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Gustav Adu July 3-5, 2012
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OUTLINE Objective
Background
US Regulations Responsibilities of the
importer
Role of the
Producer/Exporter EU Regulations
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Objective Inform about the new regulations
Show means of compliance
Where and how to seek information
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Background Steps are being taken to
reduce proportions of illegal and unsustainabletimber and timberproducts consumed .
Tools used
Laws Procurement
regulations
Codes of best practices
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Why Stop Illegal Logging Our countries lose needed revenue
Contribute to depress global timberprices
Rural communities are deprived of revenue
Money put in the pockets of criminals
Undermines rule of law and SFM
Destroys forests, watershed andhabitat
Profits from illegal trade used topurchase arms and fuel conflicts
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Illegality can be…… Timber removed from protected
areas
Harvesting without permission
Failure to pay royalties, taxes andfees
Failure to comply with harvestingregulations
Failure to comply with nationalforest laws and regulations
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Illegality…. • Logging timber species protected by national or international law
• Logging outside permitted areas
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Logging in prohibited areas-steepslopes, river banks , water catchmentareas
• Removing under/over-sized trees
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Extracting more timber thanauthorised
• Obtaining concessions illegally
• Logging in breach of contractual
obligations
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Illegality…. Export/import of species
banned under nationalor international law
Illegal export/import incontravention of national laws
Mis-classification and False declaration
Transfer pricing
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Lacey Amen e Act – P antprovisions
Unlawful to trade in any plant, with a few exceptions, that istaken, possessed, transported,or sold in violation of the lawsof the United States, or any foreign law that protects plants.
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Three Basic Provisions1. Prohibits trade in
illegally sourced plantsand products;
2. Requires importers (inthe USA) to submit a
declaration;
3. Establishes penaltiesfor violating the law
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Conditions of the law Unlawful to make or
submit any false record,account or label for, or any
false identification of, any plant
Foreign Timber Laws,such as forest management
laws and regulations of producer countries i.e.Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana,Senegal, Cameroon, etc.,are enforceable in U.S.Courts.
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To comply..... Make best effort to ask appropriate
questions (exercise due care)
Go by the supply chain principles:
o Know it (source of material)
o Simplify it (understandprocedures)
o Track it (havedocumentations)
o Verify it (ask appropriatequestions, ask for evidence...)
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Role of Importer Make due diligence to
ensure that shipments areobtained legally
Ensure shipmentdocumentations andrecords are correct, trueand accurate
Make sure shipment isproperly declared
in accordance withrequirementFiles electronicdeclarations on time by truthfully completing PPQ
Form 505
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…PPQ Form 505 -Plant & Plant
Products Declaration… Section 1 – Shipment Information
Estimated Date of Arrival
Entry number
Container Number
B/L
MID
Importer name/address Consignee Name/Address
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PPQ Form 505 -Plant & Plant
Products Declaration Form contd Section 2 Compliance with Lacey Act
Description of merchandise
HTSUS Number Entered Value in US Dollars
Article/Component of Article
Plant Scientific Name
Country of harvest
Quantity and Unit of Measure
% Recycled Material
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Exporter… Importers will need to
obtain the informationfrom their suppliers.
Suppliers will need to keeptrack of informationrequired on a regular basis.
Assist US importers/buyer
with all relevantinformation on to facilitatetimely, truthful and correctfiling of declarations
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Dos and Don’ts Avoid or minimize penalties under the Lacey Act
by exercising due diligence in the sourcing of woodinputs.
Pay attention to your customers – Customers willbe asking increasingly detailed questions about wood sourcing.
Producers and exporters/importers may be able to
attract new customers – or lose them – dependingupon what assurances they can provide about thelegality of their wood inputs.
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Dos and Don’ts Understand your sourcing
Producers and exporters/importersshould put a management process
in place designed to investigate theproduct supply chain and providedocumented assurance thatpotentially illegal wood products
are not being received and used. Companies and company officials
who simply ignore potentialsourcing problems can still be
found liable for violations
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Dos and Don’ts Do not rely on “paper”
assurances only
Actual lack of knowledge of
illegalities in the sourcing of aproduct’s raw materials will notprevent forfeiture.
Although helpful, it is not
enough to simply get a letter orcontract from your supplierstating that the wood products
were legally obtained
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PENALTIES UNDER THE LACEY ACT Civil administrative penalties… knew, should have
known…. up to $10,000
Forfeiture.. even if did not know e.g., that timber was
harvested illegally. Ship, Vehicle, equipment , etc used, alsosubject to forfeiture .
