESTING OF DOMESTIC TIMBER COMPLIES WITH
REGULATIONS ON LAND USE RIGHTS, FOREST USE RIGHTS, MANAGEMENT,
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
- Criterion 1: Compliance with regulations on main harvesting of natural
forest timber

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- Criterion 2: Compliance with regulations on main harvesting, salvaged
harvesting and salvaged collection from planted protection forests
- Criterion 3: Compliance with regulations on main harvesting, salvaged
harvesting and salvaged collection from planted production forests
- Criterion 4: Compliance with regulations on salvaged harvesting on
natural forested areas converted from forest land use to other land uses.
- Criterion 5: Compliance with regulations on salvaged harvesting of natural
forest while implementing sivilculture measures scientific researches and
training
- Criterion 6: Compliance with regulations on salvaged collection of stump,
roots, branches in natural forests
- Criterion 7: Compliance with regulations on salvaged collection of stump,
roots, branches in plantation forests
- Criterion 8: Compliance with regulations on harvesting rubber wood
o PRINCIPLE IV COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON TIMBER TRANSPORTATION
AND TRADE
- Criterion 1. Compliance with regulations on enterprises establishment
- Criterion 2. Compliance with regulations on transporting, trading
unprocessed timber that are main harvesting, salvaged harvesting and
salvaged collection from domestic natural forests
- Criteria 3. Compliance with regulations on transporting, trading
unprocessed timber that are harvested from concentrated plantation
forests, home gardens, farms, scattered trees
- Criteria 4. Compliance with regulations on transporting, trading imported
timber and timber products that are not domestically processed
- Criteria 5. Compliance with regulations on transporting and trading
unprocessed confiscated timber and timber products that have been
handled
- Criteria 6. Compliance with regulations on transporting and trading of
processed timber and timber products (including round timber cross-

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cutting) from natural timber, imported timber and handled confiscated
timber
- Criteria 7. Compliance with regulations on transporting and trading of
processed timber and timber products (including round timber cross-
cutting) from concentrated plantation forests, home gardens, scattered
trees
- Criteria 8. Compliance with regulations on internal transportation of
timber and timber products within a province
- Criteria 9. Compliance with regulations on internal transportation of
timber and timber products between provinces
- Criterion 10: Compliance with regulations on timber product dossier for
export
o PRINCIPLE V: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON TIMBER PROCESSING
- Criterion 1: Compliance with regulations on enterprises establishment
- Criterion 2: Compliance with regulations on the legal origin of timber
which are going to be processed.
o PRINCIPLE VII: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON TAX AND EMPLOYEES
- Criterion 1: Compliance with regulations on tax
- Criterion 2: Compliance with Labour Code
- Criterion 3: Compliance with Social Insurance Law and Health
Insurance Law
 Group3: Companies focus on transportation and exploitation
o PRINCIPLE IV: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON TIMBER TRANSPORTATION
AND TRADE
- Criterion 1. Compliance with regulations on enterprises establishment
- Criterion 2. Compliance with regulations on transporting, trading
unprocessed timber that are main harvesting, salvaged harvesting and
salvaged collection from domestic natural forests
- Criteria 3. Compliance with regulations on transporting, trading
unprocessed timber that are harvested from concentrated plantation
forests, home gardens, farms, scattered trees

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- Criteria 4. Compliance with regulations on transporting, trading imported
timber and timber products that are not domestically processed
- Criteria 5. Compliance with regulations on transporting and trading
unprocessed confiscated timber and timber products that have been
handled
- Criteria 6. Compliance with regulations on transporting and trading of
processed timber and timber products (including round timber cross-
cutting) from natural timber, imported timber and handled confiscated
timber
- Criteria 7. Compliance with regulations on transporting and trading of
processed timber and timber products (including round timber cross-
cutting) from concentrated plantation forests, home gardens, scattered
trees
- Criteria 8. Compliance with regulations on transportation of timber and
timber products within a province
- Criteria 9. Compliance with regulations on internal transportation of
timber and timber products between provinces
- Criterion 10: Compliance with regulations on timber product dossier for
export
 Group 4: companies focus on processing and manufacturing indoor furniture and
o PRINCIPLE V: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON TIMBER PROCESSING
- Criterion 1: Compliance with regulations on enterprises establishment
- Criterion 2: Compliance with regulations on the legal origin of timber
which are going to be processed.
 Group 5: companies focus on exporting
o PRINCIPLE VI: COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ON CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
FOR EXPORT
- Criterion 1: Complying with regulations on customs procedures
- Criterion 2: Complying with regulations on plant quarantine
And groups add discussion to the other group’s presentation.
IV. Results of the workshops and training (based on participants’ assessment)

