Indonesia will begin FLEGT licensing on 15 November 2016.

FLEGT licensing become operational on 15 November 2016.

Each VPA includes an appendix indicating the products covered by the FLEGT licensing scheme of the country in question.

First, FLEGT licensing must consistently deliver a steady supply of legal timber.

Cases of non-compliance with the FLEGT licensing scheme and the action taken to deal with them

concerning the start date of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) licensing scheme [2016/1797]

This means that the EU can now proceed to complete the necessary procedures to make the Indonesian FLEGT licensing scheme fully operational.

The EU can now proceed to complete the necessary procedures to make Indonesia's FLEGT licensing scheme fully operational.

The EU can now proceed to complete the necessary procedures to make Indonesia’s FLEGT licensing scheme fully operational.

Approach and actions taken to prevent illegally-produced timber products from being imported into Viet Nam in order to maintain the integrity of the FLEGT Licensing Scheme.

The EU can now complete the moves that will make Indonesia’s FLEGT licensing fully operational.

Transparency also reinforces the credibility of FLEGT licensing among national stakeholders, and EU importers and consumers.

Download the report "EU voluntary private-sector timber procurement policies & the role of FLEGT licensing

Council Regulation (EC) No. 2173/2005 on the Establishment of a FLEGT Licensing Scheme for Imports of Timber into the European Community.

The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the result of the review every five years and accompany such reports where appropriate, by proposals for improvement of the FLEGT licensing scheme.'