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2010/0217(NLE) EU/Cameroon Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT)

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead INTA JADOT Yannick (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) MARTIN David (icon: S&D S&D)
Committee Opinion DEVE JOLY Eva (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Committee Opinion ENVI
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 207, TFEU 207-p4, TFEU 218-p6a, TFEU 218-p7

Events

2011/04/06
   Final act published in Official Journal
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PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT).

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/201/EU 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).

BACKGROUND: in May 2003, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan on "Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) in which it called for measures to address illegal logging through the adoption of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005.

The Action Plan proposes a set of measures that include support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private sector initiatives and measures to stop investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the European Union and timber-producing countries with the aim of stopping illegal logging.

In accordance with Council Decision 2011/200/EU, the 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) was signed on 27 September 2010, subject to its conclusion.

It is now appropriate for the Agreement to be concluded.

CONTENT: by this Decision, the 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) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

In particular, the Agreement establishes the framework, institutions and systems for the FLEGT licensing scheme.

The main elements of this Agreement are as follows:

Scope : this Agreement provides a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all imports into the Union from Cameroon of timber and derived products covered by this Agreement have been legally produced or acquired.

The Parties are required:

to promote trade in timber and derived products; to establish a basis for dialogue and cooperation; to promote the development of the forest industries in Cameroon and to thereby improve the competitiveness of the sector; to create and encourage economic opportunities for resident local communities and local enterprises; to strengthen the capacities of actors in Cameroon by encouraging the creation of a favourable climate for investment in the sustainable management of forests.

In particular, the Agreement provides for:

a FLEGT licensing scheme with a set of procedures and requirements aimed at verifying and attesting, by means of FLEGT licences, that timber and derived products shipped to the Union have been legally produced or acquired. The Union shall accept such shipments from Cameroon for import into the Union only if they are covered by those FLEGT licences; a licensing authority : licensing authorities must be established as well as control authorities in the EU responsible for checking imports coming into the European Union; the drawing up of the Cameroon FLEGT licence in the same format as that in the EU; a dialogue and cooperation mechanism with the EU on the FLEGT scheme, in the form of a Joint Implementation Council and a consultative structure called the Joint Monitoring Committee; supporting measures : including development measures such as i) local development support; ii) promotion of forestry sector industrialisation; iii) capacity building. The provision of additional resources shall be subject to the procedures governing Union aid, as set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and to those governing the bilateral aid given to Cameroon by each of the Member States of the Union; market-related incentives including the encouragement of public and private procurement policies that recognise efforts to ensure a supply of legally harvested forest produce; participation of the stakeholders, the introduction of social safeguards, transparency, monitoring of effects and the drawing up of enforcement reports; a schedule for implementation and procedures for the Agreement’s entry into force. The Agreement will have an initial duration of seven years and shall be renewable by tacit agreement; a simplified procedure for amending the annexes .

The Agreement sets out a time frame and the procedures for entry into force of the Agreement and for implementing the licensing scheme. Since Cameroon will upgrade and redesign its regulatory and information management system, introduce more comprehensive supply chain controls and establish independent verification of legal compliance, it will take several years to develop and test the new systems and to build capacity on the part of the government, civil society and the private sector for the tasks envisaged. The FLEGT licence scheme is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of 2012 . The Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 7 years, and shall be renewable by tacit agreement between the Parties for periods of the same length, unless one Party terminates this Agreement by notifying the other Party of its decision at least 12 months before expiry of the period under way.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: this Decision shall enter into force on 28 February 2011.

2011/02/28
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2011/02/28
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2011/02/28
   CSL - Council Meeting
2011/01/19
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2011/01/19
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 650 votes to 14, with 8 abstentions, a legislative resolution in which its gives its consent to 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).

It should be noted that the Parliament expressed its position on the conclusion of this Agreement in a joint resolution adopted on the same day (see RSP/2010/3015 ).

Documents
2011/01/17
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2010/12/14
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2010/12/14
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2010/12/01
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drafted by Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR) recommending the European Parliament to give its consent to 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).

