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The Parties to this Agreement,
Agreed to the following:
The objectives of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as "this Agreement") are to promote the expansion and diversification of the international trade in tropical timber from forests under management And to promote the sustainable management of tropical timber-producing forests by:
For the purposes of this Agreement:
The International Tropical Timber Organization established by the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 shall continue to implement and monitor the operation of the provisions of this Agreement.
(2) The Organization shall carry out its functions through the Council established in accordance with Art. 6, committees and other subsidiary bodies referred to in art. 26, as well as the Executive Director and staff.
3. The seat of the Organization shall be located at all times in the territory of a member.
4. The Organization shall have its headquarters in Yokohama, unless the Council decides otherwise by a special vote, in accordance with Art. 12.
5. It is possible to establish regional offices of the Organization if the Council so decides by a special vote, in accordance with art. 12.
There are two categories of membership of the Organization, namely:
1. Any reference made in this Agreement to "governments" shall also be deemed to be of reference to the European Community and to any intergovernmental organization having comparable responsibilities in the negotiation, conclusion and Implementation of international agreements, in particular commodity agreements. Accordingly, any mention in this Agreement of the signature, ratification, acceptance or approval, or of the notification of provisional application, or of accession, is, in the case of the said organizations, deemed Also for signature, ratification, acceptance or approval, or for notification of provisional application, or for accession, by such organizations.
2. In the event of a vote on matters within their competence, the European Community and the intergovernmental organizations referred to in par. 1 shall have a number of votes equal to the total number of votes attributable to their member States, which are parties to this Agreement in accordance with Art. 10. In such a case, the member states of the said organisations are not allowed to exercise their individual voting rights.
The supreme authority of the Organization is the International Tropical Timber Council, which is composed of all members of the Organization.
(2) Each member shall be represented in the Council by one representative and may appoint alternates and advisers to participate in the sessions of the Council.
(3) An alternate may be authorized to act and vote on behalf of the representative in the absence of the representative or in special circumstances.
The Council shall exercise all the powers and perform, or ensure the performance of, all the functions necessary for the application of the provisions of this Agreement. In particular, the Council:
The Council shall elect for each calendar year a President and a Vice-Chairperson, who shall not be paid by the Organization.
2. The President and the Vice-President shall be elected, one of the representatives of the producer members, the other among the members of the consumer members.
3. The Presidency and the Vice-Presidency shall be assigned in turn to each of the two categories of members for a year, on the understanding that such alternation shall not prevent the re-election, in exceptional circumstances, of the President Or the Vice-President, or both.
4. In the event of a temporary absence from the President, the Vice-President shall act as President. In the event of the temporary absence of the President and the Vice-President, or in the absence of either or both for the remainder of the term of office, the Council may elect new holders from among the members' representatives Producers or representatives of the consumer members, as the case may be, on a temporary basis or for the remainder of the term of office of the predecessor (s).
As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one regular session per year.
(2) The Council shall meet in extraordinary session if it so decides or is required by a member or the Executive Director in agreement with the President and the Vice-President of the Council and:
(3) The sessions of the Council shall take place at the headquarters of the Organization, unless the Council, by a special vote in accordance with art. 12, does not decide otherwise. In this respect, the Council endeavours to hold one in two sessions outside the headquarters of the Organization, preferably in a producer country.
4. In considering the periodicity of its sessions and the place of their holding, the Council shall ensure that sufficient funds are available.
5. The Executive Director shall announce the sessions to the members and shall communicate the agenda to the members with at least six weeks' notice, except in urgent cases, where the notice will be at least seven days.
1. Producer members together hold 1000 votes and consumer members hold 1,000 votes together.
2. The votes of the producer members shall be divided as follows:
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 2 of this Article, the total number of votes allocated in accordance with subs. 2 of this article to producers in the African region is equally distributed among all producer members of the said region. If there are still votes, each of those votes shall be attributed to a producer member from the African region: the first to the producer member who obtains the largest number of votes calculated in accordance with subs. 2 of this article, the second to the producer member who comes second by the number of votes obtained, and so on until all the remaining votes have been distributed.
