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"en.20110119.20.3-272-000"2
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"The aims of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Congo (the EU-Congo VPA) are to provide a legislative framework within which to ensure the traceability of timber, to put in place government and independent verification procedures to certify that all timber exports from Cameroon to European markets have followed legal channels, and to reinforce the application of forestry regulations and governance..
Surveys by non-governmental organisations have shown that 20% of the Congolese timber imported onto the European market is of illegal origin, at whatever stage in the process. That, ladies and gentlemen, is why there is an urgent need to establish procedures to combat the illegal trade in timber.
The EU-Congo VPA provides for a series of political and regulatory reforms which will enable the Congo’s timber industry to establish good governance practices and greater transparency. It is important to ensure that the political and legislative reforms undertaken contribute to poverty reduction and a tangible improvement in people’s living conditions.
The VPA will come into effect as soon as the promised legislative changes have been implemented and the system to verify legality put in place. For all the above reasons, I endorse the rapporteur’s proposal to follow the Council’s position."@en1
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