After more than two years of negotiations, the European Council and European Parliament have signed a provisional agreement that, if approved, would ban illegal timber from entering the EU.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/compromise-deal-eu-moves-toward-illegal-timber-ban
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bridges-weekly-trade-news-digest
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-smuggling
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu