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• 2011/11/12 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2011/731
  • OJ L 294 12.11.2011, p. 0001
• 2011/11/08 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #3122
• 2011/11/08 Council Meeting
• 2011/11/08 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2011/09/13 Text adopted by Parliament after reconsultation
  • T7-0351/2011 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement. It gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement and called on the Commission to provide, whenever requested by Parliament, any relevant information regarding the implementation of this Agreement, namely on action plans and programmes, as well as the decisions taken by the bodies established by the Agreement. The Commission is also called upon to submit a review of the implementation of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement, in particular in relation to the Union's own forest law enforcement, governance and trade instruments.

• 2011/07/18 Committee report tabled for plenary, reconsultation
  • A7-0280/2011
• 2011/07/18 Committee final report tabled for plenary, reconsultation
  • A7-0280/2011
• 2011/07/13 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • DEVE
  • ENVI
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 MOREIRA Vital S&D
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 LUCAS Caroline Verts/ALE
• 2011/06/24 Deadline Amendments
• 2011/06/08 Committee draft report
  • PE467.066
• 2011/03/02 Formal reconsultation of Parliament
• 2011/02/14 Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation published
  • 05812/2011 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement on behalf of the EU. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. . BACKGROUND: on 27 January 2006 the negotiating conference established under the aegis of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) approved the text of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement ("the 2006 Agreement"). The 2006 Agreement has been open for signature since 3 April 2006 and will remain so until one month after its final entry into force. The objectives of the 2006 Agreement are consistent with both the common commercial policy and the environmental policy. The Community signed the 2006 Agreement on 2 November 2007. All Member States have expressed their intention to ratify it. The 2006 Agreement should now be approved on behalf of the EU and particularly following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 November 2009. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was undertaken. LEGAL BASIS: Articles 192 and 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) read in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof. CONTENT: this Decision provides that the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement is approved on behalf of the Union. For the content of the 2006 Agreement, please see the summary of the initial proposal dated 8/07/2007. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: as the compulsory contributions by the consumer members of the International Tropical Timber Organisation are assessed primarily in terms of the volume of tropical timber they import, the Union will contribute to the Administrative Account of the International Tropical Timber Organisation, once the 2006 Agreement enters into force, while Member States, as well as the Union, will be able to make voluntary financial contributions to the planned actions via the voluntary contribution accounts of the Organisation.

• 2011/02/14 Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation
  • 05812/2011 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement on behalf of the EU. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. . BACKGROUND: on 27 January 2006 the negotiating conference established under the aegis of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) approved the text of the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement ("the 2006 Agreement"). The 2006 Agreement has been open for signature since 3 April 2006 and will remain so until one month after its final entry into force. The objectives of the 2006 Agreement are consistent with both the common commercial policy and the environmental policy. The Community signed the 2006 Agreement on 2 November 2007. All Member States have expressed their intention to ratify it. The 2006 Agreement should now be approved on behalf of the EU and particularly following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 November 2009. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: no impact assessment was undertaken. LEGAL BASIS: Articles 192 and 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) read in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof. CONTENT: this Decision provides that the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement is approved on behalf of the Union. For the content of the 2006 Agreement, please see the summary of the initial proposal dated 8/07/2007. BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: as the compulsory contributions by the consumer members of the International Tropical Timber Organisation are assessed primarily in terms of the volume of tropical timber they import, the Union will contribute to the Administrative Account of the International Tropical Timber Organisation, once the 2006 Agreement enters into force, while Member States, as well as the Union, will be able to make voluntary financial contributions to the planned actions via the voluntary contribution accounts of the Organisation.

• 2009/12/02 Additional information
• 2008/09/24 Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T6-0453/2008 summary

    The European Parliament adopted, by 606 votes to 8 with 13 abstentions, a legislative resolution making some amendments to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, (ITTA) 2006. The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Caroline LUCAS (Greens/ALE, UK) on behalf of the Committee on International Trade.  - the legal bases are Articles 133 and 175 of the Treaty, read in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300 (3) (rather than the first) subparagraph. Members argued that the agreement establishes a specific institutional framework by organising cooperation procedures; - the objectives of the new Agreement should be consistent with both the common commercial policy and environmental and development policies. The following new recitals are inserted into the text: - the Commission should submit to the European Parliament and the Council an annual report with an analysis of the implementation of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 and of measures to minimise the negative impact of trade on tropical forests, including bilateral agreements concluded pursuant to the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) programme. Article 33 of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 provides for an evaluation of the implementation of this Agreement five years after its entry into force. In the light of this provision, the Commission should forward to the Parliament and the Council a review of the functioning of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 by the end of 2010; - when drafting the negotiating mandate for the revision of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006, the Commission should propose that the current text be revised, placing the protection and sustainable management of tropical forests and the restoration of forest areas that have been degraded at the heart of the agreement, stressing the importance of education and information policy in the countries affected by the problem of deforestation in order to enhance public awareness of the negative consequences of exploiting timber resources in an abusive manner. Trade in tropical timber should only be encouraged to the extent compatible with these prior objectives.  In particular, this mandate for the revision of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 should propose a voting mechanism for the International Tropical Timber Council that clearly rewards the conservation and sustainable use of tropical forests; - the Commission should by October 2008 at the latest: (a) propose a comprehensive legislative proposal that prevents the placing of timber and timber products derived from illegal and destructive sources on the market; (b) present a Communication determining the EU's involvement and support for current and future global funding mechanisms for promoting forest protection and reducing emissions from deforestation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)/Kyoto Protocol. The Communication should outline the EU's commitment to provide funds to help developing countries protect their forests, finance a network of protected areas and promote economic alternatives to forest destruction. In particular, in order to ensure real benefits for the climate, biodiversity and people, it should outline the minimum principles and criteria that these instruments should adhere to. It should also identify priority actions and priority areas which should receive immediate funding under these incentive mechanisms. The European Parliament also adopted a joint resolution concerning the International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) 2006 and proposed by the Committee on International Trade (refer to RSP/2008/2579).