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General assessment of the training workshop
The training workshops have been attended by 80 participants from Binh Duong and nearby
provinces, of which there were 57 representatives from timber processing businesses in
Binh Duong and 23 representatives from related organizations and agencies in Binh Duong
and nearby provinces. By the end of the training workshop there were only 46 participants
from businesses that filled out assessment forms. In general, the participants were satisfied
with the methodologies and losigtics arrangements of the training. Specially, the
methodologies and logiostics have been rated 4.1 out of 5 as highest. The trainers, speakers
and training materials have rated 3.9 out of 5. See figure 10.
Figure 10: General assessment
Regarding the training time, most participants said one-day training is adequate (78%). 43%
of participants have said that the training workshop’ objectives and results have achieved at
the excellent level, 48% assessed at the good level and 9% assessed at the average level. The
following contents and information were highlights appreciated by participants: provided
updates on VPA requirements, major commitments and implementation roadmap, and
exercise and group discussion helped participants learn a lot for their businesses, legality
definition and application to their businesses, Q&A about customs regulations and decree
ND134/20/2016NĐ-CP about import and export fees and Q&A about VN-TLAS.
To the question whether they can apply what they have learned to their businesses, six
participants did not provide an answer, 40 participants said they can apply what they have
3.85 3.9 3.95 4 4.05 4.1 4.15
Materials
Trainers/Speakers
Method
Logistics
General assessment

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learned to their businesses. Specifically, six participants indicated they can use updated
information about FLEGT-VAP, VNTLAS to update and prepare their companies, two
indicated that they would apply the knowledge to their control system to ensure legal
timber is used, four indicated that they can use LD as a system to assess their compliance
with seven LD principles and criterion, 20 participants said they can use updated
information about the decree 134 on import and export taxes, and eight participants said all
knowledge and skills can be applied to their businesses.
Assessment of relevance of the training contents to business needs:
Participants reported that their knowledge increased/updated through the different training
sessions: information updates, training exercises on VPA compliance; Q&A about customs,
forest protection, and environment. Participants rated highest scores for group work and
exercises among businesses 3.9 out of 5, information updates on customs, forest protection
and environment are 3.8 out of 5 and all presentations are rated 3.7 out of 5. See figure 11
Figure11: Business' interest asssessment with the training content
To the question: “what can be improved in the training course”, there were only five
participants who gave the following feedback (among 46 assessment questionnaires): need
to provide more information on the timing to provide FLEGT licenses, there should be
clearer and more information for participants with examples and practices for businesses to
refer to and there should be case studies and practical examples so that businesses will be
3.7 3.75 3.8 3.85 3.9 3.95
Content of the presentation
Exercises
Update on issues related to customs,
forestry and environment for business
Business' interest asssessment with the training content

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more interested. Materials should be sent to participants before the training and workshops
so they can be better prepared for discussions and groups work.
VPA Readiness assessment:
After the workshop about 50% of participants said that their skills and knowledge are
improved after the training, 30% said their knowledge and skills are much improved after
the training, and 30% have assessed that their knowledge and skills have been improved but
still need time for further improvement. See figure 12
Figure 12: Business readiness assessment to adapt to VPA at the moment
To the question, what additional support is needed for businesses to comply with FLEGT-
VPA requirements, 40% participants said they need technical support and guidance from
experts to meet requirements of VNTLAS, 30% participants said they need additional
training and information on FLEGT-VPA details (annexes) and need support from local
agencies and authorities to provide advice and answers as needed (forest protection
agencies, customs, businesses associations). In sum they need some agencies to provide
advice, support and log complaints when needed and possibly to organize forum with
businesses. See figure 13.
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Good
Betterthan before training
Better than before training but need to
improve
Businessreadinessassessmenttoadapt to VPA at the moment

