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Official Journal of the European Union
6.4.2011
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2011
on the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the
Republic of the Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived
products to the European Union (FLEGT)
(2011/202/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 2
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3)
and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and (7) thereof,
the person empowered on behalf of the Union to make the
notification provided for in Article 28 of the Agreement, in
order to bind the Union.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Article 3
The Union shall be represented by representatives of the
Whereas:
Commission in the Joint Agreement Implementation

Committee set up in accordance with Article 19 of the
Agreement.
(1) In
May
2003
the
European
Commission
published
an
EU
Action Plan for forest law enforcement governance and
trade (FLEGT) which called for measures to address illegal
The Member States may participate in meetings of the Joint
logging through the development of voluntary part
Agreement Implementation Committee as members of the
nership agreements with timber-producing countries.
Union delegation.
Council conclusions on this Action Plan were adopted
in October 2003 ( 1 ) and Parliament adopted a resolution
on 11 July 2005 ( 2 ).
Article 4
For the purpose of amending the Annexes to the Agreement on
(2) In
accordance
with
Council
Decision
2010/615/EU
( 3 ),
the basis of Article 26 thereof, the Commission is authorised, in
the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 11(3) of
European Union and the Republic of the Congo on
Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005
forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber
on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports
and derived products to the European Union (hereinafter
of timber into the European Community ( 4 ), to approve such
‘the Agreement’) was signed on 17 May 2010, subject to
amendments on the Union’s behalf.
its conclusion at a later date.
Article 5
(3) The
Agreement
should
be
concluded,
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Done at Brussels, 28 February 2011.
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic
For the Council
of Congo on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in
timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) is
The President
hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
FELLEGI T.
( 1 ) OJ C 268, 7.11.2003, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 482.
( 3 ) OJ L 271, 15.10.2010, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.

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