Italian firms flout EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says

Mongabay
Sep 2, 2021, 8:01 am127 pts
Negligible fines and inadequate enforcement are turning Italy into a hotspot for illegal Myanmar timber in spite of EU sanctions and regulations against the latter’s timber trade, according to a new report. The EU has long prohibited sales of illegal timber products in its markets under its 2013 EU Timber…

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