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"en.20120419.15.4-253-500"2
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"Just as I declared myself in favour of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) agreements with Ghana, Congo and Cameroon, I supported the agreement with the Central African Republic during this plenary session. This voluntary partnership system allows for the monitoring of the whole supply chain and, henceforth, a genuine improvement in trade conditions in the timber and derived products sector. For practical purposes, the agreement enhances transparency and civil society’s involvement, and aims at putting a stop to illegal exploitation. The effects of this agreement will be all the more important as forestry activities are the country’s main private sector employer, contributing 4% of GDP and 40% of the country’s total export revenues. This agreement will in addition provide an opportunity to evaluate, on the ground, the proper application of the rights of indigenous peoples, since both local communities and civil society have explicitly demanded respect of the right to consultation enshrined in the ILO (International Labour Organisation) Convention No 169, ratified by the country in 2010."@en1
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