Considerations on COM(2011)371 - Conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement with Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU

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dossier COM(2011)371 - Conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement with Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber ...
document COM(2011)371 EN
date May 14, 2012
 
table>(1)In May 2003, the Commission adopted a Communication to the Council and to the European Parliament entitled ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT): Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ which called for measures to address illegal logging by developing voluntary partnership agreements with timber-producing countries. Council conclusions on that Action Plan were adopted in October 2003 (1) and the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the subject on 11 July 2005 (2).
(2)In accordance with Council Decision 2011/475/EU (3), the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’) was signed on 27 July 2011, subject to its conclusion.

(3)The Agreement should be approved,