The 2006 International Tropical Timber Agreement - European Community Declaration in accordance with Article 36(3) of the Agreement - Declaration
Date: 2006-01-27
Institutions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Congo, Cyprus, Czechia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, European Community, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar/Burma, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, United Kingdom
Subjects: commodity agreement, international trade, multilateral agreement, sustainable forest management, tropical wood

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THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER AGREEMENT

PREAMBLE

THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT,

(a) RECALLING the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic
Order; the Integrated Programme for Commodities; the New Partnership for Development; and the Spirit of São
Paulo and São Paulo Consensus, as adopted by Unctad XI;

(b) ALSO RECALLING the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983, and the International Tropical Timber
Agreement, 1994, and recognizing the work of the International Tropical Timber Organization and its achievements
since its inception, including a strategy for achieving international trade in tropical timber from sustainably managed
sources;

(c)

FURTHER RECALLING the Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of Implementation as adopted by the World Summit
on Sustainable Development in September 2002, the United Nations Forum on Forests established in October 2000
and the associated creation of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, of which the International Tropical Timber
Organization is a member, as well as the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Non-Legally
Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and
Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests, and the relevant Chapters of Agenda 21 as adopted by the
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992,
the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification;

(d) RECOGNIZING that States have,

in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of
international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies
and have the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control do not cause damage to the
environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, as set forth in principle 1(a) of the
Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation
and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests;

(e) RECOGNIZING the importance of timber and related trade to the economies of timber producer countries;

(f) ALSO RECOGNIZING the importance of the multiple economic, environmental and social benefits provided by
forests, including timber and non-timber forest products and environmental services, in the context of sustainable
forest management, at local, national and global levels and the contribution of sustainable forest management to
sustainable development and poverty alleviation and the achievement of internationally agreed development goals,
including those contained in the Millennium Declaration;

(g) FURTHER RECOGNIZING the need to promote and apply comparable criteria and indicators for sustainable forest
management as important tools for all members to assess, monitor and promote progress toward sustainable
management of their forests;

(h) TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the linkages of the tropical timber trade and the international timber market and wider
global economy and the need to take a global perspective in order to improve transparency in the international
timber trade;

(i) REAFFIRMING their commitment to moving as rapidly as possible toward achieving exports of tropical timber and
timber products from sustainably managed sources (ITTO Objective 2000) and recalling the establishment of the Bali
Partnership Fund;

(j) RECALLING the commitment made by consumer members in January 1994 to maintain or achieve the sustainable

management of their forests;

(k) NOTING the role of good governance, clear land tenure arrangements and cross-sectoral coordination in achieving

sustainable forest management and legally sourced timber exports;

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(l) RECOGNIZING the importance of collaboration among members, international organizations, the private sector and
civil society, including indigenous and local communities, and other stakeholders in promoting sustainable forest
management;

(m) ALSO RECOGNIZING the importance of such collaboration for improving forest law enforcement and promoting

trade from legally harvested timber;

(n) NOTING THAT enhancing the capacity of forest-dependent indigenous and local communities, including those who

are forest owners and managers, can contribute to achieving the objectives of this Agreement;

(o) ALSO NOTING the need to improve the standard of living and working conditions within the forest sector, taking
into account relevant internationally recognized principles on these matters, and relevant International Labour
Organization Conventions and instruments;

(p) NOTING that timber is an energy-efficient, renewable and environmentally friendly raw material compared with

competing products;

(q) RECOGNIZING the need for increased investment in sustainable forest management, including through reinvesting

revenues generated from forests, including from timber-related trade;

(r) ALSO RECOGNIZING the benefits of market prices that reflect the costs of sustainable forest management;

(s)

FURTHER RECOGNIZING the need for enhanced and predictable financial resources from a broad donor community
to help achieve the objectives of this Agreement;

(t) NOTING the special needs of least developed tropical timber producer countries,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

CHAPTER I

OBJECTIVES

Article 1

Objectives

(d) enhancing the capacity of members to implement strategies
timber and timber

for achieving exports of
products from sustainably managed sources;

