Traduction de «étudier les prix de produits du bois » (Français → Anglais) :

Using pieces of oak wood in winemaking is extremely financially attractive to wine producers, and affects the selling price of the product.

R. whereas much of the wood imported into the European Union comes in the form of processed products, some of which are derived from wood which has been sourced illegally; whereas the Commission, in order to facilitate prohibition of such illegally-sourced imports, should consider modifying the Community Customs Code and non-preferential rules of origin applying to timber to the effect that the last country in which the processing of products made out of extractive natural resources takes places should be obliged to prove the origin and the legality of the raw materials,

S. whereas much of the wood imported into the European Union comes in the form of processed products, some of which are derived from wood which has been sourced illegally; whereas the Commission, in order to facilitate prohibition of such illegally-sourced imports, should consider modifying the EC Customs Code and non-preferential rules of origin applying to timber so that the last country in which the processing of products made out of extractive natural resources takes places should be obliged to prove the origin and the legality of the raw materials,

7. Notes that much of the wood imported into the EU comes in the form of processed products, some of which are derived from wood which has been sourced illegally; asks the Commission, in order to facilitate prohibition of such illegally-sourced imports, to consider modifying the EC Customs Code and non-preferential rules of origin applying to timber so that the last country in which the processing of products made out of extractive natural resources takes places should be obliged to prove the origin and the legality of the raw materials.

This is particularly the case in Asia, where there are very strong indications that large volumes of wood are harvested illegally in Indonesia, Burma, and Cambodia and shipped to large manufacturing centres in other countries of the region. These products are then processed and sold onto major consumer markets, such as Europe, often at very competitive prices and frequently at prices which undermine legitimately produced goods.

6. Whereas there is a series of provisions concerning consumer protection and information to consumers; whereas Article 4 of Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers (5) states that price displays (sale price and price per unit) should be unambiguous, easily identifiable and clearly legible; whereas the aforesaid Article 4, in the light of recital 13 of the Directive, states that, in the interests of transparency, Member States can limit the number of prices which would have to be displayed in the national ...[+++]currency unit and in the euro unit; whereas recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 states that measures other than those contained in that Regulation and in the Regulation to be adopted under the third sentence of Article 109l(4) of the Treaty should be examined to ensure a balanced changeover, in particular for consumers;