Japan: Forestry Agency Proposal to Prove Legal Harvest under the Revised Clean Wood Act

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Japan: Forestry Agency Proposal to Prove Legal Harvest under the Revised Clean Wood Act

On May 8, 2023, the Forestry Agency revised the Clean Wood Act. On October 11, 2023, the Forestry Agency proposed what types of information can be considered as equivalent to legal harvest certification. The Forestry Agency has opened the public comment period until November 9, 2023. The revised Clean Wood Act will be fully enacted in two years and the Forestry Agency will propose more details in the next two years.

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan
Forest Products

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