Export of wood products from the Republic of Croatia to the Vietnam market

As Vietnam is an important country in the context of timber trade, a Voluntary Partnership Agreement was signed between the European Union and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on forest law enforcement, governance and trade (OJ L). 147/3, 5 June 2019) with the aim that all wood raw materials and wood products originating in Vietnam be produced legally. The agreement provides for import controls at EU borders in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 on the establishment of the FLEGT licensing system and Regulation (EC) no. Laying down detailed measures for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008 2173/2005.

Source: poljoprivreda.gov.hr (Automatically translated from Croatian)