2010/11/10
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2010/10/26
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2010/10/11
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2010/09/28
   EP - JADOT Yannick (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2010/09/27
   CSL - Council Meeting
2010/09/21
   CSL - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: in May 2003 the European Commission adopted a communication entitled “Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) – proposal for an EU Action Plan” which called for measures to address illegal logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries.

Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005.

It is against this background that it is now necessary to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the current 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).

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: first paragraphs of Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

CONTENT: with this proposed decision, the voluntary partnership agreement between the Union and Cameroon on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) to the European Union is approved on behalf of the Union.

Measures are provided for in regard to the participation of European Commission representatives as members of the Union’s delegation in the Joint Implementation Council meetings and in meetings of the Agreement’s Joint Monitoring Committee.

The annexes to the agreement may be amended by the European Commission on behalf of the EU.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

Documents
2010/09/21
   CSL - Document attached to the procedure
Details

This document outlines the content of the voluntary agreement between the European Union and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT).

Its main provisions may be summarised as follows:

Objective: The objective of this Agreement (hereinafter the "VPA") is to provide a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all imports into the Union from Cameroon of timber and derived products covered by this Agreement have been legally produced or acquired. It lays down, in particular, a FLEGT licensing scheme based on controlling the supply chain.

The Parties are required:

to promote trade in timber and derived products; to establish a basis for dialogue and cooperation; to promote the development of the forest industries in Cameroon and to thereby improve the competitiveness of the sector; to create and encourage economic opportunities for resident local communities and local enterprises; to strengthen the capacities of actors in Cameroon by encouraging the creation of a favourable climate for investment in the sustainable management of forests.

Scope: this Agreement applies to all timber and derived products that come under the FLEGT licence scheme and are listed in the annex. Overall, the agreement covers more than the products in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (or the ‘FLEGT Regulation’) and concerns all forestry products. Cameroon thus undertakes to introduce a system which will provide the EU with the assurance that all forest products coming from that country are harvested and produced legally .

In particular, the Agreement provides for:

a FLEGT licensing scheme with a set of procedures and requirements aimed at verifying and attesting, by means of FLEGT licences, that timber and derived products shipped to the Union have been legally produced or acquired. The Union shall accept such shipments from Cameroon for import into the Union only if they are covered by those FLEGT licences; a licensing authority : licensing authorities must be established as well as control authorities in the EU responsible for checking imports coming into the European Union; the drawing up of the Cameroon FLEGT licence in the same format as that in the EU; a dialogue and cooperation mechanism with the EU on the FLEGT scheme, in the form of a Joint Implementation Council and a consultative structure called the Joint Monitoring Committee; supporting measures : including development measures such as i) local development support; ii) promotion of forestry sector industrialisation; iii) capacity building. The provision of additional resources shall be subject to the procedures governing Union aid, as set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and to those governing the bilateral aid given to Cameroon by each of the Member States of the Union; market-related incentives including the encouragement of public and private procurement policies that recognise efforts to ensure a supply of legally harvested forest produce; participation of the stakeholders, the introduction of social safeguards, transparency, monitoring of effects and the drawing up of enforcement reports; a schedule for implementation and procedures for the Agreement’s entry into force. The Agreement will have an initial duration of seven years and shall be renewable by tacit agreement; a simplified procedure for amending the annexes .

Documents
2010/09/20
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: in May 2003 the European Commission adopted a communication entitled “Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) – proposal for an EU Action Plan” which called for measures to address illegal logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries.

Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005.

It is against this background that it is now necessary to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the current 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).

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: first paragraphs of Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

CONTENT: with this proposed decision, the voluntary partnership agreement between the Union and Cameroon on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) to the European Union is approved on behalf of the Union.

Measures are provided for in regard to the participation of European Commission representatives as members of the Union’s delegation in the Joint Implementation Council meetings and in meetings of the Agreement’s Joint Monitoring Committee.

