On behalf of the Coalition on Sustainable Timber, we welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the Annex I the Deforestation Regulation. We fully support the EUs commitment to combating global deforestation and forest degradation, and we offer the following recommendations to enhance the effectiveness, fairness, and inclusiveness of the Regulation.
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Coalition on Sustainable Timber
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 504144221473-32
1
position filed
in the 326 files tracked
1
legislative file
of 326 tracked
0
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Society of Public Affairs Professionals
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Professional consultancies
- Registered as
- Ridens
- Head office
- Bruxelles, Belgium
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Coalition on Sustainable Timber filed 1 position on 13 May 2025, across 1 of the 326 legislative files tracked here.
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