4. Subject to the provisions of subs. 5 of this Article, the votes of the consumer members shall be divided as follows: each consumer member shall have 10 basic votes; the rest of the votes shall be divided among the consumer members in proportion to the average volume of their Net imports of tropical wood during the five-year period commencing six calendar years before the distribution of votes.
5. The number of votes allocated to a consumer member cannot increase by more than 5 per cent from one biennium to the next. Excess votes shall be divided among the consumer members in proportion to the average volume of their respective net imports of tropical timber during the five-year period commencing six calendar years before the distribution of the Voices.
6. The Council may, by special vote in accordance with Art. 12, amend the minimum percentage required for a special vote by the consumer members if it deems it necessary.
The Council shall allocate the votes for each biennium to the beginning of its first session of the biennium in accordance with the provisions of this Article. This allocation remains in effect for the remainder of the biennium, subject to the provisions of subs. 8 of this article.
8. When the membership of the Organization changes or when the right to vote of a member is suspended or restored pursuant to a provision of this Agreement, the Council shall redistribute the votes within the category or the Categories of members in question, in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The Council shall then fix the date on which the new distribution of votes takes effect.
9. There can be no fractionation of votes.
1. Each member shall have, for the vote, the number of votes he holds, and no member shall divide his or her votes. A member is, however, not required to express in the same sense that his or her own votes are those authorized to be used under s. 2 of this article.
2. By written notification addressed to the President of the Council, any producer member may authorize, under his own responsibility, any other producer member, and any consumer member may authorize, under his own responsibility, any other member Consumer, to represent its interests and to use its votes at any meeting of the Council.
3. A member who fails shall be deemed not to have used his or her votes.
The Council shall endeavour to take all its decisions and make all its recommendations by consensus.
2. In the absence of consensus, all decisions and recommendations of the Council shall be adopted by a simple majority vote, unless this Agreement provides for a special vote.
3. When a member invokes the provisions of s. 2 of the art. 11 and that its votes shall be used at a meeting of the Council, that member shall be considered for the purposes of s. 1 of this article, as present and voting.
1. The quorum required for any meeting of the Board shall be the presence of a majority of the members of each class referred to in s. 4, provided that the members thus present hold at least two-thirds of the total votes in their category.
2. If the quorum defined in s. 1 of this Article shall not be reached on the day fixed for the sitting or the following day, the quorum shall be constituted the following days of the session by the presence of the majority of the members of each category referred to in Art. 4, provided that the members thus present hold the majority of the total votes in their category.
3. Any member represented in accordance with s. 2 of the art. 11 is considered present.
1. The Council, by a special vote, in accordance with Art. 12, appoints the Executive Director.
2. The terms and conditions of engagement of the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Council.
(3) The Executive Director shall be the highest official of the Organization and shall be responsible to the Board for the administration and operation of this Agreement in accordance with the decisions of the Board.
4. The Executive Director shall appoint staff in accordance with the Staff Regulations adopted by the Council. Staff shall be responsible to the Executive Director.
5. Neither the Executive Director nor any staff member shall have any financial interest in the timber industry or trade or in related commercial activities.
6. In the performance of their duties, the Executive Director and other staff shall not seek or accept instructions from any member or from any authority outside the Organization. They shall refrain from any act which may adversely affect their position as international officials ultimately responsible to the Council. Each member of the Organization shall respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Executive Director and other staff members and shall not seek to influence them in the exercise of their responsibilities.
1. In order to achieve the objectives of this Agreement, the Council shall take all appropriate provisions for the purposes of consultation and cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized bodies and institutions, including the Conference of United Nations on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and other relevant international and regional organizations and institutions, as well as with the private sector, non-governmental organizations and civil society.
2. The Organization shall use, to the greatest extent possible, the facilities, services and expertise of intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector, in order to avoid Duplication of efforts to achieve the objectives of this Agreement and to enhance the complementarity and efficiency of their activities.
(3) The United Nations shall take full advantage of the facilities of the Common Fund for commodities.
