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National policies
There are a number of national public procurement policies on timber which have been developed over the past decade. The policies vary in scope and applicability. This section attempts to create an overview of the most established national policies and of the work being done to align and support implementation at an EU level.
Public Procurement Policies on Timber and Wood Products
For each of the countries listed below, a summary of the Government timber procurement policy and relevant contact details is available. Please select from the list below to view the detailed country pages:
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Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information on existing national timber procurement policies, we recommend checking with the national procurement policy contacts for the most up to date information.
If you are representing a Government that wishes to have information on its timber procurement policy included on this page, please email cpet@efeca.com or call +44 (0)1305 236 100.
EU Collaboration on Timber Procurement Policies
There have been numerous calls for more harmonised national procurement policies for timber, in order to effectively mobilise market forces. In order to address these calls, the UK, the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium has collaborated and exchanged experiences on timber procurement, and considered opportunities for developing more harmonised approaches to definitions of legal and sustainable timber and to requirements for documentation. Other interested governments have been kept informed and are encouraged to participate too. In Spring 2008 the four countries decided to develop a common framework to compare the (draft or final) national criteria for legal and sustainable timber and for assessment of certifications schemes, Read more here.
The Standing Forestry Committee Ad Hoc Working Group IV on Public Procurement of Wood and Wood-based Products was launched in March 2009. The aim of the group was to exchange experiences between the Member States, Commission Services and stakeholders in order to achieve better compatibility between the different approaches applied in the Member States, and also support the EU FLEGT Action Plan. CPET has shared the UK approach and our experience with the implementation of the policy, with the group.
The report from the Working Group was published at the end of January 2011 and provides a good overview of the legal framework for public procurement in the EU, Member States policies, criteria addressing legality and sustainability and the types of evidence required to demonstrate compliance. Read more...
Relevant links
FLEGT licensed timber and EU Member State Procurement Policies (January 2011)
Standing Forestry Committee Report (November 2010)
Types of evidence referred to in national timber procurement polices (November 2010)
Comparative Study of Danish, UK, Dutch and Belgium national criteria (June 2008)
Comparative matrix of procurement policies (1 Sep 2007)
UNECE/FAO Policy Forum presentation comparison of DK, NL & UK (5 Oct 2006)
FAO Paper: Public procurement policies for forest products and their impacts (8 Aug 2006)
