Joint
UNECE/FAO Policy Forum -
Public Procurement Policies on Wood and Timber Products
5 October 2006, Geneva, Salle VII |
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| MEETING
DOCUMENTS |
| Proceedings of the Policy Forum |
Secretariat Note:
UNECE/FAO policy
forum: Public procurement policies for wood and paper products and their
impacts on sustainable forest management and timber markets (advance
version) (ECE/TIM/2007/5) |
FAO
Background Study: The
Draft Discussion Paper for the Policy Forum is now available. The
document presents a synthesis of the available information on public
procurement policies and contains a comparative analysis of these policies,
assesses their potential impacts and identifies key issues for further
discussion. |
Study by UNECE/FAO
Team of Specialists on
Forest Products Markets and Marketing:
Public Procurement Policies for Wood and Paper Products and Their Impact
on Sustainable Forest Management and Timber Markets |
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SPEAKERS' PRESENTATIONS DURING THE POLICY FORUM |
General overview: Main outcomes of the FAO study on procurement policies
Markku Simula, ARDOT Consulting
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Main results of the study by the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists
Carl-Eric Guertin, Quebec Wood Export Bureau |
Viewpoints of the tropical timber exporting and importing countries
Steve Johnson, International Tropical Timber Organization
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The WTO legal framework for public procurement policies - Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Robert Anderson, World Trade Organization |
Joint presentation on public procurement policies in Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Christian Lundmark Jensen, Danish Forest and Nature Agency
Bob Andrew, UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Janneke de Jong, Dutch Ministry of Environment
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The French p ublic procurement policy on timber and wood products
Veronique Joucla, Department of Forest and Timber |
An overview of U.S. public procurement policies
Thomas Westcot, US Department of Agriculture
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Do public procurement policies contribute to sustainable forest management?
Carolina Graça
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Temperate
exporting country- Sweden's experience
Roland Palm, Swedish Forest Industries |
Viewpoint of an African producer and trader
Olof von Gagern, Danzer Group
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Viewpoint of European industry
Bernard de Galembert, Confederation of European Paper |
Impact of public procurement on illegal logging
Karin Wessman, WWF International
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Framework for the Development of Credible Certification Schemes - Forest Certification Assessment Guide (FCAG)
Gerhard Dieterle and Prof. Martin Walter, WWF/World Bank Global Forest Alliance |
Possible approaches for international cooperation to improve effectiveness of public procurement
Serguei Kouzmine, UNECE Trade and Timber Division |
Summary of presentations
Heikki Pajuoja, Chairman, UNECE Timber Committee |
OTHER BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS
Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2005-2006
Timber Committee Country Market Statements |