The Council may invite any Member State or observer of the United Nations which is not a party to this Agreement or any organization referred to in Art. 15 interested in the activities of the Organization to attend the sessions of the Council as an observer.
1. The Organization shall have legal personality. In particular, it has the capacity to contract, acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and to sue.
(2) The status, privileges and immunities of the Organization, its Executive Director, its staff and experts, as well as members' representatives while on the territory of Japan, shall continue to be governed by The Headquarters Agreement between the Government of Japan and the International Tropical Timber Organization signed in Tokyo on 27 February 1988, taking into account the amendments which may be necessary for the proper application of this Agreement.
The Organization may also enter into agreements with one or more other countries, which shall be approved by the Council, affecting the powers, privileges and immunities that may be necessary for the proper application of this Agreement.
4. If the seat of the Organization is transferred to another country, the member in question shall conclude as soon as possible, with the Organization, a headquarters agreement which shall be approved by the Council. Pending the conclusion of this Agreement, the Organization shall request the new host Government to exempt from taxes, within the limits of its national legislation, the emoluments paid by the Organization to its staff and the assets, income and other Assets of the Organization.
5. The Headquarters Agreement shall be independent of this Agreement. However, it ends:
1. It is hereby established that:
2. The Council shall adopt, in accordance with Art. 7, financial management rules which ensure transparent management and administration of accounts, including rules governing the winding-up of accounts at the end or expiry of this Agreement.
3. The Executive Director shall be responsible for the management of these financial accounts before the Council, to which he shall report.
The expenditure required for the administration of this Agreement shall be charged to the administrative account and shall be covered by annual contributions paid by the members, in accordance with their constitutional procedures or And calculated in accordance with paragraph (a). 4, 5 and 6 of this article.
2. The Administrative Account funds:
3. The expenses of delegations to the Council, the committees and any other subsidiary bodies of the Council referred to in Art. 26 are the responsibility of the interested members. When a member requests special services from the Organization, the Board requires the member to bear the cost of such services.
4. Before the end of each biennium, the Council shall adopt the budget of the administrative account of the Organization for the following biennium and shall determine the contribution of each member to that budget.
5. Contributions to the administrative account for each biennium are calculated as follows:
6. The Council shall determine the initial contribution of any member who accedes to the Organization after the entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with the number of votes to be held by that member and the unexpired portion of the current biennium, but The contributions requested from other members for the current biennium are not changed.
7. Contributions to the administrative account are due on the first day of each fiscal year. The contributions of members for the biennium in which they become members of the Organization shall be due on the date on which they become members.
8. If a member has not paid their full contribution to the administrative account within four months after the day on which they are due under s. 7 of this Article, the Executive Director shall request that the payment be made as soon as possible. If the member has not paid his or her contribution within two months of the request, the member is requested to indicate the reasons why the member was unable to make the payment. If the Commission has not paid its contribution seven months after the date on which it is due, its right to vote shall be suspended until the full payment of its contribution, unless the Council, by a special vote in accordance with Art. 12, does not decide otherwise. If a member has not paid the full contribution for two consecutive years, taking into account the provisions of s. 30, it can no longer submit project proposals or proposals for funding under subs. 1 of the art. 25.
9. If a member has paid in full its contribution to the administrative account within four months after the day on which it is due under s. 7 of this Article, the Member shall be granted a contribution in accordance with the arrangements laid down by the Council in the financial rules of the Organisation.
10. A member whose rights have been suspended pursuant to s. 8 of this article shall remain liable to pay its contribution.
The special account shall comprise two subsidiary accounts:
2. Possible sources of funding for the Special Account are as follows:
The Council shall define the criteria and procedures for the transparent operation of the special account. These procedures take into account the need for balanced representation of members, including donor members, in the operation of the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account and the Project Sub-Account.
The purpose of the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account is to facilitate the payment of unearmarked contributions for the financing of approved preliminary projects, projects and activities that are in accordance with the thematic programmes defined by the Council on the basis of the priorities laid down for guidelines and projects, in accordance with Art. 24 and 25.
