Act No. 95 on timber and timber products. Country/Territory Iceland Document type Legislation Date 2016 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Timber Internal trade International trade Timber extraction/logging Risk assessment/management Forestry protection measures Monitoring Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Act enters into force immediately. Abstract The objective of the present Act is to prevent trade in timber originating from illegal logging and the marketing of timber and timber products from such activities in Iceland. The Act contains 22 articles organized in the following chapters: I. Objectives, scope and definitions; II. Division of governmental tasks; III. System of due diligence and monitoring institutions; IV. General duties; V. Coercive measures etc.; VI. Penalties; VII. Regulation, implementation, and entry into force. Full text Icelandic Website www.althingi.is References - Legislation Amended by Act No. 66 on Land and Forest Iceland. Legislation | Iceland | 2023 Keyword: Governance, Institution, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Soil conservation/soil improvement Source: FAO, FAOLEX