applicable legislationmeans the legislation in force in the country of harvest covering the following matters:
country of harvestmeans the country or territory where the timber or the timber embedded in the timber products was harvested;
illegally harvestedmeans harvested in contravention of the applicable legislation in the country of harvest;
legally harvestedmeans harvested in accordance with the applicable legislation in the country of harvest;
operatormeans any natural or legal person that places timber or timber products on the market;
placing on the marketmeans the supply by any means, irrespective of the selling technique used, of timber or timber products for the first time on the internal market for distribution or use in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.
timber and timber productsmeans the timber and timber products set out in the Annex, with the exception of timber products or components of such products manufactured from timber or timber products that have completed their lifecycle and would otherwise be disposed of as waste, as defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste,
tradermeans any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, sells or buys on the internal market timber or timber products already placed on the internal market;