The Clean Timber Act of Japan, to be implemented in May, affects most forest products, including logs, wood, furniture and sawdust. The law is described as a voluntary code of practice applicable to all Japanese Timber-related commercial entities with the aim of ensuring domestic and import Wood can be legally harvested.
The report states: "Unlike the Lacey Act, the Clean Timber Act does not punish the purchase, possession, shipment or sale of illegally-sourced wood products, but rather the Japanese government intends to create a reward that is devoted to legally harvested timber Company environment. "The Clean Timber Act states that" business operators should strive to use legally harvested timber in the handling of timber and timber products (Article 5) ", and the Clean Timber Act is considered to promote legal logging in Japan Mandatory measures for wood products.
The report explains that the main function of the Clean Timber Act is to register timber and wood products for the purpose of reviewing and approving access to legal harvesting rights.The Registration Organization (RO) assesses the company's measures to demonstrate compliance with the Clean Timber Act Once approved, businesses can refer to themselves as RWREs.
Wood pellets are one of the forest products under the Clean Timber Act, which means that businesses that import, trade and consume wood pellets in Japan may be affected.An annual biofuels report submitted to GAIN by Japan in August states that last year the country Approximately 525,000 tonnes of wood pellets, including 400,000 tonnes of imported wood pellets, were consumed and consumption is expected to increase to 555,000 tonnes this year, of which 430,000 tonnes will be imported, and the United States provided Japan with an estimated 306 tonnes of wood in 2016 Granules.
