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MAY 2006 |
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U.S. Congressional Research Study on Softwood Lumber |
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Italy implements EU rules on U.S. Oak
Log Imports |
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APRIL 2006 |
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Proposed Changes To CITES Implementing
Regulations |
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New Zealand Notice on Wood Packaging
Materials |
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Chile Modifies Quarantine Regulations
Pertaining to Methyl Bromide and Phosphine Treatments for Sawn
Wood and Logs
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FEBRUARY 2006 |
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International Tropical Timber
Organization Successor Agreement Concluded
(.pdf format) |
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United States Federal Agencies Sign
Green Building Agreement
(.pdf format) |
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European Union Delays Debarking
Requirement for Wood Packaging Material |
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United States Federal Agencies Sign
Green Building Agreement
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JANUARY 2006 |
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European Union Adopts Regulation
Permitting Timber Import Licensing and Voluntary Partnership
Agreements for Forest Products |
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Japan Solicits Public Comments on JAS
Lumber Standard |
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DECEMBER 2005 |
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Canada Announces Assistance Package for
Forest Products Industry
(.pdf format) |
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Wood Tariffs to be Reduced Under U.S.
Morocco Free Trade Agreement |
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NOVEMBER 2005 |
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U.S. Paper on Forest Products
Liberalization in the World Trade Organization |
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SEPTEMBER 2005 |
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Mexico Announces Final Rule for Wood
Packing Materials Effective September 16
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Peru to Begin Implementation of Wood
Packaging Material Regulation
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AUGUST 2005 |
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Korean Government Increases Wood-Frame
Construction Heights |
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New Timber Quarantine Processing
Facility in China |
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Sustainable Forestry in the United
States |
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Bolivia Announces Wood Packaging
Material Regulations |
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U.S. Imports of Softwood Plywood from
Brazil Under Review
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Wood Packaging Material On-line Seminar
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JULY 2005 |
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Bolivia Announces Wood Packaging
Material Regulations |
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JUNE 2005 |
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Mexico Concludes Safeguard Investigation
on Plywood |
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MAY 2005 |
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White Oak Log Derogation Enable U.S.
Exporters To Continue Shipping to the European Union |
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MARCH 2005 |
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South Africa Wood Packaging Material
Phytosanitary Requirements
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EU Suspends Debarking Requirement on
Wood Packaging Material Directive Until March 1, 2006 |
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FEBRUARY 2005 |
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Guatemala Will Accept Wood Packaging
Treated And Marked In Compliance With ISPM-15 |
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JANUARY 2005 |
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Canada Initiates New Legal Challenges in Lumber Dispute
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Storm Ravages Northern European Forests |
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DECEMBER 2004 |
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ITC Finds Material Injury in Chinese Wooden Bedroom Furniture
Case |
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DOC Lowers Duties on Canadian Softwood Lumber |
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Turkey Delays Implementation of ISPM 15 |
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Canadian Softwood Lumber Threatening U.S. Industry
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India Delays Import Requirements for Wood Packaging Material
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WTO Authorizes Additional Duties on Forest and Fishery
Products
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NOVEMBER 2004 |
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Study Released Quantifying Impact of Illegal Logging
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Final Dumping Margins Announced for Chinese Wooden Furniture |
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SEPTEMBER 2004 |
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Reverses Its
Injury Determination in the U.S. - Canada Lumber Dispute |
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EU to Publish New Import Requirements for Wood Packaging
Material |
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AUGUST 2004 |
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WTO Appellate Body Upholds Ruling Against the United States’
Use of “Zeroing” in the Calculation of Antidumping Margins in
the U.S. - Canadian Softwood Lumber Dispute |
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Korean Government Eases Limitations on Wood-Frame Building
Heights |
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NAFTA Panel Rules Against the United States in the U.S. -
Canada Lumber Dispute |
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China Developing Voluntary Timber Standard
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JULY 2004 |
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Japan Local Government to Support Use of Local Wood
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WTO Appellate Body Upholds Ruling Against the United States’
in Use of “Zeroing” in Softwood Lumber Dispute |
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JUNE 2004 |
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Commerce Announces Preliminary Antidumping Determination on
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China
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PSI Recognized as Performance Evaluation Body Recognized by
GOJ |
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Incorporation of KSF 1611-1 into the Korean National Building
Code |
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APRIL 2004 |
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U.S.-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement |
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WTO Panel Rules in Favor of the United States in the
U.S.-Canada Lumber Dispute
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India Wood Packaging Material: Status for Exporters |
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MARCH 2004 |
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Korea Delays Import Requirements for Wood Packaging Material
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India Clarifies Wood Packaging Material Requirements
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WTO Panel Ruling Puts in Question U.S.- Canada Softwood Lumber
Dispute |
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NAFTA Panel Remands Softwood Lumber Antidumping (AD) Case a
Second Time |
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Use of International Mark for Wood Packaging Material
Authorized |
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JANUARY 2004 |
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Japan and Korea Agree to Oppose Wood Product Tariff
Elimination |
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WTO Appellate Body Reverses Part of Earlier WTO Ruling on U.S.
