Position Papers

We stress the urgent need for a more targeted, risk-based, and practicable implementation of the EUDR, going beyond what is provided by the current Regulation.

Affected sectors and industries call on the European Parliament to swiftly adopt the urgent procedure for the Commission’s proposal on EUDR postponement

With less than 100 days left and no clear implementation tools, European primary producers and various industries urge a delay of the entry into application of the EUDR

EOS and CEI-Bois Statement: Possible Japanese Imports Ban on Russian Wood Products

CIRCULAR CHOICES FOR A COMPETITIVE EU BIOECONOMY

Growing a circular future

Executive Summary

Open letter from the European Sectoral Social Partners on the review of the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees

European & International timber industries: Open Letter ahead of the Plenary vote on the Proposal for a Regulation on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation

Joint Forest-based sector’s considerations on the LULUCF Plenary vote 

Wood Manifesto - Growing our
low-carbon future
TIME FOR TIMBER

#BuildingLife Coalition Urges Action to Drive Decarbonisation of Europe’s Built Environment

Towards a new EU Forest Strategy: position of the European Woodworking Industry

CEI‐Bois  Position on additional demand‐side measures  to halt deforestation, EU  Timber Regulation and FLEGT Fitness Check

Feedback to the Sustainable Products Initiative Inception Impact Assessment

New EU Forest Strategy: 3 reasons to endorse the committee report

Call for compliance with the single market rule

Statement on the Indonesian SVLK system

Towards a new EU Forest Strategy: position of the European Woodworking Industry

The forest and the forest-based sectors urge the EU to enable active, adaptive forest management and a thriving forest-based bioeconomy.

European primary producers and various industries welcome the European Commission’s proposal to extend the implementation period of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by an additional 12 months.

An impetus for high quality training, up to date curricula, an improved attractiveness of the woodworking and furniture sectors and a more ambitious Erasmus+ for apprentices

Open support letter for NEB: The EU forest-based sector’s role in the transformation of the built and living environment

MEPs must support the compromise amendment on the Energy
Performance of Buildings Directive revision

The European Woodworking and Furniture Social Partners welcome the new EU forest strategy 
passed by the European Parliament on 13 September 2022: A new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 –
Sustainable Forest Management in Europe

Joint statement by the European Social Partners representing the Woodworking
Sector in view of the adoption of the revised rules on land use, land use change,
and forestry

Considerations of the European forest-based industries on the draft ENVI report on the proposal for a regulation on minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market

The use of Propiconazole in wood preservatives for timber windows and doors

Building together a greener future

Woodworking Industry’s feedback to the review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Feedback on the post-2020 Forest Strategy Roadmap

Joint Position Paper on the Renovation Wave

Position on the Draft Report with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU driven global deforestation (2020/2006(INL))

Woodworking Industry’s feedback to the “Renovation Wave” Initiative

COVID-19: To fight the Corona pandemic, the European Woodworking and Furniture Industries propose measures to protect workers’ health, support economic activity and the sector’s recovery

Forest-based Industries 2050: a vision for sustainable choices in a climate-friendly future

European primary producers and various industries welcome that the EU institutions agreed on securing a one-year postponement for the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Ahead of the Bonn Conference, CEI-Bois and EOS cosigned with 9 other organisations representing the European forest and forest-based sector, a joint statement expressing strong support for FOREST EUROPE, as a multi-government-led policy process.

The European Woodworking Industries express great concern about EUDR

EU policymakers must deliver an ambitious WLC roadmap for
buildings

Driving Ambition in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
revision

Considerations of the European forest-based industries on the proposal for a regulation on deforestation and forest degradation adopted by the European Parliament

Call of the European forest-based industries on the proposal for a regulation on minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market

THE EUROPEAN WOODWORKING SOCIAL PARTNERS ARE COMMITTED TO EU’s CLIMATE AMBITION

JOINT STATEMENT
Draft new EU Forest Strategy: time to really consider the opinion of EU forest and forest-based sector

Declaration on Healthy and Safe Workplaces

CEI-Bois Feedback to the Draft Delegated Act

Feedback to the review of rules on Land use, land use change & forestry

The use of Propiconazole in wood preservatives for timber windows and doors

Environmental performance of products & businesses – substantiating claims – Feedback on the Inception Impact Assessment

The EU forest sector’s role in ensuring sustainable forest management and conserving biodiversity

Position of the Woodworking Industry on the EU Green Deal