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“The country will get more timber processing capacities:” Viktoria Abramchenko about the problems that will be solved by banning roundwood export

November 25, 2020 ` 19:56  
In her interview for Russia 24 channel, Viktoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, explained which problems will be solved by banning the export of roundwood and roughly processed timber from Russia as of January 1, 2022. “Firstly,...

Alexander Kozlov became Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia

November 23, 2020 ` 18:51  
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the order on appointing Alexander Kozlov Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. Mr. Kozlov used to be Head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic from 2018....

Russian Timber Journal 10-2020: European Union is going to conduct an anti-dumping investigation in relation to birch plywood import from Russia, EU may impose duties; interview with Ilya Korotkov, Director General at Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Mill; Russia is consistently growing the export of larch sawn timber

Russian Timber Journal 10-2020: the European Commission reported the start of the investigation that will determine whether Russian birch plywood import is subject to dumping and whether the European Union industry was harmed; WhatWood Agency had a conversation...

EUTR to become UK domestic legislation starting January 1, 2021

November 12, 2020 ` 19:14  
The European Timber Regulation and Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) will no longer apply in the United Kingdom from 1 January 2021. The European Timber Regulation (EUTR) and FLEGT will become UK domestic legislation as the...

The Constitutional Court put an end to indefinite inclusion in the Bad Faith Forest Users Register

November 6, 2020 ` 17:41  
Legislators are supposed to introduce amendments to the Forest Code by January 1, 2021, under the ruling by the Constitutional Court.  The Constitutional Court recognized art. 98.1 of the Forest Code (Register of Bad Faith Tenants of Forest...

Russia is implementing a tool of growing private forests on agricultural lands for the first time

November 5, 2020 ` 19:03  
New Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1509 of September 21, 2020 “On features of using, safeguarding, protecting and reproducing forests located in agricultural lands” permits forest management activities, including timber harvesting, in agricultural lands;...

The Government of the Russian Federation established a Forest Sector Development Committee

November 3, 2020 ` 18:35  
The government committee will consider issues of state forest supervision, fire supervision in forests, fighting illegal timber circulation, forest protection from pests and other unfavorable factors, developing a close-cycle economy in the forest sector and guaranteed provision of...

The Government of the Russian Federation is adopting measures to encourage wood processing

October 23, 2020 ` 19:15  
The document was signed by Viktoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, following a meeting with Vladimir Putin. A total of 46 problems were included in the list, along with the same number of potential solutions classified into...

Vladimir Putin gave a directive to introduce a ban on exporting unprocessed or roughly processed timber products from Russian as of January 1, 2022

October 23, 2020 ` 19:07  
September 29, 2020 Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on issues of developing and decriminalizing the timber industry. The President gave a directive to introduce a system of accounting for timber and transactions therewith in the pilot...

EU to launch anti-dumping procedure for birch plywood imports from Russia

October 20, 2020 ` 16:54  
Following a complaint brought by the Woodstock Consortium acting on behalf of the Union producers of birch plywood, who represent a majority of the total European Union (EU) production of the product, the EU has launched an anti-dumping...