The annexes to the agreement may be amended by the European Commission on behalf of the EU.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

Documents
2010/08/30
   EP - JOLY Eva (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2010/07/28
   EC - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: 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 logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005.

The Action Plan proposes a set of measures that include support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private sector initiatives and measures to stop investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the European Union and timber-producing countries with the aim of stopping illegal logging. In 2005 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 which establishes a licensing scheme and a mechanism to verify the legality of timber imports into the European Union.

It is against this background that the 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) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: first paragraphs of Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

CONTENT: the partnership agreement with Cameroon is the third of its kind to be negotiated, after agreements with Ghana and the Republic of Congo .

The Agreement addresses all the elements contained in the Council negotiating directives. In particular, the Agreement establishes the framework, institutions and systems for the FLEGT licensing scheme .

It outlines:

the supply chain controls, legal compliance framework; independent audit requirements for the system.

These are set out in annexes to the Agreement which provide a detailed description of the structures that will underpin the assurance of legality offered by the issuance of a FLEGT licence.

Cameroon developed its definition of the applicable legislation by means of extensive stakeholder consultations. It includes laws and regulations granting rights to harvest, forest management, environmental, business and labour legislation, fiscal requirements, respect for tenure and use rights of nearby communities and other social obligations laid down in forest laws, as well as regulations governing commercial activity and export trade requirements.

The Agreement goes beyond the limited product coverage proposed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (‘the FLEGT Regulation’) to cover trade in all timber products and, in doing so, commits Cameroon to building a system that will provide assurance to the European Union that all forest products from Cameroon are legally harvested and produced and contributing positively and sustainably to Cameroon’s growth.

The agreement also:

provides for controls on imports at the European Union’s borders, as established by the FLEGT Regulation and the associated Implementing Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008; includes a description of the Cameroon FLEGT licence which adopts the format laid down in the Implementing Regulation; establishes the mechanism for dialogue and cooperation on FLEGT with the European Union, in the form of the Joint Implementation Council and a consultative body known as the Joint Monitoring Committee; establishes the principles of stakeholder participation, social safeguards and transparency for monitoring impacts and reporting.

The Agreement sets out a time frame and the procedures for entry into force of the Agreement and for implementing the licensing scheme. Since Cameroon will upgrade and redesign its regulatory and information management system, introduce more comprehensive supply chain controls and establish independent verification of legal compliance, it will take several years to develop and test the new systems and to build capacity on the part of the government, civil society and the private sector for the tasks envisaged. The FLEGT licence scheme is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of 2012 . The licence scheme will be assessed against defined criteria before the EU begins accepting FLEGT licences. The steps and process for this are defined in the Agreement and its annexes.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

2010/07/28
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT).

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

BACKGROUND: 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 logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005.

The Action Plan proposes a set of measures that include support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private sector initiatives and measures to stop investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the European Union and timber-producing countries with the aim of stopping illegal logging. In 2005 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 which establishes a licensing scheme and a mechanism to verify the legality of timber imports into the European Union.

It is against this background that the 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) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out.

LEGAL BASIS: first paragraphs of Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

CONTENT: the partnership agreement with Cameroon is the third of its kind to be negotiated, after agreements with Ghana and the Republic of Congo .

The Agreement addresses all the elements contained in the Council negotiating directives. In particular, the Agreement establishes the framework, institutions and systems for the FLEGT licensing scheme .

It outlines:

the supply chain controls, legal compliance framework; independent audit requirements for the system.

These are set out in annexes to the Agreement which provide a detailed description of the structures that will underpin the assurance of legality offered by the issuance of a FLEGT licence.

Cameroon developed its definition of the applicable legislation by means of extensive stakeholder consultations. It includes laws and regulations granting rights to harvest, forest management, environmental, business and labour legislation, fiscal requirements, respect for tenure and use rights of nearby communities and other social obligations laid down in forest laws, as well as regulations governing commercial activity and export trade requirements.