5. Donors may allocate their contributions to specific thematic programmes or request the Executive Director to make proposals for the allocation of their contributions.
6. The Executive Director shall report periodically to the Council on the allocation and use of funds in the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account and on the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of preliminary projects, projects and activities, as well as On the financial resources necessary for the successful implementation of the thematic programmes.
7. The purpose of the Project Sub-Account is to facilitate the payment of earmarked contributions for the financing of approved preliminary projects, projects and activities in accordance with Art. 24 and 25.
8. Contributions to the sub-account of projects assigned to a preliminary draft, a project or an activity shall be used only for the implementation of the preliminary draft, the project or the activity to which they have been assigned, unless it is Decided otherwise by the donor in consultation with the Executive Director. Upon completion or expiration of a preliminary draft, project or activity, the donor shall decide on the use of any remaining funds.
9. To ensure predictable funding of the special account, given the voluntary nature of the contributions, members shall endeavour to replenish resources at a sufficient level to ensure that approved projects, projects and activities By the Council can be fully implemented.
10. All income relating to pre-projects, projects and specific activities under the sub-account of the projects or sub-account of the thematic programmes shall be credited to the corresponding account. All outlays, projects or activities, including the remuneration and travel expenses of consultants and experts, shall be charged to the corresponding sub-account.
Membership in the Organization shall not, for any member, entail any liability as a result of any action taken by any other member or entity in relation to preliminary projects, projects or activities.
12. The Executive Director shall assist in the preparation of proposals for preliminary draft, project and activity in accordance with Art. 24 and 25 and is committed to seeking, on the terms and conditions that the Council may set, adequate and secure funding for approved projects, projects and activities.
1. A fund for the sustainable management of tropical timber-producing forests is established to assist producer members in making the necessary investments to achieve the objective stipulated in para. D of Article 1 of this Agreement.
2. The Fund shall consist of:
The resources of the Fund shall be allocated by the Council only to preliminary projects and projects for the purposes set out in subs. 1 of this section and approved in accordance with ss. 24 and 25.
4. For the allocation of the Fund's resources, the Council shall establish criteria and priorities for the use of funds, taking into account:
5. The Executive Director shall assist in the preparation of project proposals in accordance with Art. 25, and shall endeavour to seek, on the conditions and in accordance with the arrangements which the Council may establish, adequate and secure funding for projects approved by the Council.
Members shall endeavour to replenish the resources of the Bali Partnership Fund at a sufficient level in order to contribute to the achievement of the Fund's objectives.
7. The Council periodically checks whether the resources available to the Fund are sufficient and is committed to obtaining the additional resources needed by producer members to meet the Fund's purpose.
1. Financial contributions to accounts created under s. 18 are payable in freely convertible currencies and are not subject to exchange restrictions.
2. The Board may also decide to accept contributions to the accounts created by s. 18 other than the administrative account in other forms, including in the form of scientific and technical equipment or personnel, to meet the needs of approved projects.
The Board shall appoint independent auditors to audit the accounts of the Organization.
2. Statements of accounts created under s. 18, audited by the independent auditors, shall be made available to members as soon as possible after the end of each fiscal year, but not more than six months after that date, and the Board shall review them for approval at its session Below, as appropriate. A summary of the audited accounts and balance sheet is then published.
In order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 1, the Organization undertakes policy activities and project activities in an integrated manner.
2. The general policy activities of the Organization shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement for all members of the ITTO.
3. The Council shall periodically draw up an action plan that informs policy activities and sets out the priorities and thematic programmes referred to in paragraph 3. 4 of Art. 20 of this Agreement. The priorities set out in the action plan are included in the work programmes approved by the Council. Policy activities include the design and development of guidelines, manuals, studies, reports, communication and outreach tools, as well as similar activities defined in the Action Plan. The Organization.
Members and the Executive Director may submit draft and draft proposals which contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Agreement and in one or more priority areas or thematic programmes defined in the An action plan approved by the Board in accordance with s. 24.