  • Results of vote in Parliament
• 2008/09/24 Commission response to text adopted in plenary
  • SP(2008)6073
  • DG Development, PIEBALGS Andris
• 2008/09/23 Debate in Parliament
• 2008/07/17 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0313/2008
  • DEVE
  • ENVI
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 MOREIRA Vital S&D
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 LUCAS Caroline Verts/ALE
• 2008/07/15 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • DEVE
  • ENVI
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 MOREIRA Vital S&D
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 LUCAS Caroline Verts/ALE
• 2007/11/07 Committee draft report
  • PE396.733
• 2007/10/11 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • DEVE
  • ENVI
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 MOREIRA Vital S&D
  • INTA INTA/7/05490; INTA/6/54235 LUCAS Caroline Verts/ALE
• 2007/09/27 EP officialisation
• #2819
• 2007/09/26 Council Meeting
• 2007/09/25 Document attached to the procedure
  • 12640/2007
• 2007/07/18 Legislative proposal
  • 11964/2007 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the EC, the "International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006." PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: in 1994 the EC became a party to the "International Tropical Timber Agreement", which was renegotiated in January 2006 under the aegis of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development). The newly negotiated Agreement replaces the 1994 Agreement, which will remain in force until the entry into force of the 2006 Agreement. CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal is to conclude, on behalf of the EC, the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement. The objective of the Agreement, amongst others, is: to provide an effective framework for consultation, international cooperation and policy development regarding the world timber economy; to provide a consultation forum in order to promote non-discriminatory timer practices; to contribute to sustainable development and to poverty alleviation; to enhance members' capacity to export tropical timber and timber products from sustainably managed sources; to promote improved understanding of long term trends in the tropical timber market; to improve forest management and wood utilisation research; to improve market transparency; to encourage tropical timber reforestation and restoration of degraded forest land (taking the needs of local communities into account); to improve the collection of timber statistics; to encourage the development of national policies that seek to conserve timber producing forests and that maintain an ecological balance; to strengthen forest law enforcement, governance; and to address the problem of illegal logging of tropical timber. The Agreement also details the organisation and administration of the International Tropical Timber Organisation; its membership, voting rights, powers and functions as well as its composition.

• 2007/07/18 Legislative proposal published
  • 11964/2007 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the EC, the "International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006." PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. BACKGROUND: in 1994 the EC became a party to the "International Tropical Timber Agreement", which was renegotiated in January 2006 under the aegis of UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development). The newly negotiated Agreement replaces the 1994 Agreement, which will remain in force until the entry into force of the 2006 Agreement. CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal is to conclude, on behalf of the EC, the 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement. The objective of the Agreement, amongst others, is: to provide an effective framework for consultation, international cooperation and policy development regarding the world timber economy; to provide a consultation forum in order to promote non-discriminatory timer practices; to contribute to sustainable development and to poverty alleviation; to enhance members' capacity to export tropical timber and timber products from sustainably managed sources; to promote improved understanding of long term trends in the tropical timber market; to improve forest management and wood utilisation research; to improve market transparency; to encourage tropical timber reforestation and restoration of degraded forest land (taking the needs of local communities into account); to improve the collection of timber statistics; to encourage the development of national policies that seek to conserve timber producing forests and that maintain an ecological balance; to strengthen forest law enforcement, governance; and to address the problem of illegal logging of tropical timber. The Agreement also details the organisation and administration of the International Tropical Timber Organisation; its membership, voting rights, powers and functions as well as its composition.

  • DG Development, PIEBALGS Andris

Documents

• Legislative proposal: 11964/2007
• Legislative proposal published: 11964/2007
• Document attached to the procedure: 12640/2007
• Committee draft report: PE396.733
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0313/2008
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0453/2008
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2008)6073
• Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation published: 05812/2011
• Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation: 05812/2011
• Committee draft report: PE467.066
• Committee report tabled for plenary, reconsultation: A7-0280/2011
• Committee final report tabled for plenary, reconsultation: A7-0280/2011
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0351/2011
• : Decision 2011/731
• : OJ L 294 12.11.2011, p. 0001

Votes

Report: Lucas (A6-0313/2008) - resolution

History

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