IN 2003 THE EUROPEAN UNION PUBLISHED THE EU FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND TRADE (FLEGT) ACTION PLAN, AIMED AT TACKLING ILLEGAL LOGGING AND POOR FOREST GOVERNANCE.

THIS SITE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO SET OUT THE DIFFERENT POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND EU MEMBER STATES UNDER THE PLAN, AND CHART PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING ITS AIMS. IT IS MANAGED BY THE EU FLEGT FACILITY,WHICH ASSISTS THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE EU MEMBER STATES IN THEIR JOINT EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT THE FLEGT ACTION PLAN.

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Licensing Legal Products
FLEGT licenses are issued on the basis of evidence provided by the verification bodies to the Licensing Authority. There are two optional licensing ty ...
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EFI's EU FLEGT News June/July released!
The third issue of EFI's EU FLEGT Facility Newsletter has been released in English, in French and in Spanish. If you want to subscribe, click here

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Cameroon signs Voluntary Partnership Agreement 6 May 2010
The press release in English and in French

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Accord de Partenariat Volontaire FLEGT Entre la République du Congo et l'Union européenne Note d'Information Juin 2010

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XXIII IUFRO World Congress

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XXIII IUFRO World Congress...
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Training course on FLEGT: From theory to practice - Presentations 18 Nov 2009

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Presentations given on Wednesday 18 November on Conclusion of the negotiations, ratification process and follow up, and on Implementation, on FLEGT ...
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Un accord commercial entre l'UE et le Cameroun garantit la légalité du bois de l'un des plus grands exportateurs africains de bois tropical

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BRUXELLES et YAOUNDÉ (06 Mai 2010)L'Union Européenne et le Gouvernement du Cameroun ont annoncé aujourd'hui un accord c...
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