The Agreement goes beyond the limited product coverage proposed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (‘the FLEGT Regulation’) to cover trade in all timber products and, in doing so, commits Cameroon to building a system that will provide assurance to the European Union that all forest products from Cameroon are legally harvested and produced and contributing positively and sustainably to Cameroon’s growth.

The agreement also:

provides for controls on imports at the European Union’s borders, as established by the FLEGT Regulation and the associated Implementing Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008; includes a description of the Cameroon FLEGT licence which adopts the format laid down in the Implementing Regulation; establishes the mechanism for dialogue and cooperation on FLEGT with the European Union, in the form of the Joint Implementation Council and a consultative body known as the Joint Monitoring Committee; establishes the principles of stakeholder participation, social safeguards and transparency for monitoring impacts and reporting.

The Agreement sets out a time frame and the procedures for entry into force of the Agreement and for implementing the licensing scheme. Since Cameroon will upgrade and redesign its regulatory and information management system, introduce more comprehensive supply chain controls and establish independent verification of legal compliance, it will take several years to develop and test the new systems and to build capacity on the part of the government, civil society and the private sector for the tasks envisaged. The FLEGT licence scheme is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of 2012 . The licence scheme will be assessed against defined criteria before the EU begins accepting FLEGT licences. The steps and process for this are defined in the Agreement and its annexes.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.

