1. Working Group II Consumer markets: EUTR implementation and increasing demand for sustainable tropical wood products

2. Implementation EUTR Consistency in all MS: interpretation and enforcement: Transparency of CA: Key-performance indicators DD-Standards: as part of MO-application: recognition by COM Dealing with complaints / substantiated concerns: CA; MO

3. EUTR and certification Monitoring enforcement in MS: COM Exchange with Authorities in other countries (USA, Australia): MS Certification: adaption to EUTR ongoing: certifcation schemes Use the knowledge of certification also for non-certified material (supply chain): Operators

4. Consumer markets / procurement EU Member states should establish sustainable timber purchasing policies, obliging public authorities to demand sustainable timber (key open questions – inclusion of FLEGT, or strict definition of sustainable?) – governments should co-operate on this process Focus on capacity building, for procurers and those managing contracts to ensure actual implementation

5. Consumer markets / procurement Promote change of perception from tropical timber = bad timber, to sustainable tropical timber = good timber. Governments to support marketing campaigns, and to engage all key stakeholders (NGOs, training institutions, construction professionals, retail companies, consumer organisations Construction procurement to give preference to renewable materials, to counterbalance the greater difficulties of meeting sustainable timber requirements

6. Timber: only 30% for wood products, 70% residues/wastes = opportunity for bioenergy, but “image” problem also for residues/wastes Local use of bioenergy in wood processing can improve security of supply, and carbon footprint  higher product value But use of residues might reduce low-cost fuelwood source  (social) risk of displacement No evidence (yet) that EUTR increases sustainable wood market – “not enough” Session II WG 3: Opportunities & Risks

7. Due diligence = additional burden for producers (documentation, disclosure), no addional value  Develop certification systems further to provide “low-risk” category in DD  Export country governments “adopt” certification systems under FLEGT license to help DD – opportunity for competent authorities  Clear signal needed that sustainability will be required in the next step (3 years?), at least for public procurement Session II WG 3: Threats and Counteractions