2. In order to approve preliminary projects and projects, the Council shall establish criteria which, in particular, take into account their relevance to the objectives of this Agreement, as well as to priority areas or thematic programmes, Environmental and social consequences, their links to national forest strategies and programmes, their profitability, technical and regional needs, the need to avoid duplication of effort and the need to integrate Lessons learned.
3. The Council shall establish a programme and procedures for the submission, review, approval and prioritiation of the preliminary projects and projects for which the financing of the Organization is sought, as well as for their Implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
(4) The Executive Director may suspend the disbursement of the funds of the Organization for a preliminary draft or project if such funds are not used in accordance with the project description, or in the event of an abuse of trust, waste, neglect or Mismanagement. The Executive Director shall submit a report to the Board at its next session for consideration. The Council shall take the necessary decisions.
The Council may, on the basis of the agreed criteria, limit the number of projects and drafts that a member or the Executive Director may propose during a project cycle. It may also take the necessary measures by deciding, for example, to no longer sponsor a preliminary draft or a project following the report submitted by the Executive Director.
The following committees shall be established as committees of the Organization and shall be open to all members:
2. The Council may, by a special vote in accordance with s. 12, establish or dissolve committees and subsidiary bodies as appropriate.
The Council shall determine the operation and scope of the activities of the Committees and other subsidiary bodies. The committees and other subsidiary bodies shall report to the Council and work under its authority.
1. The Council authorizes the Executive Director to establish and maintain close relations with relevant intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations to facilitate the provision of recent data and information And reliable, in particular on the production and trade of tropical timber, trends and discrepancies between data, as well as relevant information on non-tropical timber and on the sustainable management of timber-producing forests. The Organization, in cooperation with such organizations, shall, as it deems necessary for the operation of this Agreement, assemble, compile, analyse and publish such information.
2. The Organization shall contribute to efforts to standardize and harmonize the international reporting on forest issues by avoiding duplication and overlap in data collection by Various organizations.
(3) Members shall communicate, to the extent that their national legislation so permits and within the period specified by the Executive Director, statistics and information on timber, trade and management activities Of timber-producing forests, as well as other information requested by the Council. The Council shall decide on the type of information to be provided in accordance with this paragraph and the manner in which such information shall be presented.
4. On request and if necessary, the Council shall endeavour to strengthen the technical capacity of the member countries, in particular developing countries, to provide the statistics and to submit the reports required under this Agreement.
5. If a member has not provided, for two consecutive years, the statistics and information requested in s. 3 of this Agreement and has not requested the assistance of the Executive Director, he requests the Executive Director to explain himself by setting a specific time limit. If no satisfactory explanation is given, the Council shall take such measures as it deems appropriate.
6. The Council periodically establishes relevant studies on trends and short-term and long-term problems in international timber markets and on progress towards sustainable forest management Lumber producers.
The Council shall publish an annual report on its activities and any other information it deems appropriate.
2. The Council shall examine and evaluate every two years:
3. The examination is carried out in the light of:
4. The Council encourages an exchange of views among member countries on:
5. On request, the Council is committed to strengthening the technical capacity of member countries, in particular developing member countries, to acquire the data necessary for the sharing of adequate information, including by providing members with Resources for training and facilities.
6. The results of the review shall be recorded in the report of the session of the corresponding Council.
(1) During the term of this Agreement, members shall implement and cooperate to promote the achievement of its objectives and shall avoid any action to the contrary.
2. The members undertake to accept and apply the decisions taken by the Council in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and shall refrain from implementing measures which would have the effect of limiting or opposing such decisions.
1. Where exceptional circumstances, emergency situations or reasons of force majeure that are not expressly contemplated in this Agreement require, the Council may, by conducting a special vote in accordance with s. 12, to exempt a member from an obligation prescribed by this Agreement if the explanations given by that member convince him of the reasons that prevent him from complying with that obligation.
2. The Council, when granting a waiver to a member under s. 1 of this article, specifies the terms, conditions, duration and reasons.
