Info-brief: EUTR enforcement in Italy

The document outlines Italy's legal framework for the EUTR, the resources allocated for its enforcement, the penalty regime for infringements, and the avenues available for NGOs to challenge illegal timber trade.

• The EUTR is implemented in Italy via Decreto legislativo n°178/2014, which entered into force on 25 December 2014. The Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (MiPAAF) is the designated Competent Authority, supported by the Corpo Forestale dello Stato (CFS).
• Enforcement resources are limited to eight people, including staff from MiPAAF and CFS working on a part-time annual basis. No additional specific resources were provided for EUTR enforcement under Decreto legislativo n°178/2014, although fines are allocated to the State's budget.
• The penalty regime includes criminal penalties for placing illegal timber on the market, with fines from €2,000 to €50,000 and/or detention from one month to one year. Administrative penalties for failing to maintain a due diligence system range from €5 to €5,000 per 100kg of merchandise, with a maximum fine of €1,000,000.

APA

de Rouvre, D., & Koenig, M. (2016). Info-brief: EUTR enforcement in Italy. ClientEarth. https://www.clientearth.org/media/egnn14dr/2016-08-15-eutr-enforcement-info-brief-in-italy-ce-en.pdf

Chicago

de Rouvre, Diane, and Moritz Koenig. Info-brief: EUTR enforcement in Italy. ClientEarth, 2016. https://www.clientearth.org/media/egnn14dr/2016-08-15-eutr-enforcement-info-brief-in-italy-ce-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{derouvre2016infobrief, author = {de Rouvre, Diane and Koenig, Moritz}, title = {{Info-brief: EUTR enforcement in Italy}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2016}, month = aug, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/egnn14dr/2016-08-15-eutr-enforcement-info-brief-in-italy-ce-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }