Sweden sets legal precedent with prosecution of Myanmar teak trader

Mongabay
Nov 14, 2016, 7:20 pm116 pts
A Swedish court upheld a ruling today that finds an importer of teak from Myanmar to be in violation of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) — setting a legal precedent that conservationists hope will be followed across Europe. Sweden’s forest agency, Skogsstyrelsen, prosecuted the trader, Almtra Nordic, under…

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