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Companies wary as U.S. shapes illegal logging rules
Thursday, November 6, 2008
A new U.S. law aimed at stopping illegal logging that threatens the world's forests is causing concern among companies affected by the legislation. The 2008 Farm Bill included a broad expansion of the scope of the Lacey Act, which restricts trade in certain plant and animal species. The new mandate, which will be phased in over two years, requires companies to declare the country of origin as well as the genus and species of any wood or other plant material they import.
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