Brussels, 01/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Foreseen since 2007, the new rise in Russian export tariffs for wood took effect on Tuesday 1 April, at the risk of complicating the process for Russia's accession to the WTO (EUROPE 9630). The European Commission regretted the decision saying it “will have significant economic impact on the wood processing industry in the EU”, commented Peter Power, spokesman for Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson. The rise “is even more unfortunate as we have...