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Official Journal of the European Union
19.7.2012
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 May 2012
on the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the
Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived
products to the European Union (FLEGT)
(2012/374/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
products to the European Union (FLEGT) (hereinafter ‘Agree
ment’) is approved on behalf of the Union.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the first subparagraphs of Article 207(3)
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and
Article 218(7) thereof,
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
the person empowered on behalf of the European Union to
make the notification provided for in Article 30 of the
Agreement, in order to bind the Union.
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Article 3
Whereas:
The European Union shall be represented by representatives of
the Commission in the Joint Agreement Implementation
(1) In
May
2003
the
European
Commission
adopted
a Committee set up in accordance with Article 19 of the
Communication to the European Parliament and to the
Agreement.
Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance
and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’
which called for measures to address illegal logging
The Member States may participate in meetings of the Joint
through the development of voluntary partnership
Agreement Implementation Committee as members of the
agreements with timber-producing countries. Council
European Union delegation.
conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in
October 2003 ( 1 ) and Parliament adopted a resolution
Article 4
on the subject on 11 July 2005 ( 2 ).
For the purpose of amending the annexes to the Agreement in
accordance with Article 26 thereof, the Commission is auth
(2) In
accordance
with
Council
Decision
2011/790/EU
( 3 ),
orised, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the
Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of
European Union and the Central African Republic on
20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT
forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber
licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European
and derived products to the European Union was signed
Community ( 4 ), to approve any such amendments on behalf
on 28 November 2011, subject to its conclusion.
of the European Union.
(3) The
Agreement
should
be
concluded,
Article 5
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2012.
Article 1
For the Council
The Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European
Union and the Central African Republic on forest law
The President
enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived
M. GJERSKOV
( 1 ) OJ C 268, 7.11.2003, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ C 157E, 6.7.2006, p. 482.
( 3 ) OJ L 320, 3.12.2011, p. 2.
( 4 ) OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.

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