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ENVIRONMENT: EU INSTITUTIONS ACCUSED OF USING ILLEGAL TIMBER IN BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECTS.

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Reacting to the Greenpeace protest, the Commission indicated on May 11 that "the Commission is not itself responsible for renovation work on its buildings and has entrusted work on its Berlaymont building to the company Berlaymont 2000". The Commission spokesman recalls that the contract with Berlaymont 2000 requires it provide certificates on provenance of timber used in the building and to guarantee provenance from sustainable forests". He added that "when it takes delivery of the building, the Commission will require the company to provide all the relevant certificates concerning the origin of the timber used", indicating that it will meanwhile accept declarations by Berlaymont 2000 which claims to be "absolutely certain"…

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