Participants learnt what the requirements of the regulation are and how they had been implemented and enforced so far, they also gained an understanding of due diligence and how to use NEPCon’s tools to conduct your own. Guest speakers were also present to give different perspectives and experiences. The afternoon session involved an interactive session using NEPCon’s new Sourcing Hub and the risk assessments and tools available on it to investigate and discuss various sourcing scenarios, such as: due diligence for Forest Management Enterprises; the use of certification; sourcing from Russia; and documentation, its uses and limitations.
Agenda and Materials
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ES Kokmateriālu regula: ievads // Introduction to the EUTR by Ann Weddle, NEPCon (download presentation in Latvian/English)
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ES Kokmateriālu regulas ieviešana Latvijā // EUTR enforcement in Latvia by Stella Boke, Latvian CA (download presentation in Latvian)
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Likumības pārbaudes sistēma: ko tas nozīmē praksē? // Exploring due diligence: what does it mean in practice? by Ann Weddle, NEPCon (download presentation in Latvian/English)
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SIA JELD-WEN praktiskā pieredze ieviešot ES Kokmateriālu regulas prasības // Trade perspective: JELD-WEN’s experience of the EUTR by Santa Karkle, JELD-WEN (download presentation in English)
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Iepazīstināšana ar NEPCon izstrādātajiem palīglīdzekļiem // Introducing NEPCon’s tools (Sourcing Hub, DD tools, timber legality risk assessment) by Ditte Steffensen (download presentation in Latvian/English)
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Praktiska iepazīšanās ar palīglīdzekļiem – darba sesija // Putting the tools into practice – break out session: download exercises in Latvian and the supplementary presentation in English
Speakers
Annie Weddle - Forest Legality Specialist, NEPCon
Ann works as a Project Manager for NEPCon, implementing donor-funded timber legality projects. One of these was a project building the capacity of Vietnamese SMEs to fulfil demands for legal timber. She spent two years in Vietnam working with trade to facilitate access to EU markets. Ann has technical expertise within FSC and PEFC chain of custody and EUTR due diligence auditing and worked for over five years with the timber industry in the UK and Ireland.
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Ann strādā NEPCon par projektu vadītāju, īstenojot projektus par kokmateriālu tiesisku izcelsmi, fokusējoties uz meža likumdošanas ieviešanas pārvaldību un tirdzniecību (FLEGT), kā arī likumības pārbaudi. Ann ir strādājusi par tehnisko padomdevēju vadītāju projektos Vjetnamā. Projektu mērķis bija mazo un vidējo uzņēmumu kapacitātes paaugstināšana, lai nodrošinātu tiesisku kokmateriālu izcelsmi. Viņa ir strādājusi 2 gadus Vjetnamā, lai nodrošinātu produkcijas noietu ES tirgū. Ann ir praktiskā darba pieredze darbā ar FSC un PEFC piegādes ķēdēm, ES Kokmateriālu regulas Likumības pārbaužu auditēšanu un vairāk kā piecus gadus ir strādājusi Apvienotajā Karalistē un Īrijā kokrūpniecības nozarē. Ann pastāstīs par Likumības pārbaužu koncepciju un vadīs prakstisko darba sesiju pēcpusdienā.
Ditte Steffensen - Forest Legality Specialist, NEPCon
Ditte has worked with forest certification and legality for NEPCon for 3 years. She works primarily with NEPCon legality projects and has experience with the evaluating and setting up Due Diligence Systems. Ditte is FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody lead auditor, as well as Lead auditor in NEPCon’s LegalSource Certification Programme. She has participated in LegalSource services in Denmark, as well as forest legality audits in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Ditte ir strādājusi NEPCon uzņēmumā vairāk nekā 3 gadus meža sertifikācijas un likumīgas izcelsmes jomā. Viņa galvenokārt strādā NEPCon projektos par kokmateriālu tiesisku izcelsmi. Dittei ir pieredze Likumības pārbaužu sistēmu novērtēšanā un izveidē. Ditte ir FSC and PEFC piegāžu ķēžu vadošais auditors, kā arī LegalSource sertifikācijas programmas vadošais auditors. Viņa ir piedalījusies LegalSource pakalpojumu sniegšanā Dānijā, kā arī piedalījusies meža likumības auditos Malaizijā un Indonēzijā. Ditte iepazīstinās dalībniekus ar NEPCon piedāvātajiem palīglīdzekļiem, t.sk. Resursu krātuvi un kā to izmantot Likumības pārbaudēs.
Santa Karkle - Chain of Custody Specialist, Jeld-Wen
Santa has been working at Jeld-Wen Ltd since 2005. She works as a Certification Specialist and an internal auditor for FSC and PEFC supply chains, as well as the EU Timber Regulation. Santa is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the internal system, the development of procedures, the implementation of FSC / PEFC standards in the whole Jeld-Wen Group, across Europe. Santa spoke about JELD-WEN’s practical experience in the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation.
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Santa strādā SIA Jeld-Wen kopš 2005. gada. Viņa strādā uzņēmumā par speciālistu sertifikācijas jomā un iekšējo auditoru attiecībā uz FSC un PEFC piegādes ķēdēm, kā arī ES Kokmateriālu regulu. Santa ir atbildīga par iekšējās sistēmas izveidi un uzturēšanu, procedūru izstrādi, FSC/PEFC standartu ieviešanas kontroli visos Jeld-Wen grupas uzņēmumos Eiropā. Santa pastāstīs par JELD-WEN praktisko darba pieredzi ES Kokmateriālu regulas ieviešanā.
Stella Boke - Vecākā eksperte, Valsts meža dienests // State Forest Service
Stella is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the Regulation in Latvia since 2014, when the VMD was delegated this function.
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Regulas ieviešana un uzraudzība Latvijā kopš 2014. gada, kad VMD tika deleģēta šī funkcija.
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This workshop was conducted as part of the joint project ‘Supporting Legal Timber Trade’ aimed at supporting timber-related companies in Europe with knowledge, tools and training in the requirements of the EU Timber Regulation. Knowing your timber’s origin is not only good for the forests, but good for business. The joint project was funded by the EU LIFE programme and UK aid from the UK government.