Question

1. What is your role in the forestry sector?

2. In which region do you work?

3. What is the most prevalent type of forest in the region in which you work?

4. What is the most important tree species in the area in which you work?

5. What is the most prevalent use of timber in the area in which you work?

6. To which region is shifted the major part of the raw wood material produced in the area in which you work?

7. How did you find out that the EU has introduced the EUTR?

8. In your opinion, what do you think is the main motive for which the EU has introduced the EUTR?

9. Do you think that the EUTR is an efficient system to combat the introduction of illegal timber on the Italian market? Can you please explain why?

10. In the experience you acquired in the application of the EUTR, have you encountered difficulties in operating in compliance with the regulation? If yes, can you please explain what the difficulties are?

11. Does the EUTR put obligation for operators to carry out activity accordingly to DDS? Have you provided for or participated in the drafting of DDS?

12. While carrying out your activity, which of the information below, you had to deliver for the DDS purposes?

13. Are additional costs recorded by your company (e.g. administrative costs, adjustment costs etc.)? If so, what are the types of additional costs? Can you express, in percentage terms, the relative image of the costs recorded compared to those normally incurred before the EUTR has entered into force?

14. Are you familiar with timber sales with FLEGT license?

15. Have you had a chance to see cases of harmonized administrative procedures between FLEGT and EUTR?

16. Have you recorded cases in which timber with FLEGT license has generated additional bureaucracy compared to timber of EU origin?

17. Has the marketing of timber under the FLEGT license generated additional costs compared to the costs due to the management of the DDS of the wood of EU origin?

18. Do you think that the operators need further support to fulfill their obligation under the EUTR? If so, what would be the most appropriate support to ensure?

19. In the course of your experience, starting from 3 March 2013, the date when the EUTR was took into force, until today, how many checks have you recorded by the Competent Authority in compliance with the EUTR requirements? What kinds of checks have been carried out?

20. Are you aware of any negative assessments resulting from checks on the companies? If yes, can you indicate the type of infringement complained of?

21. Are you aware of any penalties deriving from these offenses? If yes, do you believe that these penalties are commensurate with the company's income capacity? Can you explain the reasons?

22. Are you aware of information initiatives related to the entry into force of the EUTR regulation? If yes to answer who was responsible for these initiatives?

23. While carrying out your activity, did you do your best to spread the information on EUTR to other operators in the sector?

24. If yes to the question n. 23, can you explain how did you do this activity?

25. Do you think that the EUTR is or can become a useful marketing tool for the companies you know or for the general forestry sector? If yes, can you explain to us how it could be used as a marketing tool?