Fines and imprisonment.. up to $250,000 ($500,000 fororganizations) and/or up to 5 years imprisonment. If
should have known.. offense is a misdemeanor ..up to$100,000 fine ($200,000 for organizations) and/or upto one
year imprisonment
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Phase-in Schedule of Enforcement
II April, 2009 IIIOctober, 2009 IV April, 2010
HTS Chapters HTS Chapters HTS Chapters
Ch.44 Headings (wood & articles of wood) Ch.44 Headings (wood & articles of wood) Ch.44 Headings (wood & articles of wood)
4401 – (Fuel wood) 4402 – Wood charcoal 4421 – Other articles of wood
4403 – (Wood in the rough) 4412 – Plywood, veneered panels, except 44129906 and44129957)
Ch. 66 Headings (umbrellas, walking sticks, ridingcrops)6602 – Walking sticks, whips, crops
4404 – (Hardwood; poles, piles, stakers) 4414 – Wooden frames Ch. 82 headings (tools, implements)8201 – Hand tools
4406 – (Railway or tramway sleepers) 4419 – Tableware & kitchenware of wood Ch. 92 Headings (musical instruments)9201 – Pianos
9202 – Other stringed instruments
4407 – (Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise) 4420 – Wood marquetry, caskets, statuettes Ch. 93 Headings (arms and ammunition)9302 – Revolvers and pistols93051020 – Parts and accessories for revolvers andpistols
4408 – (Sheets for veneering) Ch. 94 Headings (furniture, etc.)940169 – Seats with wood frames
4409 – (Wood continuously shaped PLUS PHASE II Ch 95 Headings (toys, games, & sporting equipment)950420 – Articles and accessories for billiards
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HTS Codes for HandicraftsCategory Common Name HTS code HTS Description
Wood Products Furniture 9403.60.40.00 Other Wooden Furniture/Other
Walking Stick 6602.00.00.00 Walking Sticks, whips ridingcrops and the like
Wooden Statues 4420.10.00 Wooden Statuettes and otherornaments
Wooden Frames 4414.00.00
Wooden frames for paintings,photographs mirrors or similarobjects
Other Articles of Wood 4421.90.20
Other articles of wood/other/sanded grooved orotherwise in advanced condition
Cigar boxes 4420.90.20
Jewelry boxes, silverware chests,cigar and cigarette boxes,
microscope cases, tool or utensilcases and similar boxes, casesand chests, all the foregoing of
wood/ cigar and cigarrette boxes
Wooden bowls/kitchenware 4419.00.80Tableware and kitchenware, of
wood/ other Jewelry boxes, silverware chests,cigar and cigarette boxes,microscope cases, tool or utensil
cases and similar boxes, casesand chests, all the foregoing of
wood/ Other/ Not lined with
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HTS Codes for HandicraftsCategory Common Name HTS code HTS Description
Straw Baskets 4602.19.18
Basketwork, wickerwork andother articles, made directly toshape from plaiting materials ormade up from articles of heading4601; articles of loofah/Other
baskets and bags, whether or notlined/other
Broom table runners 4602.19.18 "
Musical Instruments Djembe 9206.00.20
Percussion musical instruments(for example drums, xylophone,cymbals castanets and Maracas)/Drums
Kpanlogo 9206.00.20
Axatse 9206.00.80Percussion Musicalinstruments……/Other
Xylophone 9206.00.80
Rattles 9206.00.80
Shakers 9206.00.80
Other string musical instruments(for example, guitars, violins,
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HTS Codes for HandicraftsCategory Common Name HTS code HTS Description
Works of Art Paintings 9701.10.00
Paintings, drawings and pastels,
executed entirely by hand, other
than drawings of heading 4906 and
other than hand-painted or hand-
decorated manufactured articles;
collages and similar decorative
plaques; all the foregoing framed or
not framed/ paintings, drawings
and pastels
Plates and kitchenware 6912.00.41
Steins with permanently attached
pewter lids; candy boxes,
decanters, punch bowls, pretzel
dishes, tidbit dishes, tiered servers,
bonbon dishes, egg cups, spoons
and spoon rests, oil and vinegar
sets, tumblers and salt and pepper
shaker sets
Other ceramic kitchenware 6912.00.50 "/other
Christmas Ornaments Christmas Ornaments of Glass 9505.10.10
Festive, carnival or other
entertainment articles, including
magic tricks and practical joke
articles; parts and accessories
thereof/ Christmas ornaments/ Of
glass
of Wood 9505.10.15 /of wood
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EU Timber Regulation
Key Obligations.
1. Prohibits the placing on the EU market for the firsttime of illegally harvested timber and productsderived from such timber;
2. EU traders who place timber products on the EUmarket for the first time must exercise 'due diligence’
3. EU traders to keep records of their suppliers andcustomers.
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Products the regulation will coverHTS code Description
4401 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and
4403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
4406 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
4407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a
4408 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for other similar
4409 Wood continuously shaped along any of its edges, ends, or faces
4410 Particle board, oriented strand board (OSB) and similar board (for example, waferboard) of wood or other
4411 Fibreboard of wood or other ligneous materials, whether or not bonded with resins or other organic substances
4412 Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood
4413 Densified wood, in blocks, plates, strips or profile shapes
4414 4414 00 Wooden frames for paintings, photographs, mirrors or similar objects
4415 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; pallets, box pallets etc.
4416 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
4418 Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood, wood panels, assembled flooring panels, shingles and shakes
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Products Cont’d HTS Code Description
Chapters 47 and 48 Pulp and paper, with the exception of bamboo-based and recovered (waste
and scrap products
9403 30, 9403 40, 9403 50 00, 9403 60 and9403 90 30
Wooden furniture
9406 00 20 Prefabricated buildings
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Notice Application of the regulation to start March 3, 2013.
More detailed rules on implementation to be adoptedby the European Commission in June 2012
Products covered by valid FLEGT or CITES licenses areconsidered to comply with requirements of theregulation
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Sources of Information Lacey website: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/lacey_act/index.shtml
Environmental Investigation Website
• www.eia-global.org/lacey
CITES:
• www.cites.org
• www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
[email protected] Scientific names of plants
http://plants.usda.gov
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_search.pl
http://www.itis.gov/
http://www.ipni.org/
• EU Timber Regulations
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/timber_regulation.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/timber_regulation.htm#diligence
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/timber_regulation.htm#products
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/flegt.htm
• Definition of legal wood: www.proforest.net/cpet/evidence-of-compliance/category-a-evidence/approved-schems
• www.proforest.net/cpet/evidence-of-compliance/other-evidence-as-assurance
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