De i direktiv 68/89/EØF [3] fastsatte metoder til opmåling og sortering afviger fra de metoder, der for nærværende normalt anvendes i forbindelse med transaktioner mellem virksomheder i skovbrugssektoren og træ- og papirindustrien, og de anses for ikke at være tilpasset markedssituationen.
The methods of measurement and classification provided for by Directive 68/89/EEC [3] differ from the methods of measurement and classification generally and currently applied in transactions between undertakings in the forestry sector and forest-based industries and have been found not to be suitable for market needs.