Any member may refer any complaint against another member to the Council for failure to fulfil obligations under this Agreement and any dispute relating to the interpretation or application of this Agreement. The decisions of the Council in this regard shall be taken by consensus, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, shall be final and binding.
(1) Consumer members who are developing countries whose interests are affected by measures taken pursuant to this Agreement may apply to the Council for appropriate differential and corrective measures. The Council intends to take appropriate measures in accordance with paras. 3 and 4 of Section III of resolution 93 (IV) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
(2) Members belonging to the category of least developed countries as defined by the United Nations may request the Council to benefit from special measures, in accordance with subs. 4 of section III of resolution 93 (IV) and paras. 56 and 57 of the Paris Declaration and the Programme of Action for the 1990s in favour of the least developed countries.
The Council may evaluate the implementation of this Agreement, including the objectives and financial mechanisms, five years after the entry into force of this Agreement.
Nothing in this Agreement shall permit the use of measures to restrict or prohibit the international trade in softwood lumber and timber products, in particular in respect of imports and use of timber, and Derivatives.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be designated as the depositary of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall be open for signature by Governments invited to the United Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, at United Nations Headquarters United Nations, effective April 3, 2006, until the expiration of one month after the date of its entry into force.
2. Any government referred to in s. 1 of this article may:
3. Upon signature and ratification, acceptance or approval, accession or provisional application, the European Community or any intergovernmental organization referred to in subs. 1 of the art. 5 shall file a declaration from the appropriate authority of the said organization in which the nature and extent of its jurisdiction over matters governed by this Agreement are specified, and shall inform the depositary of any change Substantially later of his or her competencies. Where the organization considers that all matters governed by this Agreement fall within its exclusive competence, States that are members of the organization shall not have to act in accordance with the provisions of s. 2 of the art. 36, of art. 37 and art. 38, or make the provisions of s. 41 or withdraw the notice of provisional application provided for in Art. 38.
1. Governments may accede to this Agreement on terms and conditions laid down by the Council, which shall include a time limit for the deposit of instruments of accession. The Council shall forward these conditions to the depositary. It may, however, grant an extension to governments which are not in a position to accede within the time limit set.
2. Accession shall be made by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary.
A signatory government that intends to ratify, accept or approve this Agreement, or a government for which the Council has established conditions of accession but has not yet been able to deposit its instrument, may at any time Notify the depositary that it will apply the Agreement provisionally, in accordance with its laws and regulations, or when it enters into force in accordance with Art. 39, if it is already in force, on a specified date.
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on a final basis on 1 Er February 2008 or at any later date, if 12 producer governments holding at least 60 % of the total votes allocated in accordance with Annex A to this Agreement and 10 consumer governments referred to in Annex B and representing the Less than 60 % of the world volume of tropical timber imports registered in 2005, year of reference, have definitively signed this Agreement or have ratified, accepted or approved this Agreement in accordance with par. 2 of the art. 36 or art. 37.
2. If this Agreement has not entered into force on a final basis, the Er February 2008, it will enter into force provisionally on that date or any date within six months, if 10 producer governments holding at least 50 % of the total votes allocated in accordance with Annex A of this Agreement and seven Governments of consumers mentioned in Annex B and representing at least 50 % of the world volume of tropical timber imports registered in 2005, the reference year, have definitively signed the Agreement or have ratified, accepted or Approved in accordance with s. 2 of the art. 36 or have notified the depositary in accordance with Art. 38 to apply this Agreement on a provisional basis.
3. If the conditions of entry into force laid down in par. 1 or a par. 2 of this Article shall not be completed on 1 Er September 2008, the Secretary-General of the United Nations invites Governments that have definitively signed this Agreement or have ratified, accepted or approved this Agreement in accordance with para. 2 of the art. 36, or who have notified the depositary that they are applying this Agreement provisionally, to meet as soon as possible to decide whether the Agreement will enter into force between them, provisionally or permanently, in whole or in part. Governments which decide to bring this Agreement into force provisionally may meet from time to time to reconsider the situation and decide whether the Agreement will enter into force between them on a final basis.