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  • date: 2010-09-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=13187%2F10&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 13187/2010 summary: This document outlines the content of the voluntary agreement between the European Union and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT). Its main provisions may be summarised as follows: Objective: The objective of this Agreement (hereinafter the "VPA") is to provide a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all imports into the Union from Cameroon of timber and derived products covered by this Agreement have been legally produced or acquired. It lays down, in particular, a FLEGT licensing scheme based on controlling the supply chain. The Parties are required: to promote trade in timber and derived products; to establish a basis for dialogue and cooperation; to promote the development of the forest industries in Cameroon and to thereby improve the competitiveness of the sector; to create and encourage economic opportunities for resident local communities and local enterprises; to strengthen the capacities of actors in Cameroon by encouraging the creation of a favourable climate for investment in the sustainable management of forests. Scope: this Agreement applies to all timber and derived products that come under the FLEGT licence scheme and are listed in the annex. Overall, the agreement covers more than the products in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (or the ‘FLEGT Regulation’) and concerns all forestry products. Cameroon thus undertakes to introduce a system which will provide the EU with the assurance that all forest products coming from that country are harvested and produced legally . In particular, the Agreement provides for: a FLEGT licensing scheme with a set of procedures and requirements aimed at verifying and attesting, by means of FLEGT licences, that timber and derived products shipped to the Union have been legally produced or acquired. The Union shall accept such shipments from Cameroon for import into the Union only if they are covered by those FLEGT licences; a licensing authority : licensing authorities must be established as well as control authorities in the EU responsible for checking imports coming into the European Union; the drawing up of the Cameroon FLEGT licence in the same format as that in the EU; a dialogue and cooperation mechanism with the EU on the FLEGT scheme, in the form of a Joint Implementation Council and a consultative structure called the Joint Monitoring Committee; supporting measures : including development measures such as i) local development support; ii) promotion of forestry sector industrialisation; iii) capacity building. The provision of additional resources shall be subject to the procedures governing Union aid, as set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and to those governing the bilateral aid given to Cameroon by each of the Member States of the Union; market-related incentives including the encouragement of public and private procurement policies that recognise efforts to ensure a supply of legally harvested forest produce; participation of the stakeholders, the introduction of social safeguards, transparency, monitoring of effects and the drawing up of enforcement reports; a schedule for implementation and procedures for the Agreement’s entry into force. The Agreement will have an initial duration of seven years and shall be renewable by tacit agreement; a simplified procedure for amending the annexes . type: Document attached to the procedure body: CSL
  • date: 2010-10-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE450.731 title: PE450.731 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2010-10-26T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&mode=XML&language=EN&reference=PE448.998&secondRef=02 title: PE448.998 committee: DEVE type: Committee opinion body: EP
  • date: 2010-12-14T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2010-371&language=EN title: A7-0371/2010 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
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  • date: 2010-07-28T00:00:00 type: Initial legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2010/0406/COM_COM(2010)0406_EN.pdf title: COM(2010)0406 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2010&nu_doc=406 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT). PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: 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 logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005. The Action Plan proposes a set of measures that include support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private sector initiatives and measures to stop investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the European Union and timber-producing countries with the aim of stopping illegal logging. In 2005 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 which establishes a licensing scheme and a mechanism to verify the legality of timber imports into the European Union. It is against this background that the 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) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. LEGAL BASIS: first paragraphs of Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. CONTENT: the partnership agreement with Cameroon is the third of its kind to be negotiated, after agreements with Ghana and the Republic of Congo . The Agreement addresses all the elements contained in the Council negotiating directives. In particular, the Agreement establishes the framework, institutions and systems for the FLEGT licensing scheme . It outlines: the supply chain controls, legal compliance framework; independent audit requirements for the system. These are set out in annexes to the Agreement which provide a detailed description of the structures that will underpin the assurance of legality offered by the issuance of a FLEGT licence. Cameroon developed its definition of the applicable legislation by means of extensive stakeholder consultations. It includes laws and regulations granting rights to harvest, forest management, environmental, business and labour legislation, fiscal requirements, respect for tenure and use rights of nearby communities and other social obligations laid down in forest laws, as well as regulations governing commercial activity and export trade requirements. The Agreement goes beyond the limited product coverage proposed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 (‘the FLEGT Regulation’) to cover trade in all timber products and, in doing so, commits Cameroon to building a system that will provide assurance to the European Union that all forest products from Cameroon are legally harvested and produced and contributing positively and sustainably to Cameroon’s growth. The agreement also: provides for controls on imports at the European Union’s borders, as established by the FLEGT Regulation and the associated Implementing Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008; includes a description of the Cameroon FLEGT licence which adopts the format laid down in the Implementing Regulation; establishes the mechanism for dialogue and cooperation on FLEGT with the European Union, in the form of the Joint Implementation Council and a consultative body known as the Joint Monitoring Committee; establishes the principles of stakeholder participation, social safeguards and transparency for monitoring impacts and reporting. The Agreement sets out a time frame and the procedures for entry into force of the Agreement and for implementing the licensing scheme. Since Cameroon will upgrade and redesign its regulatory and information management system, introduce more comprehensive supply chain controls and establish independent verification of legal compliance, it will take several years to develop and test the new systems and to build capacity on the part of the government, civil society and the private sector for the tasks envisaged. The FLEGT licence scheme is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of 2012 . The licence scheme will be assessed against defined criteria before the EU begins accepting FLEGT licences. The steps and process for this are defined in the Agreement and its annexes. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.
