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<p>Defra is committed to tackling the trade in illegal timber. We implement the EU
Timber Regulation (EUTR), which makes it an offence to place illegally logged timber
on the EU market for the first time, and the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance
and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation, which aims to combat illegal logging and improve the
supply of legal timber to the EU. Defra officials are engaged in coordinating implementation
of the EUTR and FLEGT Regulation across the EU, and in the EU-wide reviews of these
Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Timber Procurement Policy
(TPP) requires central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental
public bodies to procure timber and timber products that are both legal and sustainable.
Information on the TPP has been shared with other interested EU Member States.</p><p>
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