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Dutch say no to Malaysian wood
This Issue • $45m exit package for contractors • NZ log exports at record levels
Claim that timber certification scheme limits recognition of indigenous rights MALAYSIA’S national timber certification scheme has been judged to fall short of the Netherlands’ timber procurement standards.
The Netherlands, the largest market for Malaysian timber
Market loss .. Malaysian wood doesn’t make cut for Netherlands.
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The decision by SMK, an independent panel, rejects the Malaysian Timber Certification Council’s (MTCC) appeal against the decision last year by the Dutch Timber Procurement Assessment Committee which judged that the Malaysian scheme did not meet the procurement criteria for wood.
in the EU, accounts for 49% of Malaysia’s exports, paying a premium of 2% to 4% for certified timber products. The Netherlands and nine other countries – Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland and the UK – have enforced public procurement policies that encourage the acceptance of certified timber products for publicly funded projects. The main reason for TPAC’s rejection of MTCS is what it claims is the scheme’s limited
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