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Figure 13: Support needed for business to meet FLEGT-VPA requirements
To the question: whether businesses are interested in contents such as LD for households
and organizations and how to set up and verify evidence and proof for legal timber for each
step in the supply chain, internal section and monitoring, verification of timber legality
compliance of households and organizations, including organization classification system
(OCS) risk-based assessment classification, FLEGT licensing, and independent monitoring, it
can be said that most of participants are interested in the a.m content and issues (88% said
they are necessary), there are about 12% said that they are not necessary.
100% of participants are interested in LD information and criteria, 90% of participants are
interested in information related to FLEGT licensing, verification of business compliance of
household and organizations, OCS based on risk assessment and how they can create, verify
and approve evidence in each step of the supply chain. About 80% of participants are
interested in internal inspection and monitoring and about 70% of participants are
interested in independent monitoring. See figure 14.
Figure14: Communication content is necessary or no
88%
12%
Communicationcontent
Necessary
Not necessary
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Continue to be trained
Technical support from experts
Authoritiesat all levels support to
answer…
Support needed for business to meet FLEGT-VPA requirements
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%120%
Legal definition
Creating and verifying evidence
Internalinspection
Verification of compliance by…
FLEGT licensing
Independent evaluation
Informationapproach
Not necessary Necessary Not necessary Necessary

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To the question, which information channel their companies would like to receive
information and updates on VPA from, 45% want to receive information through website,
about 28% want to receive information through e-newsletters, 13% through social network
and media, about 8% want to receive through publications and printed materials and 6%
want to receive through traditional media such as television, radio and newspapers. See
figure 15
Figure15: Means of receiving information
V. Conclusions and recommendations
The training and workshop have been successfully implemented and meet their
requirements and expectation of the participants. The group of trainers, speakers and
resource persons are diverse and provide a lot of useful updated information for businesses,
provide new knowledge and skills, and there is also a lot of sharing among businesses
participants. Although, due to limited time some of the expectations from participants were
not met such as: more sharing among businesses, more time for presentations from
businesses and time for exercises, and detailed information on FLEGT licensin; all in all the
workshop met its objectives as designed and provided a lot of information for further
expansion of the programs and trainings for other businesses.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
E-newsletter
Website
Newspaper, radio, TV
Social media
Publication
Means of receiving information

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There are some recommendations from business participants to improve the training in the
coming months:
- Provided further information on the FLEGT licensing process and procedures and
time frame for getting a license;
- Provide practical examples of issues and problems that businesses face when appling
to FLEGT-VPA;
- Send materials for businesses before the trainings so they can prepare information
for discussions and will be more ready for group work.
- More collaboration on events from other business association such as HAWA and
Binh Dinh (FPA) to get more attention from businesses as well as receive better
representation from diverse groups of businesses to also save costs for the project.
- Through the quick survey from businesses, it is necessary to promote information
provision through web-social media and other means leveraging technologies such
as e-newsletters. Information for newsletters may focus on results and updates from
signing VPA, updated information on FLEGT licensing, independent monitoring, LD
for households and organizations.
ANNEX:
Annex 1: FLEGT Readiness Checklist
1 You are legally registered and licensed as a business, and
approved for conducting the defined business activities with
the relevant authorities as required by law?
Yes No Unsure
2 You fulfill all obligatory taxes and fees required for conducting
the defined business activities?
3 You are compliant with relevant environmental
requirements?
4 You comply with all occupational health and safety
requirements?
5 You comply with all requirements associated with legal
employment?
6 You adhere to applicable transport, trade, import or export
regulations, procedures and restrictions?
7 You know your supply chains and have the necessary