Countervailing Duties (CVD) for Softwood Lumber |
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Department of Commerce (DOC) Responds to NAFTA Panel Remand On
Softwood Lumber |
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ITC Votes to Continue Case on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from
China |
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DECEMBER 2003 |
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China to Amend Solid Wood Packing Material (SWPM) Regulations |
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Commerce Initiates Antidumping Investigation of Wooden Bedroom
Furniture |
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The International Trade Commission (ITC) Responds to NAFTA
Panel Remand on Softwood Lumber |
NOVEMBER 2003 |
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Mexico Announces Final Standard on New Sawn Lumber |
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WTO Releases Final Report on Canada’s Challenge of
Countervailing Duty on Softwood Lumber |
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Department of Commerce (DOC) Responds to NAFTA Panel Remand On
Softwood Lumber |
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APHIS Amending Target Date For Implementation of New Import
Requirements for Wood Packing Material |
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U.S. Furniture Manufacturers Seek Protection from Chinese
Imports
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JULY 2003 |
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President's Initiative Against Illegal Logging |
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NAFTA Panel Rules on Canadian Softwood Lumber Antidumping Case |
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United Nations Adds Timber to Sanctions Against Liberia |
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JUNE 2003 |
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USDA to Refuse Entry of Bigleaf Mahogany Shipments |
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U.S. and Chile Sign Free Trade Agreement |
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MAY 2003 |
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WTO Releases Interim Report on SWL Countervailing Duty
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APHIS to Amend Solid Wood Packing Material (SWPM) Regulations
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EU Announces Action Plan to Combat Illegal Logging and Timber
Trade
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APRIL 2003 |
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Brazil Implements New Import Requirements for Lumber |
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British Columbia (BC) Announces Wood-Frame Housing Project in
China |
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MARCH 2003 |
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U.S. Calls for Elimination of Tariffs in Forest Products
Sector |
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EU Bans Use of Arsenic in
Treatment of Wood for Consumer Use |
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Policy Bulletin Under Development for Pricing and Sale of
Canadian Timber |
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Japan Says It Cannot Support Further Tariff Cuts In
Forest Products Sector |
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President Bush Notifies Congress of Intent To Enter Into FTA
With Chile |
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U.S. Submits Indicative List of NTBS To WTO |
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Argentina Implements New Requirements For Wood Packing
Material |
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DECEMBER 2002 |
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Mahogany Placed In CITES Appendix II
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WTO Appoints Panelists To Hear U.S.- Canadian Softwood Lumber
Dispute |
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ITTC Meets In
Yokohama
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U.S. And Chile Conclude FTA Negotiations |
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NOVEMBER 2002 |
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China To Permit Wood-Frame Construction |
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BEC And JTC Meet In Seattle |
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WTO Panel Rules on Canadian Softwood Lumber Issue |
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APHIS Continues To Scrutinize Shipments of Brazilian Mahogany |
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ITTC To Meet November 4-9, 2002 in Yokohama |
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Funding To Strengthen BC Forestry Markets |
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SEPTEMBER 2002 |
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Mexico Announces Safeguard Investigation On Plywood |
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IPPC Delays Implementation Of Standard For Wood Packing
Material |
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BEC And JTC To Meet In Seattle |
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DOC Initiates Expedited Review Of Countervailing Duty Order Of
Canadian Softwood Lumber |
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APHIS Releases Additional Shipment Of Brazilian Mahogany |
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APHIS To Publish EIS For The Importation Of Wood Packaging
Material |
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Malaysian Government Bans Logs From Indonesia |
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JUNE 2002 |
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IPPC Adopts Standard for Wood Packing Material |
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Wood Products Subcommittee Meets in Tokyo
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ITC Finds Threat of Injury in Canadian Softwood Lumber
Investigation |
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APHIS Rescinds Decision to Allow Entry of Brazilian Mahogany
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UK Imposes Additional Requirements on Imports of Wood From the
United States
|
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UNFF Meets In New York, March 4-15, 2002 |
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MARCH 2002 |
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IPPC To Consider Standard For Wood Packing Material
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Japan Deems U.S. Wood Products Standards System Equivalent |
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U.S. and Canada Resume Softwood Lumber Talks |
