In early December, the German government announced for the European commission regarding illegal trade in the draft to stand. Congress Heinen Ursula, secretary, representing the federal government, in 00202/0041 534 - in the release date file, the file, talked about many members of congress from Germany and greens of 19 questions. The government says the draft is still in the initial stage to test plan, but said that in some lobbying, main sections, such as: the risk control method, make laws on the more accurate, and checked by the responsible institution. As to ask whether the German government are lobbying agreed to illegal sources of wood and wood products trade and processing, the government said this fact hardly competent government said the mission in this aspect of almost incompetent. But the current check range is available for illegal fishing and related eu rules are applicable to illegal logging category. On December 8, Cornelia Behm news conference, green agriculture spokesman accused the federal government policy on the proposal to express explicit attitude. Green organization committee proposed itself, and doubt the disappointing advocated due diligence (root) is illegal lumber trade and appropriate measures. On the other hand, the European lumber trade association in Brussels (FEBO) welcomed the eu's advice. But FEBO still need to clarify some problems, for example: in every country coordination due diligence (root) system, lumber trade organization as the management organization, as well as the function of sustainable risk assessment of authentication.
