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6.4.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
92/3
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 February 2011
on the conclusion of a 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 (FLEGT)
(2011/201/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived
products to the European Union (FLEGT) is hereby approved
on behalf of the Union.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3)
and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) thereof,
Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered on behalf of the Union to make the
notification provided for in Article 31 of the Agreement, in
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
order to bind the Union.
Whereas:
Article 3
The Union shall be represented by representatives of the
(1) In
May
2003,
the
European
Commission
adopted
a Commission in the Joint Implementation Council and the
Communication to the European Parliament and to the
Joint Monitoring Committee set up in accordance with
Council entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance
Article 19 of the Agreement.
and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’
which called for measures to address illegal logging
through the adoption of voluntary partnership
The Member States may participate in the meetings of the Joint
agreements with timber-producing countries. Council
Implementation Council and the Joint Monitoring Committee as
conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in
members of the Union delegation.
October 2003 ( 1 ) and the European Parliament adopted
a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005 ( 2 ).
Article 4
For the purpose of amending the Annexes of the Agreement, on
(2) In
accordance
with
Council
Decision
2011/200/EU
( 3 ),
the basis of Article 29 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 Cameroon 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 (FLEGT)
of timber into the European Community ( 4 ), to approve such
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was signed
amendments on the Union’s behalf.
on 27 September 2010, subject to its conclusion.
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
For the Council
The Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European
The President
Union and the Republic of Cameroon on forest law
FELLEGI T.
( 1 ) OJ C 268, 7.11.2003, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 482.
( 3 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
( 4 ) OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.

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