Timber could be classified as high risk if, for example, it were from "countries where there is consistent and reliable information regarding significant failures of forest law governance" or a "high level of corruption".
Regulu šajā posmā būtu iespējams pieņemt tikai tad, ja Padome piekristu visiem Parlamenta grozījumiem, tādēļ gaidāms, ka regula atgriezīsies Parlamentā uz otro lasījumu.