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referred to as

The objectives of the International Tropical Timber Agreement,
‘this Agreement’) are to
2006 (hereinafter
promote the expansion and diversification of
international
trade in tropical timber from sustainable managed and legally
harvested forests and to promote the sustainable management
of tropical timber producing forests by:

structural
(e) promoting improved understanding of
including long-term
conditions in international markets,
trends in consumption and production,
factors affecting
market access, consumer preferences and prices, and
the costs of
conditions leading to prices which reflect
sustainable forest management;

the

(a) providing an effective framework for consultation, interna-
tional cooperation and policy development among all
members with regard to all relevant aspects of the world
timber economy;

(f) promoting and supporting research and development with
a view to improving forest management and efficiency of
wood utilization and the competitiveness of wood products
relative to other materials, as well as increasing the capacity
to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber
producing tropical forests;

(b) providing a forum for consultation to promote non-discri-

minatory timber trade practices;

(c)

contributing to sustainable development and to poverty
alleviation;

(g) developing and contributing towards mechanisms for the
provision of new and additional financial resources with a
view to promoting the adequacy and predictability of
funding and expertise needed to enhance the capacity of
producer members
this
Agreement;

to attain the objectives of

(i)

(j)

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(h)

improving market intelligence and encouraging information
sharing on the international timber market with a view to
ensuring greater transparency and better information on
markets and market trends, including the gathering, compi-
including
lation and dissemination of trade related data,
data related to species being traded;

(q) promoting better understanding of

the contribution of
non-timber forest products and environmental services to
the sustainable management of tropical forests with the
aim of enhancing the capacity of members to develop
strategies to strengthen such contributions in the context
of sustainable forest management, and cooperating with
relevant institutions and processes to this end;

from sustainable sources

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promoting increased and further processing of
timber
in producer member
countries, with a view to promoting their industrialization
and thereby increasing their employment opportunities and
export earnings;

(r)

encouraging members to recognize the role of
forest-
dependent indigenous and local communities in achieving
sustainable forest management and develop strategies to
enhance the capacity of these communities to sustainably
manage tropical timber producing forests; and

reforestation,

encouraging members to support and develop tropical
rehabilitation and
as well
timber
restoration of degraded forest land, with due regard for
the interests of
local communities dependent on forest
resources;

as

(k)

improving marketing and distribution of tropical timber
and timber product exports from sustainably managed
legally
and legally harvested sources and which are
traded, including promoting consumer awareness;

(l)

strengthening the capacity of members for the collection,
processing and dissemination of statistics on their trade in
timber and information on the sustainable management of
their tropical forests;

(m) encouraging members to develop national policies aimed at
timber
and
sustainable
producing forests, and maintaining ecological balance,
in
the context of the tropical timber trade;

conservation

utilization

of

(s)

identifying and addressing relevant new and emerging
issues.

CHAPTER II

DEFINITIONS

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement:

1.

‘Tropical timber’ means tropical wood for industrial uses,
which grows or is produced in the countries situated
and the Tropic of
between the Tropic of Cancer
sawn wood, veneer
logs,
Capricorn. The term covers
sheets and plywood.

2.

‘Sustainable
forest management’ will be understood
according to the Organization’s relevant policy documents
and technical guidelines.

(n)

strengthening the capacity of members to improve forest
law enforcement and governance, and address
illegal
logging and related trade in tropical timber;

3.

‘Member’ means a Government, the European Community
or any intergovernmental organization referred to in Article
5, which has consented to be bound by this Agreement
whether it is in force provisionally or definitively.

(o) encouraging information sharing for a better understanding
of voluntary mechanisms such as, inter alia, certification, to
promote sustainable management of tropical forests, and
assisting members with their efforts in this area;

(p) promoting access to, and transfer of,

technologies and
technical cooperation to implement the objectives of this
Agreement,
including on concessional and preferential
terms and conditions, as mutually agreed;

4.

‘Producer member’ means any member situated between
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn with
tropical forest resources and/or a net exporter of tropical
timber in volume terms which is listed in Annex A and
which becomes a party to this Agreement, or any member
with tropical
forest resources and/or a net exporter of
tropical timber in volume terms which is not so listed
and which becomes a party to this Agreement and which
the Council, with the consent of that member, declares to
be a producer member.