4. For any Government that has not notified the depositary in accordance with Art. 38, that it applies this Agreement on a provisional basis and deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of the Agreement, the Agreement shall enter into force on the date of that deposit.
The Executive Director of the Organization shall convene the Council as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Agreement.
The Council may, by way of a special vote in accordance with Art. 12, recommend to members an amendment to this Agreement.
2. The Council shall fix the date on which the members must have notified the depositary that they accept the amendment.
3. An amendment shall enter into force 90 days after the depositary has received notifications of acceptance of members constituting at least two-thirds of the producing members and totalling at least 75 % of the votes of the producer members, and of members Constituting at least two-thirds of the consumer members and totalling at least 75 % of the votes of the consumer members.
4. After the depositary has informed the Council that the requirements for the entry into force of the amendment have been met, and notwithstanding the provisions of s. 2 of this Article relating to the date fixed by the Council, any member may still notify the depositary that he accepts the amendment, provided that such notification is made before the entry into force of the amendment.
5. Any member who has not notified his acceptance of an amendment on the date on which the amendment enters into force ceases to be a party to this Agreement from that date, unless he has proved to the Council that he has not been able to accept The amendment in due time as a result of difficulties encountered in completing its constitutional or institutional procedure and the Council decides to extend the acceptance period for that Member. This member is not bound by the amendment until he has notified that he accepts it.
6. If the requirements for the entry into force of the amendment are not met on the date fixed by the Council in accordance with paragraph 6. 2 of this Article, the amendment shall be deemed withdrawn.
1. Any member may denounce this Agreement at any time after the entry into force of this Agreement by notifying the depositary in writing. It shall simultaneously inform the Council of the decision it has taken.
2. The withdrawal shall take effect 90 days after the notice has been received by the depositary.
The withdrawal does not exempt members from the financial obligations of the Organization.
If the Board finds that a member has failed to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement, and if the Board further determines that this breach is a serious impediment to the operation of the Agreement, it may, by proceeding with a special vote in accordance with s. 12, exclude this member from the Agreement. The Council shall immediately notify the depositary. The said Member shall cease to be a party to this Agreement six months after the date of the decision of the Council.
The Council shall liquidating the accounts of a member who shall cease to be a party to this Agreement by reason of:
2. The Board shall keep any contribution or contribution made by a member who ceases to be a party to this Agreement in the financial accounts created under s. 18.
(3) A member who has ceased to be a party to this Agreement shall not be entitled to any part of the proceeds of the liquidation of the Organization or any other assets of the Organization. Nor shall it be attributed to it any share of the potential deficit of the Organization when this Agreement ends.
(1) This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 10 years from the date of its entry into force unless the Council decides, by conducting a special vote in accordance with Art. 12, to extend it, to renegotiate or terminate it in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
2. The Council may, by a special vote in accordance with s. 12, decide to extend this Agreement for two periods, an initial period of five years, and an additional period of three years.
3. If, before the expiration of the 10-year period referred to in s. 1 of this section, or before the expiry of a period of extension referred to in s. 2 of this Article, as the case may be, a new agreement to replace this Agreement has been negotiated but has not yet entered into force on a provisional or final basis, the Council may, by way of a special vote in accordance with Art. 12, extend this Agreement until the entry into force on a provisional or final basis of the new Agreement.
4. If a new agreement is negotiated and enters into force when this Agreement is being extended under s. 2 or par. 3 of this Article, this Agreement, as extended, shall terminate upon the entry into force of the new Agreement.
5. The Council may, at any time, by special vote in accordance with s. 12, decide to terminate this Agreement with effect from the date of its choice.
Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the Council shall continue to exist for a period not exceeding 18 months for the liquidation of the Organization, including the liquidation of the accounts and, subject to the relevant decisions to be taken By special vote in accordance with Art. 12, during that period, it has the powers and functions which may be necessary for that purpose.
The Council shall notify the depositary of any decision taken pursuant to this Article.
No reservation may be made in respect of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(1) This Agreement succeeds the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994.
