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Malaysia – MTCS For Dutch Government Procurement – Wood Based Panel, Woodworking Magazine

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In 2010, the official Dutch government

timber procurement body TPAC judged that the Malaysian System (MTCS) does not meet the Dutch procurement criteria

for wood.

On 19 October 2011, the Board of Appeal of Stichting

Milieukeur (SMK), an independent panel, rejected the Malaysian Timber

Certification Council s (MTCC) appeal against this decision.

The

UK Timber Trades Journal suggests that the main reason for TPAC s

rejection of MTCS is what it claims is the scheme s limited recognition

of the rights of indigenous peoples and lack of adequate protection

against the conversion of certified natural forest to other uses,

including plantations.

The SMK appeals panel said MTCC had not

provided substantive arguments in their case. The result is that the

MTCC Board s action is on all counts dismissed, it said. An MTCC

spokesperson said it regretted the decision, which it said undermined

the efforts by developing tropical forest countries like Malaysia to

implement timber certification.

As a voluntary timber

certification scheme that has been developed through a Malaysian

multi-stakeholder process, the MTCS is unfortunately held responsible by

SMK for issues that are inherent to the Malaysian constitutional, legal

and political system, said MTCC chief executive Chew Lye Teng.

Secondly,

the SMK unfortunately chose not to take into consideration the

additional measures to address the TPAC concerns that have been agreed

between MTCC and the Dutch State secretary Joop Atsma.

Contrary

to the SMK ruling, the Danish, British, French and UK governments and

the German municipality of Hamburg have recognised the MTCS as providing

assurance of sustainable timber, said the MTCC. The Netherlands is the

largest market for Malaysian timber in the EU. In 2010, Netherlands

imported around 100,000 cu.m of hardwood lumber from Malaysia. The

Netherlands accounts for 49% of exports of MTCS certified timber

products.

Source:ITTO

Wood Based Panel,

Woodworking Magazine

, Wood And Panel Magazine, European Woodworking Market, Woodworking Fairs

In 2010, the official Dutch government

timber procurement body TPAC judged that the Malaysian System (MTCS) does not meet the Dutch procurement criteria

for wood.

On 19 October 2011, the Board of Appeal of Stichting

Milieukeur (SMK), an independent panel, rejected the Malaysian Timber

Certification Council s (MTCC) appeal against this decision.

The

UK Timber Trades Journal suggests that the main reason for TPAC s

rejection of MTCS is what it claims is the scheme s limited recognition

of the rights of indigenous peoples and lack of adequate protection

against the conversion of certified natural forest to other uses,

including plantations.

The SMK appeals panel said MTCC had not

provided substantive arguments in their case. The result is that the

MTCC Board s action is on all counts dismissed, it said. An MTCC

spokesperson said it regretted the decision, which it said undermined

the efforts by developing tropical forest countries like Malaysia to

implement timber certification.

As a voluntary timber

certification scheme that has been developed through a Malaysian

multi-stakeholder process, the MTCS is unfortunately held responsible by

SMK for issues that are inherent to the Malaysian constitutional, legal

and political system, said MTCC chief executive Chew Lye Teng.

Secondly,

the SMK unfortunately chose not to take into consideration the

additional measures to address the TPAC concerns that have been agreed

between MTCC and the Dutch State secretary Joop Atsma.

Contrary

to the SMK ruling, the Danish, British, French and UK governments and

the German municipality of Hamburg have recognised the MTCS as providing

assurance of sustainable timber, said the MTCC. The Netherlands is the

largest market for Malaysian timber in the EU. In 2010, Netherlands

imported around 100,000 cu.m of hardwood lumber from Malaysia. The

Netherlands accounts for 49% of exports of MTCS certified timber

products.

Source:ITTO

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, Wood And Panel Magazine, European Woodworking Market, Woodworking Fairs

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