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information for them. You have and maintain up-to-date
information about products the buy and sell?
8 You know the timber you are purchasing is legal, or low risk of
being illegally harvested?
9 You have access to information about your forest product
supply chains to a level that allows you to confirm and
document that the material/products originate from forest
sources with low risk of legal violations or that potential risks
have already been mitigated?
10 You avoid high risk sources, including wood from countries
with sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council or the EU
Council on timber imports or exports and wood from
countries or areas with prevalence of armed conflicts?
11 If necessary and/or appropriate, you have in place a system of
segregation or a chain of custody system (CoC)?
12 You have a comprehensive record keeping system in place?
13 You are maintaining the records for at least 5 years?
Assessment checklist results will be calculated according to the following results:
- 10 - 13 answers: Yes, you are on the right track!
- 6-9 answers: Yes, you have a lot of work to do to ensure your business is ready to
adapt to FLEGT-VPA!
- 0-5 answers: Yes, you should plan to adapt to FLEGT-VPA immediately!
Adjusted from the questionnaires from NEPCON project.

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Annex 2: Workshop and training agenda
Agenda
Time Program Performer
07:30-08:00 Welcome Organizer
08:00-08:10 Introduce the participants Organizer
08:10-08:20 Organizer opening speech BIFA leader
08:20-08-30 Opening Speech Department of Trade
08:30-08:45 What isVPA?WhatdoVietnambusinesses need
to do to adapt to the VPA?
Ms. To Kim Lien – Director of CED
Video clip
08:45-09:10 VN-TLAS system and classified businesses
Q&A
Representative Forest Protection
Department
09:10-9:45 Assess the business readiness to adapt to the
VPA – Exercise 1
Vu Thi Hang, Duong Thi Lien
All participants
10:00-10:15 Break time
10:15-10:30 Update the Environmental Protection Fund:
loans with preferential interest rates for
environmental protection activities.
Department of Environmental
Resources
10:30-11:15 Divided into 5 groups: Group 1: Imported
business;Group2) Internal Logging enterprises;
Group 3) Shipping and trading business; Group
4) Processing and furniture manufacturing
business; Group 5) Exported business
Exercise 2: Seven principles of LD for
organizations
Vu Thi hang, Duong Thi Lien
Compare with requirements of
updated VNTLAS system.

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Group 1: Compliance with regulations on
imported timbers, Customs, business
registration, taxes,…
Group 2: Compliance with regulations on land
use rights, forest use rights, and environment
management regulations
Group 3: Compliance withregulationsontimber
transportationand trade, business registration,
taxes,…
Group 4: Compliance withregulationsontimber
processing,businessregistration, environment,
taxes and labor issues
Group 5: Compliance withregulationsontimber
exporting, Customs, business registration, and
taxes
11:15-12:00 Discussion Presentation 5 group
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:15 Tan Vinh Cuu Joint Stock Company developing
Timber Legality Definition (LD) in Vietnam
Video Clip
13:15-13:30 Explain some customs issues for Binh Duong
Timber businesses.
Representative of Binh Duong
Customs Department
13:30-13:45 Explain some current issues of enterprises in
obtaining evidence in explaining the Timber
(Due Diligence System)
Forest Protection Department
13:45-14:15 Q&A All participants
14:15-15:15 Continue to discus on groups
15:15-15:30 Break time
15:30-16:15 Discussion presentation 5 groups
16:15-16:45 Fill in assessment form All participants

