Considerations on COM(2010)405 - Signature of a voluntary partnership agreement with Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT)

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dossier COM(2010)405 - Signature of a voluntary partnership agreement with Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and ...
document COM(2010)405 EN
date September 27, 2010
 
table>(1)In May 2003 the Commission adopted a Communication to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1) and the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005 (2).
(2)On 5 December 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on partnership agreements to implement the Union Action Plan for FLEGT.

(3)On 20 December 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (3) which established a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the Union from countries with which the Union has concluded voluntary partnership agreements.

(4)The negotiations with the Republic of Cameroon have been concluded and the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was initialled on 6 May 2010.

(5)The Agreement should be signed subject to its conclusion,