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5.

timber

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‘Consumer member’ means any member which is an
importer of
listed in Annex B which
becomes a party to this Agreement, or any member
which is an importer of
timber not so listed
which becomes a party to this Agreement and which the
Council, with the consent of that member, declares to be a
consumer member.

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6.

‘Organization’ means the International Tropical Timber
Organization established in accordance with Article 3.

7.

‘Council’ means the International Tropical Timber Council
established in accordance with Article 6.

8.

least 60 % of

‘Special vote’ means a vote requiring at least two thirds of
the votes cast by producer members present and voting and
at
the votes cast by consumer members
present and voting, counted separately, on condition that
the producer
these votes are cast by at
members present and voting and at
the
consumer members present and voting.

least half of

least half of

9.

‘Simple distributed majority vote’ means a vote requiring
more than half of the votes cast by producer members
present and voting and more than half of the votes cast
by consumer members present and voting, counted sepa-
rately.

10.

‘Financial biennium’ means the period from 1 January of
one year to 31 December of the following year.

11.

‘Freely convertible currencies’ means the euro, the Japanese
yen, the pound sterling, the Swiss franc, the United States
dollar, and any other currency which has been designated
from time to time by a competent international monetary
organization as being in fact widely used to make payments
for international
transactions and widely traded in the
principal exchange markets.

12. For purposes of the calculation of the distribution of votes
under Article 10, paragraph 2(b), ‘tropical forest resources’
means natural closed forests and forest plantations located
between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

shall continue in being for the purposes of administering the
provisions and supervising the operation of this Agreement.

The Organization shall

function through the Council
2.
established under Article 6, the committees and other subsidiary
bodies referred to in Article 26 and the Executive Director and
staff.

The headquarters of the Organization shall at all times be

3.
located in the territory of a member.

The headquarters of

4.
in
Yokohama, unless the Council, by special vote in accordance
with Article 12, decides otherwise.

the Organization shall be

5.
Regional offices of the Organization may be established if
the Council so decides by special vote in accordance with
Article 12.

Article 4

Membership in the organization

There shall be two categories of membership in the Organi-
zation, namely:

(a) Producer; and

(b) Consumer.

Article 5

international

Membership by intergovernmental organizations
Any reference in this Agreement to ‘Governments’ shall be
1.
construed as including the European Community and other
intergovernmental organizations having comparable responsi-
bilities in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application
of
commodity
agreements. Accordingly, any reference in this Agreement to
signature, ratification, acceptance or approval, or to notification
of provisional application, or to accession shall, in the case of
such organizations, be construed as including a reference to
signature, ratification, acceptance or approval, or to notification
of provisional application, or to accession, by such organi-
zations.

agreements,

particular

in

CHAPTER III

ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Article 3

Headquarters and structure of the International Tropical
Timber Organization

1.
The International Tropical Timber Organization estab-
lished by the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983

2.
In the case of voting on matters within their competence,
the European Community and other intergovernmental organi-
zations referred to in paragraph 1 shall vote with a number of
votes equal to the total number of votes attributable to their
Member States which are parties
in
accordance with Article 10. In such cases, the Member States
of such organizations shall not be entitled to exercise their
individual voting rights.

to the Agreement

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CHAPTER IV

INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER COUNCIL

Article 6

These offices shall alternate each year between the two
3.
categories of members, provided, however, that this shall not
prohibit the re-election of either or both, under exceptional
circumstances.

Composition of the International Tropical Timber Council

1.
The highest authority of the Organization shall be the
International Tropical Timber Council, which shall consist of
all the members of the Organization.

2.
Each member shall be represented in the Council by one
representative and may designate alternates and advisers to
attend sessions of the Council.

3.
An alternate shall be empowered to act and vote on
behalf of the representative during the latter’s absence or in
special circumstances.

the Chairman,

In the temporary absence of

4.
the Vice-
Chairman shall assume the functions of the Chairman. In the
temporary absence of both the Chairman and the Vice-
Chairman, or in the absence of one or both of them for the
rest of the term for which they were elected, the Council may
elect new officers from among the representatives of
the
producer members and/or from among the representatives of
the consumer members, as the case may be, on a temporary
basis or for the rest of the term for which the predecessor or
predecessors were elected.

