Comments requested for “standard for due diligence in procuring/sourcing legal timber”

NAMM Members who import or whose businesses rely on wood imports are encouraged to review the attached draft document that, per the document Abstract, “establishes nationally recognized requirements for compliance with the legal requirements of the United States, European Union, Japan, Australia, and other jurisdictions to harvest, use, and consume legally harvested timber and the products that derive from them.  This consensus Standard serves to document a common understanding of the best internal management system for reducing the risk of illegal timber in the timber supply chain.”   NAMM members who import or whose businesses rely on wood imports are urged to review this draft document and advance your comments or questions by December 18 to Jim Goldberg at  jimcounsel@aol.com