ukrainian news - 22.05.2007
EU adopted Commission’s proposal to repeal the so called “knots in the wood” directive
At the same time the Member States came to a political agreement on the
deregulation of packaging sizes, except for wines and spirits, which
will be adopted formally in the foreseeable future. Both acts of Better
Regulation were already adopted by the European Parliament. The
Commission's efforts on simplification will intensify in the future,
for example with regard to areas such as construction, business
statistics and the environment. Moreover, the Commission has tabled an
EU Action Programme cutting unnecessary administrative burdens on
businesses by a quarter by 2012 at the beginning of 2007.
Commission Vice-President Günter Verheugen, responsible for enterprise
and industry policy, said: “I am pleased that we have got full backing
from the Member States to repeal EU legislation on wood standards,
which has become a symbol of unnecessary regulation right from the
beginning of the drive for Better Regulation.”
Directive 68/89/EEC was originally meant to be a measure to develop the
internal market for wood raw material supply to the forest-based
industries. However, its application has been limited, since operators
in the timber markets have agreed and applied other methods of
measurement and classification.
The internal market for wood raw material has expanded, as well as
trade with third countries, without any hindrances, as different
measurement or classification methods have been applied. Since other
methods are working fine and are supported by stakeholders, the trade
in wood in the rough would not be negatively affected by the repeal of
this directive.
See also:
- — Microwave Drying of Timber Could Revolutionise Industry
- — Ruukki Group to invest Euro 1.1 billion in Russian woodworking sector
- — Good prospects for timber trade in Finland
- — Germany: Production of stationary woodworking machines rose 18.8 per cent in 2006
- — Successful Selling at Ligna+ 2007
