The European Union is to urge timber exporting countries to certify their wood does not come from illegal logging which is ravaging the world's priceless rainforests. The European Commission is to launch a voluntary timber certification system that might lead to a global agreement to clean up the $150 billion global forest product trade, according to a draft proposal obtained by Reuters. Under the scheme, once a country or regional bloc has signed up to a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) agreement, the EU will refuse to accept imported timber from that state unless it is certified as legal.