  • date: 2010-09-21T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/content/out?lang=EN&typ=SET&i=ADV&RESULTSET=1&DOC_ID=12796%2F10&DOC_LANCD=EN&ROWSPP=25&NRROWS=500&ORDERBY=DOC_DATE+DESC title: 12796/2010 summary: PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT). PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: in May 2003 the European Commission adopted a communication entitled “Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) – proposal for an EU Action Plan” which called for measures to address illegal logging through the development of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005. It is against this background that it is now necessary to conclude, on behalf of the Union, the current 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). IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was carried out. LEGAL BASIS: first paragraphs of Article 207(3) and (4), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. CONTENT: with this proposed decision, the voluntary partnership agreement between the Union and Cameroon on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) to the European Union is approved on behalf of the Union. Measures are provided for in regard to the participation of European Commission representatives as members of the Union’s delegation in the Joint Implementation Council meetings and in meetings of the Agreement’s Joint Monitoring Committee. The annexes to the agreement may be amended by the European Commission on behalf of the EU. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: this proposal has no implications for the EU budget.
  • date: 2010-11-10T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2010-12-01T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on International Trade adopted the report drafted by Yannick JADOT (Greens/EFA, FR) recommending the European Parliament to give its consent to 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).
  • date: 2010-12-14T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2010-371&language=EN title: A7-0371/2010
  • date: 2011-01-17T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20110117&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=19264&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2011-01-19T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2011-9 title: T7-0009/2011 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 650 votes to 14, with 8 abstentions, a legislative resolution in which its gives its consent to 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). It should be noted that the Parliament expressed its position on the conclusion of this Agreement in a joint resolution adopted on the same day (see RSP/2010/3015 ).
  • date: 2011-02-28T00:00:00 type: Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament body: EP/CSL
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  • date: 2011-04-06T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to conclude a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Cameroon on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT). NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision 2011/201/EU 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). BACKGROUND: in May 2003, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan on "Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) in which it called for measures to address illegal logging through the adoption of voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 and the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005. The Action Plan proposes a set of measures that include support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private sector initiatives and measures to stop investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the European Union and timber-producing countries with the aim of stopping illegal logging. In accordance with Council Decision 2011/200/EU, the 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) was signed on 27 September 2010, subject to its conclusion. It is now appropriate for the Agreement to be concluded. CONTENT: by this Decision, the 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) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union. In particular, the Agreement establishes the framework, institutions and systems for the FLEGT licensing scheme. The main elements of this Agreement are as follows: Scope : this Agreement provides a legal framework aimed at ensuring that all imports into the Union from Cameroon of timber and derived products covered by this Agreement have been legally produced or acquired. The Parties are required: to promote trade in timber and derived products; to establish a basis for dialogue and cooperation; to promote the development of the forest industries in Cameroon and to thereby improve the competitiveness of the sector; to create and encourage economic opportunities for resident local communities and local enterprises; to strengthen the capacities of actors in Cameroon by encouraging the creation of a favourable climate for investment in the sustainable management of forests. In particular, the Agreement provides for: a FLEGT licensing scheme with a set of procedures and requirements aimed at verifying and attesting, by means of FLEGT licences, that timber and derived products shipped to the Union have been legally produced or acquired. The Union shall accept such shipments from Cameroon for import into the Union only if they are covered by those FLEGT licences; a licensing authority : licensing authorities must be established as well as control authorities in the EU responsible for checking imports coming into the European Union; the drawing up of the Cameroon FLEGT licence in the same format as that in the EU; a dialogue and cooperation mechanism with the EU on the FLEGT scheme, in the form of a Joint Implementation Council and a consultative structure called the Joint Monitoring Committee; supporting measures : including development measures such as i) local development support; ii) promotion of forestry sector industrialisation; iii) capacity building. The provision of additional resources shall be subject to the procedures governing Union aid, as set out in the Cotonou Agreement, and to those governing the bilateral aid given to Cameroon by each of the Member States of the Union; market-related incentives including the encouragement of public and private procurement policies that recognise efforts to ensure a supply of legally harvested forest produce; participation of the stakeholders, the introduction of social safeguards, transparency, monitoring of effects and the drawing up of enforcement reports; a schedule for implementation and procedures for the Agreement’s entry into force. The Agreement will have an initial duration of seven years and shall be renewable by tacit agreement; a simplified procedure for amending the annexes . The Agreement sets out a time frame and the procedures for entry into force of the Agreement and for implementing the licensing scheme. Since Cameroon will upgrade and redesign its regulatory and information management system, introduce more comprehensive supply chain controls and establish independent verification of legal compliance, it will take several years to develop and test the new systems and to build capacity on the part of the government, civil society and the private sector for the tasks envisaged. The FLEGT licence scheme is expected to be fully operational by the beginning of 2012 . The Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 7 years, and shall be renewable by tacit agreement between the Parties for periods of the same length, unless one Party terminates this Agreement by notifying the other Party of its decision at least 12 months before expiry of the period under way. 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