Positive results of EUTR-controls of Holzindustrie Schweighofer plants

Mills in Romania were inspected six times during the last two years

Between March 2015 and December 2016 Holzindustrie Schweighofer’s Romanian saw mills and panel production sites were subject to six controls under the European Timber Regulation (EUTR). All confirmed that Holzindustrie Schweighofer’s due diligence system complies with the standards laid down by the EUTR. The “European Timber Regulation” is the legal framework ensuring that only legally harvested timber enters the European Union’s market. The core of the ‘due diligence’ notion is that operators undertake a risk management exercise so as to minimize the risk of placing illegally harvested timber, or timber products containing illegally harvested timber, on the EU market.

During these controls, Holzindustrie Schweighofer’s due diligence systems were examined in terms of functionality and correctness. In all of the cases, the competent authorities confirmed that Holzindustrie Schweighofer’s due diligence system complies with the EUTR and Romania’s respective laws and regulations. The EUTR controls took place at the following sites: Radauti (March and August 2015), Sebes (March 2016), Comanesti (November and December 2016), Reci (November 2016).

More information about the EUTR can be found on the website of the European Commission: ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/timber_regulation.htm