Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of C... (22024A01414)
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)
- Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT)
- Article 1
- Definitions
- Article 2
- Objective
- Article 3
- FLEGT licensing scheme
- Article 4
- Licensing authority
- Article 5
- Competent authorities
- Article 6
- FLEGT licences
- Article 7
- Legally produced timber
- Article 8
- Verification of legally produced timber and timber products
- Article 9
- Release for free circulation of shipments covered by a FLEGT licence
- Article 10
- Independent auditor
- Article 11
- Irregularities
- Article 12
- Start-up date for implementation of the FLEGT licensing scheme
- Article 13
- Application of the LVS to timber and timber products not exported to the Union
- Article 14
- Timetable for implementation
- Article 15
- Support measures
- Article 16
- Stakeholder involvement
- Article 17
- Social safeguards
- Article 18
- Market-related incentives
- Article 19
- Joint Implementation Committee
- Article 20
- Transparency and access to public information
- Article 21
- Communication on implementation
- Article 22
- Territorial application
- Article 23
- Consultations and mediation
- Article 24
- Arbitration
- Article 25
- Suspension
- Article 26
- Amendments
- Article 27
- Duration
- Article 28
- Termination
- Article 29
- Annexes
- Article 30
- Authentic Texts
- Article 31
- Entry into force
- ANNEXES
- ANNEX I
- LIST OF TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO FLEGT LICENSING
- ANNEX II
- DEFINITION OF LEGALLY PRODUCED TIMBER
- ANNEX III
- DESCRIPTION OF LEGALITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM
- CONTENTS
- 1. General provisions
- 2. Components of the LVS
- 3. Scope of the LVS
- 3.1. Sources of timber covered by the LVS
- 3.2. Markets covered by the LVS
- 3.3. Actors involved in the LVS
- 3.4. Activities covered by the LVS
- 4. Checks and verification
- 4.1. Checks
- 4.1.1. Legality checks
- 4.1.2. Traceability checks
- 4.2. Verification
- 4.2.1. Verification targets
- 4.2.2. Verification agencies
- 4.2.3. Verification manual
- 4.2.4. Audit contract
- 4.2.5. Verification plan and activities
- 4.2.6. Kick-off meeting
- 4.2.7. Audit activities
- 4.2.8. Closing meeting
- 4.2.9. Audit report
- 4.2.10. Decision-making on legality
- 4.2.11. Decision-making on traceability
- 4.2.12. Special or additional audits
- 5. Recognition of private and public certificates
- 6. Data management system
- 7. Handling cases of non-compliance
- 8. Issuing FLEGT licences and legality certificates
- 9. Independent audit
- 10. Independent monitoring
- 11. Complaint management system
- ANNEX IV
- CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE RELEASE FOR FREE CIRCULATION IN THE UNION OF TIMBER AND TIMBER PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM CÔTE D'IVOIRE UNDER A FLEGT LICENCE
- 1. General framework
- 2. Handling FLEGT licences
- 3. Documentary checks of FLEGT licences
- 4. Requests for additional information
- 5. Verifying the conformity of the FLEGT licence with the consignment
- 6. Verification before arrival of the consignment
- 7. Other issues
- 8. Release for free circulation
- ANNEX V
- FLEGT LICENSING PROCEDURE AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- 1. General requirements relating to FLEGT licences
- 2. Licensing authority
- 3. Procedure for issuing FLEGT licences
- 4. General specifications of FLEGT licences
- 5. Technical specifications for FLEGT licences in paper format
- 6. Lost or destroyed FLEGT licences
- 7. Doubts concerning validity of the FLEGT licence
- 8. Technical specifications with regard to computerised FLEGT licences
- 9. Terminology
- Appendices
- Appendix 1
- FLEGT licence template
- Appendix 2
- Explanatory notes
- General information
- ANNEX VI
- INDEPENDENT AUDITOR SPECIFICATIONS
- 1. Principles
- 2. Objectives
- 3. Tasks
- 4. Method
- 4.1. Work schedule
- 4.2. Scope of work
- 4.3. Data acquisition and processing
- 4.4. Audit systems
- 4.5. Adequate resources and authorisations
- 4.6. Documented management system
- 5. Reports and dissemination
- 6. Means and sources of information
- 7. Requirements
- 8. Selection process and institutional arrangements
- 9. Financing the independent audit
- ANNEX VII
- CRITERIA FOR THE INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE LEGALITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (LVS)
- 1. General provisions
- 2. Purpose of the assessment
- 3. Assessment implementation method
- 4. Assessment criteria
- 4.1. Definition of legally produced timber
- 4.2. Scope of the LVS
- 4.3. Checks
- 4.4. Verification
- 4.5. Issuing licences and certificates
- 4.6. Independent monitoring and transparency
- 4.7. Complaint management mechanism
- 5. Appointment, profile and tasks of the independent evaluator
- ANNEX VIII
- ACCOMPANYING MEASURES
- ANNEX IX
- PUBLISHED INFORMATION
- 1. Objectives, principles and legal bases
- 2. Published information and documents
- 3. Access, publication and dissemination of information and documents
- 4. Complaint management and review mechanism
- ANNEX X
- JOINT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
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