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16:45-17:00 Closing Speech Organizer
Annex 3: Participants list
TT Họ và Tên Chức danh Cơ quan Điện thoại
1 Dương Thị Minh Tuệ TPKD Công ty cổ phần Gỗ Minh
Dương
2 PhạmThị Hoàng Quyên Nhân viên XNK Công ty cổ phần Gỗ Minh
Dương
3 Mai Thị Lệ Thuỷ Nhân viên Công ty Gỗ Dầu Tiếng
4 Phạm Thị Trung Trinh Trưởng phòng Kế
hoạch sản xuất
Công ty TNHH Dewberry
Việt Nam
0963142381
5 Nguyễn Đình Thi Trưởng phòng XNK Công ty Cổ phần Tân Vĩnh
Cửu
0937130000
6 Nguyễn Ngọc Lan Ngân Nhân viên Công ty Cổ phần Tân Vĩnh
Cửu
7 Nguyễn Thị lê Kế toán trưởng Công ty TNHH Đồ gỗ BD 0905200336
8 Đặng Nguyễn Ngọc
Dung
Nhân viên Công ty TNHH Thành Thắng
9 Phan Công Thành Giám đốc Công ty TNHH sản xuất
Phan Lê
0906979737
10 Nguyễn Thanh Thiên
Kim
Nhân viên Công ty Gỗ Long Việt 0949313789
11 Lê Nhật Trường Chinh Tư vấn Success Partner 0914681628
12 Trương Văn Tài Trưởng phòng XNK Công ty Gỗ Trường Thành 0903687906
13 Nguyễn Thị Diễn Công ty Thiên Như Quỳnh

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14 Lê Thị Thu Thuỷ Nhân viên kinh
doanh
Côngty sản xuất Thịnh Việt 0988668124
15 Võ Thị Thanh Ngọc Nhân viên Công ty TNHH Gỗ Nam My 0975793356
16 Đặng Thị Hải Châu Trưởng phòng kinh
doanh
Công ty Trường Thành 0913111012
17 Nguyễn Thị thu Hiền Giám đốc Delta International 0907538979
18 PhạmNgọc Long Khánh Nhân viên bán
hàng
Delta International 0909793521
19 Lê văn Thảo Trưởng phòng kế
hoạch
Công ty Minh Phát 2 0907314173
20 Phan Bảo Trang Xuất nhập khẩu Công ty Minh Phát 2 0935130338
21 Định Xuất nhập khẩu Công ty Phú Long Tân 0913860879
22 Lê Văn Lam Sơn Phó giám đốc Công ty Lôi Giang 0909863868
23 Trần Thị Minh Phụng Nhân viên Công ty Lôi Giang 01659055381
24 Lê Hồng Thắng Giám đốc Công ty Gỗ Đức Thành 0913904567
25 Nguyễn Ngọc Chí Nhân viên Công ty Gỗ Nguyễn Ngọc 0901319858
26 Lê Hưng Thịnh Nhân viên Công ty Gỗ An Việt 0938724978
27 Bùi Tiến Dũng Trưởng phòng kế
hoạch
Công ty Gỗ Tiến Triển 0902551816
28 Nguyễn Văn Ở Phó Cục trưởng Cục Kiểm Lâm Bình Dương 0909309860
29 Đỗ Văn Thu Trưởng phòng Cục Kiểm Lâm Bình Dương 0913861040
30 Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thi Trưởng phòng Công ty cổ phần Lâm Việt 0934441646

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31 Hà Văn Toàn Giám đốc kinh
doanh
Công ty HOMAG 0915456097
32 Nguyễn Thị Phương
Tâm
Phòng kinh doanh Công ty cổ phần Kỹ nghệ
Long Việt
0981149017
33 Võ Thị Mỹ Dung Trưởng phòng kinh
doanh
Công ty MTR 0918339793
34 Mr Lam Giám đốc Công ty Phú Long Tân
35 Đinh Ngọc Phượng Thư ký Hiệp hội chế biến Gỗ tỉnh
Bình Dương
36 NguyễnThị TuyếtTrang Kế toán Hiệp hội chế biến Gỗ tỉnh
Bình Dương
37 Hoàng Thị Ngân Thư ký Bifa
38 Đinh Sao Mai Giám đốc Quỹ Bảo vệ môi trường –
Sở tài nguyen môi trường
39 Phạm Nguyễn Mai
Quỳnh
Nhân viên kinh
doanh
Công ty MTR 0907098411
40 Đoàn Thanh Tuấn Trưởng phòng
SXĐT
Công ty CP Gỗ Dầu Tiếng 0908747315
41 Trần Thị Xong Phó giám đốc Công ty cổ phần Lâm Việt 0909771476
42 Lê Thị Hoàng Trúc Nhân viên kinh
doanh
Công ty cổ phần Lâm Việt 0932054098
43 Đỗ Thị Thu Trang Nhân viên kinh
doanh
Côngty CP Kỹ Nghệ Gỗ Việt 01627353083
44 Nguyễn Phạm Thiên
Nhi
Phóng viên Đài truyền hình Bình
Dương
0908810033

