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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-04-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120419.15.4-261-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-04-19-Speech-4-262-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Vilija Blinkevičiūtė2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; FEMM (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3 member; EMPL (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2014-06-30)3 substitute; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"− I voted in favour of this European Parliament recommendation on the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union because in this agreement Liberia has committed to establishing a system to provide assurance that all timber products exported from Liberia are legally produced. Furthermore, the Liberian definition of legal timber goes beyond the minimum product coverage of the VPA regime, from wood chips and logs to wooden furniture, and embraces aspects such as allocation of harvesting rights, workers’ rights, and environmental obligations. In Liberia, the approach followed in the VPA process was based on the active participation of various stakeholders with the direct involvement of both civil society and industry, as well as - for the first time - forest dwelling communities. This VPA takes into account the concerns and interests of these communities in particular. Furthermore, in the VPA process special attention has been given to the legality assurance system, independent auditing, the role of civil society in the monitoring of the agreement, as well as transparency and information exchange. The EU-Liberia VPA has therefore been developed in a transparent manner with most participants actively involved in the process so far, including all key forest stakeholders."@en1

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