COM(2003)251 - Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) - Proposal for an EU Action Plan

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Key information

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Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) - Proposal for an EU Action Plan
 
Legal instrument Communication
reference by COM-number53 COM(2003)251 EN
Additional COM-numbers COM(2003)251
CELEX number56 52003DC0251

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Document 21-05-2003
Online publication 21-05-2003

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  • 1. 
    Throughout the document the term timber is used to refer to roundwood and rough sawnwood. The term timber products implies additional further processing.

     
  • 2. 
    OECD Environmental Outlook (2001)

     
  • 3. 
    World Bank, Forest Sector Review (1999)

     
  • 4. 
    World Bank Revised Forest Strategy (2002)

     
  • 5. 
    COM(2002) 82, 13.2.2002

     
  • 6. 
    Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, 22 July 2002

     
  • 7. 
    Paragraph 45c states: Take immediate action on domestic forest law enforcement and illegal international trade in forest products, including in forest biological resources, with the support of the international community, and provide human and institutional capacity-building related to the enforcement of national legislation in those areas.

     
  • 8. 
    Case study presented at the Asia Ministerial Conference for Forest Law Enforcement and Governance. 11-13 September 2001, Bali, Indonesia.

     
  • 9. 
    Throughout this document the term Tropical Forest Budget Line refers to funds made available under budget line B7-6200 (now 21 02 05) on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 2494/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th November 2000 on measures to promote the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forest and other forests in developing countries.

     
  • 10. 
    OECD Environmental Outlook (Paris, 2001, page 122).

     
  • 11. 
    DG Trade: europa.eu.int/comm/trade/bilateral/ acp/acp.htm

     
  • 12. 
    Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p.1-50 as last amended

     
  • 13. 
    See europa.eu.int/comm/ external_relations/w28/1.htm, Annex 2, objective 3, final point

     
  • 14. 
    Memoranda of Understanding will be brief statements of political intent to co-operate to address illegal logging, signed by the EC and potential partner countries. These MoU will help to harness existing political will to address illegal logging while the longer process of setting up voluntary agreements is ongoing.

     
  • 15. 
    Commission Interpretative Communication on the Community law applicable to public procurement and the possibilities for integrating environmental considerations into public procurement, COM(2001) 274 final, see simap.eu.int/EN/pub/src/ welcome.htm, under rules and guidelines.

     
  • 16. 
    COM(2002) 347 final, 2 July 2002

     
  • 17. 
    The Tropical Forest Trust is an organisation established to assist purchasers of tropical timber to source from sustainably managed forests and build capacity for certification.

     
  • 18. 
    OJ L 182, 5.7.2001, p.1.

     
  • 19. 
    Directive 91/308/EEC, OJ L 166, 28.6.1991, p.77.

     
  • 20. 
    Directive 2001/97/EC, OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 76.

     
  • 21. 
    UN Security Council document S/2002/1146, 16 October 2002

     
  • 22. 
    The European Tropical Forest Advisers Group (ETFAG) is a forum which exists to promote co-ordination between the Commission and Member States active in the forest sector.

     
  • 23. 
    Full details of these initiatives can be found at:

     
  • 24. 
    COM(2002) 82, 13.2.02

     
  • 25. 
    Decision N° 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, 22 July 2002

     
  • 26. 
    World Bank. Future Developments in Forest Products Markets (1999).

     
  • 27. 
    Throughout the document the term timber is used to refer to roundwood and rough sawnwood. The term timber products implies additional further processing.

     
  • 28. 
    OECD Environmental Outlook (2001)

     
  • 29. 
    World Bank, Forest Sector Review (1999)

     
  • 30. 
    World Bank Revised Forest Strategy (2002)

     
  • 31. 
    COM(2002) 82, 13.2.2002

     
  • 32. 
    Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, 22 July 2002

     
  • 33. 
    Paragraph 45c states: Take immediate action on domestic forest law enforcement and illegal international trade in forest products, including in forest biological resources, with the support of the international community, and provide human and institutional capacity-building related to the enforcement of national legislation in those areas.

     
  • 34. 
    Case study presented at the Asia Ministerial Conference for Forest Law Enforcement and Governance. 11-13 September 2001, Bali, Indonesia.

     
  • 35. 
    Throughout this document the term Tropical Forest Budget Line refers to funds made available under budget line B7-6200 (now 21 02 05) on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 2494/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7th November 2000 on measures to promote the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forest and other forests in developing countries.

     
  • 36. 
    OECD Environmental Outlook (Paris, 2001, page 122).

     
  • 37. 
    DG Trade: europa.eu.int/comm/trade/bilateral/ acp/acp.htm

     
  • 38. 
    Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p.1-50 as last amended

     
  • 39. 
    See europa.eu.int/comm/ external_relations/w28/1.htm, Annex 2, objective 3, final point

     
  • 40. 
    Memoranda of Understanding will be brief statements of political intent to co-operate to address illegal logging, signed by the EC and potential partner countries. These MoU will help to harness existing political will to address illegal logging while the longer process of setting up voluntary agreements is ongoing.

     
  • 41. 
    Commission Interpretative Communication on the Community law applicable to public procurement and the possibilities for integrating environmental considerations into public procurement, COM(2001) 274 final, see simap.eu.int/EN/pub/src/ welcome.htm, under rules and guidelines.

     
  • 42. 
    COM(2002) 347 final, 2 July 2002

     
  • 43. 
    The Tropical Forest Trust is an organisation established to assist purchasers of tropical timber to source from sustainably managed forests and build capacity for certification.

     
  • 44. 
    OJ L 182, 5.7.2001, p.1.

     
  • 45. 
    Directive 91/308/EEC, OJ L 166, 28.6.1991, p.77.

     
  • 46. 
    Directive 2001/97/EC, OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 76.

     
  • 47. 
    UN Security Council document S/2002/1146, 16 October 2002

     
  • 48. 
    The European Tropical Forest Advisers Group (ETFAG) is a forum which exists to promote co-ordination between the Commission and Member States active in the forest sector.

     
  • 49. 
    Full details of these initiatives can be found at:

     
  • 50. 
    COM(2002) 82, 13.2.02

     
  • 51. 
    Decision N° 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, 22 July 2002

     
  • 52. 
    World Bank. Future Developments in Forest Products Markets (1999).

     
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  • 55. 
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    Binnen de Europese Unie worden nog een aantal andere nummerseries gebruikt. Iedere instelling heeft één of meerdere sets documenten met ieder een eigen nummering. Die reeksen komen niet overeen met elkaar of het interinstitutioneel nummer.
     
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