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12.11.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
294/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 2011
on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the 2006 International Tropical Timber
Agreement
(2011/731/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(5) The
European
Community
was
a
party
to
the
1994
Agreement. The 2006 Agreement will continue to
promote the European Union’s sustainable development
objectives.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular Articles 192 and 207 thereof, read in
conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
(6) The
Community
signed
the
2006
Agreement
on
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
2 November 2007. All the Member States have
expressed their intention to ratify it.
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
(7) As the compulsory contributions by the consumer
members of the International Tropical Timber Organi
Whereas:
sation are assessed primarily in terms of the volume of
tropical timber they import, the Union will contribute to
the Administrative Account of the International Tropical
(1) On
27
January
2006
the
negotiating
conference
estab
Timber Organisation, once the 2006 Agreement enters
lished under the aegis of the United Nations Conference
into force, while the Member States, as well as the Union,
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) approved the text
will be able to make voluntary financial contributions to
of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement
the planned actions via the voluntary contribution
(‘the 2006 Agreement’).
accounts of the Organisation.
(2) The
2006
Agreement
was
negotiated
to
replace
the
Inter
national Tropical Timber Agreement of 1994 (‘the 1994
(8) The
2006
Agreement
should
be
approved,
Agreement’) as extended, which will remain in force until
the entry into force of the 2006 Agreement.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(3) The
2006
Agreement
has
been
open
for
signature
since
3 April 2006 and will remain so until 1 month after its
final entry into force. Consent to be bound by that
Agreement shall be expressed either by definitive
signature or by ratification, acceptance, approval or
Article 1
accession.
The 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement ( 1 ) (‘the
2006 Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
(4) The
objectives
of
the
2006
Agreement
are
consistent ( 1 ) The text of the Agreement has been published in OJ L 262,
with both the common commercial policy and the envi
9.10.2007, p. 8, together with the decision on signing and provi
ronmental policy.
sional application.

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L 294/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
12.11.2011
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the
instrument of approval on behalf of the Union with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in
accordance with Article 36(2) of the 2006 Agreement.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2011.
For the Council
The President
J. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI

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