| Author (Corporate) | European Union |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 147 |
| Publication Date | 05/06/2019 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Background and further information: The European Union's Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) proposes a set of measures, including support for timber-producing countries, multilateral collaboration to tackle trade in illegal timber, support for private-sector initiatives, and measures to discourage investment in activities that encourage illegal logging. The cornerstone of the Action Plan is the establishment of FLEGT partnerships between the EU and timber-producing countries, aimed at stopping illegal logging. In 2005 the Council of the European Union authorised the European Commission to negotiate FLEGT partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. The Commission entered into negotiations with Vietnam in 2010 and the Voluntary Partnership Agreement was initialled on 11 May 2017. This Agreement between the EU and Vietnam aims at strengthening forest governance and law enforcement and, by means of the FLEGT licensing scheme, will reassure the EU market that timber exported from Vietnam comes from legally harvested timber. On 3 July 2018 the Commission presented proposals on the signing and conclusion of the Agreement. The signing was approved on 11 October by Council Decision (EU) 2018/1528 and the signature took place on 19 October. The conclusion of the Agreement was approved on 15 April 2019 by Council Decision (EU) 2019/854. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2019.147.01.0003.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Trade |
| Subject Tags | Forestry | Timber |
| Keywords | Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade [FLEGT] |
| Countries / Regions | Vietnam |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
