Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01758:reg:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L01758
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 26333–29094

the certification referred to in paragraph (a).

Risk identification and assessment process for certified timber products
 (5) If the regulated timber product is a certified timber product, the importer must, before importing the regulated timber product:
 (a) identify and assess the risk that the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (b) in the identification and assessment of that risk, consider:
 (i) the information the importer obtained under subsection (3); and
 (ii) the extent of illegal logging in general involving entities, known to the importer, in the supply chain for the timber that is, or the timber that is in, the regulated timber product; and
 (iii) any other information the importer knows that may indicate whether the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (c) in the identification and assessment of that risk, consider the source, validity and reliability of the matters the importer considered under paragraph (b); and
 (d) make a written record of the risk identification and assessment made by the importer.

Risk identification and assessment process for non‑certified timber products
 (6) If the regulated timber product is not a certified timber product, the importer must, before importing the regulated timber product:
 (a) identify and assess the risk that the regulated timber product is, is made from, or includes, illegally logged timber; and
 (b) in the identification and assessment of that risk, consider:
 (i) the information the importer obtained under subsection (3); and
 (ii) any country specific guideline that relates to the timber that is, or the timber that is in, the regulated timber product; and
 (iii) the extent of illegal logging in general involving entities, known to the importer, in the supply chain for the timber that is, or the timber that is in, the regulated timber product; and
 (iv) the extent of illegal logging in general of the species or genus of tree from which the timber that is, or the timber that is in, the regulated timber product was derived; and
 (v) the conservation status (if any) of that species or genus, including if that species or genus is included in Appendix I, II or III to CITES; and
 (vi) the extent of illegal logging in general in the area or country in which the timber that is, or the timber that is in, the regulated timber product was harvested; and
 (vii) the extent of armed conflict in that area or country; and
 (viii) the extent of corruption in that area or country; and
 (ix) the governance arrangements for forest management in that area or country; and
 (x) any other information the importer knows that may indicate whether the regulated timber product is,