Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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Series Title | COM |
Series Details | (2011) 369 final (17.6.11) |
Publication Date | 17/06/2011 |
Content Type | Policy-making |
The Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT), endorsed by the Council in 2003, proposes a set of measures, including support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private-sector initiatives, and measures to discourage investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the EU and timber-producing countries aimed at stopping illegal logging. In 2005 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 establishing a licensing scheme and a mechanism to verify the legality of timber imports into the EU. In December 2005 the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate FLEGT partnership agreements with timber-producing countries in order to implement the Action Plan and, in particular, to encourage trade in verified legal timber imports into the EU from partner countries. |
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Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2011:0369:FIN:EN:PDF |
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Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
Countries / Regions | Africa, Europe |