(2) All provisions adopted pursuant to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 or the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, either by the Organization or by one of its bodies, or on their behalf, which shall be Application on the date of entry into force of this Agreement and which it is not specified that the effect shall expire on that date shall remain in application, unless they are amended by the provisions of this Agreement.
Done at Geneva on 27 January 2000, two thousand six, the texts of the Agreement in English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian as equally authentic.
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18 |
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18 |
|
18 |
|
17 |
|
17 |
Asia-Pacific |
389 |
|
15 |
|
14 |
|
22 |
|
131 |
|
105 |
|
33 |
|
25 |
|
14 |
|
16 |
|
14 |
Latin America and Caribbean |
362 |
|
7 |
|
19 |
|
157 |
|
19 |
|
7 |
|
11 |
|
8 |
|
12 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
15 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
10 |
|
24 |
|
7 |
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
18 |
Total |
1000 |
* Member of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 |
Albania
Algeria
Australia *
Canada *
China *
European Community *
Egypt *
United States of America *
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Japan *
Lesotho
Morocco
Nepal *
New Zealand *
Norway *
Republic of Korea *
Switzerland *
States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Signature without reservation of ratification (If) |
Entry into force |
||
Albania |
26 October |
2011 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Germany |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Australia |
24 September |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Belgium A |
April 25 |
2008 If |
1 Er January |
1000 |
Bulgaria |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Benin |
7 December |
2011 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Brazil |
18 October |
2013 |
18 October |
2013 |
Cambodia |
July 15 |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Cameroon |
August 21 |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
China B |
14 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Macao |
14 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Cyprus |
July 9 |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Colombia |
15 March |
2013 |
15 March |
2013 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
2 December |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
July 21 |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Korea (South) |
3 February |
2009 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Costa Rica |
1 Er November |
2013 A |
1 Er November |
2013 |
Côte d' Ivoire |
October 31 |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Denmark C |
18 November |
2009 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Ecuador |
5 November |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Spain |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Estonia |
August 9 |
2011 |
7 December |
2011 |
United States |
April 27 |
2007 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Fiji |
April 23 |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Finland |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
France |
7 April |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Gabon |
11 November |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Ghana |
7 October |
2008 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Greece |
21 October |
2011 |
7 December |
2011 |
Guatemala |
3 February |
2011 |
7 December |
2011 |
Guyana |
2 December |
2008 If |
7 December |
2011 |
Honduras |
14 November |
2011 |
7 December |
2011 |
Hungary |
28 March |
2012 |
28 March |
2012 |
India |
July 25 |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Indonesia |
March 31 |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Ireland |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Italy |
23 September |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Japan |
August 31 |
2007 |
7 December |
2011 |
Latvia |
15 December |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Liberia |
3 November |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Lithuania |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Luxembourg |
7 July |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Malaysia |
28 September |
2007 |
7 December |
2011 |
Mali |
25 October |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Malta |
18 November |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Mexico |
6 March |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Mozambique |
5 November |
2012 A |
5 November |
2012 |
Myanmar |
12 September |
2011 |
7 December |
2011 |
Norway |
3 September |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
New Zealand D |
13 October |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Panama |
February 14 |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Papua New Guinea |
16 December |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Netherlands E |
September 30 |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Philippines |
July 8 |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Poland |
5 November |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Portugal |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Peru |
June 16 |
2010 |
7 December |
2011 |
Romania |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
United Kingdom |
March 5 |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Central African Republic |
4 November |
2014 |
4 November |
2014 |
Czech Republic |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Slovakia |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Slovenia |
17 December |
2009 |
7 December |
2011 |
Switzerland |
April 27 |
2007 |
7 December |
2011 |
Sweden |
28 October |
2008 |
7 December |
2011 |
Suriname |
28 February |
2014 A |
28 February |
2014 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
5 November |
2012 A |
5 January |
2012 |
European Union * |
28 March |
2012 |
28 March |
2012 |
Vietnam |
10 April |
2014 A |
10 April |
2014 |
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1 RO 2012 549
2 RO 2012 551 , 2013 1301, 2014 4433.