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"en.20110913.34.2-267-500"2
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"I voted in favour of the adoption of this agreement in plenary because it is entirely consistent with the measures that have already been taken by the European Union on the matter, in particular, the FLEGT agreements (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan). This agreement, although less restrictive than the bilateral FLEGT agreements, does have the advantage of imposing obligations on a larger number of tropical timber producing countries (60 in total, including 33 developing countries), thereby enabling the principles of sustainable development and of the restoration of degraded forest areas to be developed on a wider scale. Furthermore, in 2008, Parliament expressly asked the European Commission for the opportunity to give its consent to this agreement, and not simply to be consulted on it, as the Commission had initially planned. This procedural change entails additional obligations for the Commission, which will have to inform Parliament clearly and without delay of the application of the agreement, including its renegotiation. Having received this information, Parliament will be able to ensure the consistency of measures taken at multilateral level, via this agreement, and at bilateral level, via the FLEGT partnership agreements."@en1
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