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45 Nguyễn Hùng Anh Phóng viên Đài phát thanh-truyền hình
Bình Dương
0903860018
46 Đoàn Thị Kim Loan Nhân viên XNK Gỗ Nam Mỹ 0909812825
47 Trần lê Anh Thư Công ty Trường Thành 0938103130
48 Phan văn Cường VP Công ty TNHH MTV Triệu
Phúc Lộc
0964685590
49 Nguyễn Văn Hoàng VP Công ty TNHH MTV Triệu
Phúc Lộc
50 Lưu Ngọc Anh Nhân viên Công ty Đồ Gỗ Bình Dương 0902566494
51 Đàm Xuân An Báo tuổi trẻ Báo tuổi trẻ 0985274343
52 Võ Thị Minh Trang Nhân viên kinh
doanh
Công ty Hiệp Long 0905201284
53 Phạm Hữu Thế Phong Trưởng phòng
nhân sự
Công ty TNHH Nguyễn
Thành
0933123150
54 Phan Minh Tiến Sai Gon Fur 0962825715
55 Lê Viết Thịnh Phòng kinh doanh Thanhhoaco 0914193939
56 Trần Vũ Linh Phòng kinh doanh Thanhhoaco 0904240508
57 Trần Thị Thanh HIên Phòng kinh doanh Hiệp Long 0904971179
58 Nguyễn Khắc Thạch Phòng 5S Hiệp Long
59 Nguyễn Trường Giang Phòng tổ chức Cục Hải Quan 0918971179
60 Nguyễn Chí Thanh Phó giám sát quản
lý
Cục hải quan 0989622757
61 Nguyễn Ngọc Chí Giám Đốc Nguyễn Ngọc 0901319858

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62 Trần Ngọc Hiệp Phòng kinh doanh Gỗ Phan Lô
63 Nguyễn Thị Thu Hồng Văn phòng Nguyễn Ngọc
64 Nguyễn Thanh Thiện Phòng thuế Cục hải quan
65 Nguyễn Thị Phương
Kiều
Phòng thuế Cục hải quan
66 Phan Nhân Sơn Phòng thuế Cục hải quan
67 Nguyễn Thị Phương
Kiều
Phòng thuế Cục hải quan
68 Phan Nhân Sơn Văn Phòng Cục hải quan
69 Phan Thị Khánh Duyên Giám đốc Trung tâm khuyến công và
ngư PTCN
70 Nguyễn Văn Hữu Phó giám đốc Sở công thương
71 Trần Văn Hữu Phó Giám đốc Trung tâm khuyến công và
ngư PTCN
72 Trần Anh Tuân Phó trưởng phòng Trung tâm khuyến công và
ngư PTCN
73 Trần Khánh Duy Nhân viên Trung tâm khuyến công và
ngư PTCN
74 Phan Hữu Lợi Nhân viên Trung tâm khuyến công và
ngư PTCN
75 Dương Thị Liên Dự án NepCon
76 Hoàng Thị Hải Anh Dự án NepCon
77 Ann Weddle NEPCon 0988187300

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78 Huỳnh Quang Thanh Bifa 0903906921
79 Trần Anh Vũ Giám đốc Công ty Liên Thanh 0983777199
80 Nguyễn Thanh Phước TLGĐ Công ty Triệu Phú Lộc 01682189900
Annex 4: Pictures of workshop and training course
All participants

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Opening Speechat workshop and training course
Participant expressed their opinions

34. Training workshop report CED- BIFA Page 34
Groups discussion

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Presenting the groups discussion