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EPA Announces Transition From Consumer Use of Treated Wood
Containing Arsenic
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Mexican Forest Products Industry Urges Use of Safeguard Action |
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UNFF Met In New York, March 4-12, 2002 |
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DECEMBER 2001 |
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EU Implements Program for Coniferous
Non-Manufactured Wood Packing Material |
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ITTO Meets in Yokohama, Japan, October 29
– November 3, 2001 |
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Commerce Announces Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Investigation of
Canadian Softwood Lumber |
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BEC and JTC Committees Meet in Ottawa |
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Draft Environmental Review of U.S.-Chile
FTA Released |
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OCTOBER 2001 |
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European Union
Emergency Measures For Coniferous Non-Manufactured Wood
Packing Material |
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SEPTEMBER 2001 |
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U.S. Implements Program for Coniferous
Non-Manufactured Wood Packing Material to EU |
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Korea Bans Import of Oak and Alder from
Specified Areas |
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UN Forum on Forests Meets |
|
Indonesia Requests Ramin Be Included on
Appendix III of CITES |
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Netherlands Bans Import and Use of Wood
Treated with Copper Compounds |
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Commerce Announces Preliminary Subsidy
Determination on Canadian Softwood Lumber |
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U.S.-Japan Issue Fourth Joint Status
Report |
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JUNE 2001 |
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Preliminary Safeguard Investigations Underway in Japan |
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Mexico to Reduce Reference Price for
Plywood |
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UN Forum on Forests to Meet |
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China to Require Treatment of Imported
Logs |
|
Nordic Timber Council Steps Up Promotional
Activities in the United Kingdom |
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CVD/AD Petitions Filed Following
Expiration of Softwood Lumber Agreement |
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U.S. And Japan Meet to Discuss Wood
Products Trade and Housing |
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APRIL 2001 |
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EU Commission Takes Decision On Solid Wood
Packing Material |
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Auction of Quota Certificates Under NAFTA
to Import U.S. Wood Products |
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EU Clarifies Requirements for Antique
Coniferous Timber |
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UN Forum on Forests Reaches Agreement on
Secretariat and Meeting Venues |
|
FAO-GTZ-ITTO Host Seminar On Certification |
|
Australia’s Labor Party "Favorably Disposed" to U.S.-Australia
FTA |
|
U.S.- Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement Set
To Expire |
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EU Authorizes Continued Derogation for Oak
Logs |
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DECEMBER 2000 |
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Mexico Implements Customs Scheme |
|
International Tropical Timber Council
Meets |
|
U.S. Calls on Japan to Undertake
Deregulatory Reforms |
|
Japan Considering Safeguard Action on Wood
Products |
|
U.S. and Chile to Launch Free Trade
Negotiations |
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Mexico Names Commissioner for Northern
Border Affairs |
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New Zealand Announces New Export Credit
Guarantee Scheme |
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SEPTEMBER 2000 |
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EU To Require Treatment of Coniferous
Solid Wood Packing Material |
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Georgia and Albania Become 137th and 138th
Members of the WTO |
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U.S. Submits Views on Role of Forests
Under Kyoto Protocol |
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Export Certification of Solid Wood Packing
Material to China |
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JTC and BEC Committees to Meet in Japan |
|
EU and Mexico Enter Into Free Trade
Agreement |
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Mexico Announces Its Intent to Implement
Customs Scheme |
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International Tropical Timber Council to
Meet |
|
Argentina to Implement Solid Wood Packing
Material Regulations |
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Panel to Examine Treatment of Export
Constraints Under U.S. CVD Regime |
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JUNE 2000 |
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Finland Requires Phyto For Coniferous
Solid Wood Packing Material |
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Jordan Becomes 136th Member of WTO |
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Carousel Retaliatory Provisions Enacted |
|
Average Cost of Japanese Home $367,565 |
|
Canada Requests Consultations On U.S. CVD
Rules On Export Bans |
|
Brazil Exempts U.S. From Solid Wood
Packing Material Regulations |
|
International Tropical Timber Council
Meets |
|
APEC Ministers Meet |
|
APEC To Release Study of Non-Tariff
Measures In The Forest Products Sectors |
|
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APRIL 2000 |
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December Storms Fell 165 Million M3 of
Timber in Europe |
|
Brazil Implements Solid Wood Packing
Material Regulations |
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U.S. & Japan Meet to Discuss Housing |
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Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Adoped |
|
USTR Requests Public Comments on Canadian
Softwood Lumber Practices/Trade |
|
WTO Rules Against U.S. in Dispute
Involving FSC Provisions |
|
Indonesia Reduces Export Tariffs on
Selected Wood Products |
|
China Ends Operational Flexibility for
Solid Wood Packing Material |
|
ITC Releases Report on Investigation of
Forest Products Trade |
|
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