Objectives and missions

The primary goal of CEI-Bois is to further the interests of the European wood sector and to this end, it aims to influence EU policy-making. It is the main body representing and defending the interests of the European woodworking industries towards the European Union.

CEI-Bois objectives (statutory):

To assist and maintain a permanent link between its member trade organisations;
To determine, defend and reconcile the interests of the European woodworking industries; in the relationships between the countries represented by the member trade organisations and in particular in the relationships with the European Communities and extra-European countries;
To submit and support the resolutions adopted unanimously before the international organisations and also –through the professional organisations which are active members- before the governments of each of the respective countries;
To study all the trade, technical, economic, social and taxation problems and, more generally, all questions of interest for the development of the represented industries;
To collect and provide the corresponding documentation;
To put in hand all means suitable for the development of the use of wood.

CEI-Bois Mission:

Assure synergy between its members;
Defend the interests of the sector;
Submit positions and resolutions;
Monitor information to and from members;
Realise studies (social, economic, environmental).