The signing of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA) between Viet Nam and the European Union is expected to have a positive impact on the country’s economy and environment.
Viet Nam’s output and export of pepper increased sharply last year, but their prices and thus turnover from exports fell, according to the industry association.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has not discovered price manipulation from foreign traders in the pepper market following Viet Nam’s Pepper Association (VPA)’s blame.
Once the Voluntary Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (VPA/FLEGT) comes into force, there will be opportunities for Viet Nam to export more wooden products to Europe and other new markets as well as get higher prices,...
Viet Nam''s pepper industry plans to focus on improving quality to ensure
long-term growth and satisfy demand from import markets, an official of
the Viet Nam Pepper Association (VPA) has said.
iet Nam and the European Union have agreed that the Timber Legality
Assurance System of Viet Nam (VNTLAS) will be applied to wood and wood
products exported to the EU.
Vietnamese firms have been urged to prepare for the impending Voluntary
Partnership Agreement on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
(VPA/FLEGT).
Viet Nam and the EU last week reached important agreements during their
fifth round of negotiations on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)
on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade.
The printing and packaging industries are expected to grow by 15-20 per
cent in output this year, according to the Viet Nam Printing Association
(VPA).
Final negotiations to complete a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and
Trade (FLEGT) and Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the
European Union (EU) and Viet Nam is expected to be completed by late
2015.
The export value of wood products is forecast to reach US$7 billion
next year, said general secretary of the Viet Nam Timber and Forest
Products Association (Vifores), Nguyen Ton Quyen.