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Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community article 4 CELEX: 02005R2173-20200101 1. Imports into the Community of timber products exported from partner countries shall be prohibited unless the shipment is covered by a FLEGT licence. 2. In order to provide the necessary assurance as to the legality of the timber products concerned, the Commission shall assess existing schemes that guarantee the legality and reliable tracking of timber products exported from partner countries, and adopt implementing acts to approve them. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 11(3).
The schemes approved by the Commission may form the basis of a FLEGT licence. 3. Timber products of species listed in Annexes A, B and C to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 () shall be exempt from the requirement laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article.
The Commission shall review that exemption, taking into account market developments and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation, shall report on its findings to the European Parliament and to the Council and, if necessary, shall come forward with appropriate legislative proposals. |