Article 9

Sessions of the Council

Article 7

As a general rule, the Council shall hold at least one

1.
regular session a year.

Powers and functions of the Council

The Council shall exercise all such powers and perform or
the performance of all such functions as are
arrange for
In
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
particular, it shall:

and as

this Agreement

(a) by special vote in accordance with Article 12, adopt such
the
rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out
provisions of
consistent
therewith,
including its own rules of procedure and the
financial rules and staff regulations of the Organization.
Such financial rules and regulations shall, inter alia, govern
the receipt and expenditure of funds under the accounts
established in Article 18. The Council may, in its rules of
procedure, provide for a procedure whereby it may, without
meeting, decide specific questions;

are

(b) take such decisions as are necessary to ensure the effective
and efficient functioning and operation of the Organization;
and

The Council shall meet in special session whenever it so
2.
the request of any member or the Executive
decides or at
Director, in agreement with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman
of the Council, and:

(a) a majority of producer members or a majority of consumer

members; or

(b) a majority of members.

Sessions of the Council shall be held at the headquarters
3.
of
the Organization unless the Council, by special vote in
accordance with Article 12, decides otherwise. In this regard,
the Council shall seek to convene alternate sessions of
the
Council outside headquarters, preferably in a producer country.

(c) keep such records as are required for the performance of its

functions under this Agreement.

4.
In considering the frequency and location of its sessions,
the Council shall seek to ensure the availability of sufficient
funds.

Article 8

Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council

1.
The Council shall elect for each calendar year a Chairman
and a Vice-Chairman, whose salaries shall not be paid by the
Organization.

2.
The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be elected, one
from among the representatives of producer members and the
other from among the representatives of consumer members.

5.
Notice of any sessions and the agenda for such sessions
shall be communicated to members by the Executive Director at
least six weeks in advance, except in cases of emergency, when
notice shall be communicated at least seven days in advance.

Article 10

Distribution of votes

1.
The producer members shall together hold 1 000 votes
and the consumer members shall together hold 1 000 votes.

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The votes of the producer members shall be distributed as

2.
follows:

(a) 400 votes shall be distributed equally among the three
producing
Latin
regions of Africa, Asia-Pacific
America and the Caribbean. The votes thus allocated to
each of
then be distributed equally
among the producer members of that region;

these regions shall

and

(b) 300 votes shall be distributed among the producer members
the total

in accordance with their
tropical forest resources of all producer members; and

respective shares of

(c) 300 votes shall be distributed among the producer members
in proportion to the average of the values of their respective
net exports of tropical timber during the most recent three-
year period for which definitive figures are available.

3.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this
Article,
the total votes allocated to the producer members
calculated in accordance with
from the African region,
paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be distributed equally among
all producer members from the African region. If there are any
remaining votes, each of these votes shall be allocated to a
to the
producer member from the African region: the first
producer member which is allocated the highest number of
votes calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 of
this
Article,
second to the producer member which is
allocated the second highest number of votes, and so on until
all the remaining votes have been distributed.

the

4.
Subject to paragraph 5 of this Article, the votes of the
follows: each
consumer members
shall be distributed as
consumer member shall have 10 initial votes; the remaining
votes shall be distributed among the consumer members in
respective net
proportion to the average volume of
five-year period
timber during
imports of
commencing six calendar years prior to the distribution of
votes.

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their

the

5.
The votes distributed to a consumer member for a given
biennium shall not exceed 5 % over and above the votes
distributed to that member for the previous biennium. Excess
votes shall be redistributed among the consumer members in
respective net
proportion to the average volume of
imports of
five-year period
timber during
commencing six calendar years prior to the distribution of
votes.

tropical

their

the

The Council shall distribute the votes for each financial
7.
biennium at the beginning of its first session of that biennium
in accordance with the provisions of this Article. Such distri-
bution shall remain in effect for the rest of that biennium,
except as provided for in paragraph 8 of this Article.

8. Whenever the membership of the Organization changes
or when any member has its voting rights suspended or
restored under any provision of this Agreement, the Council
shall redistribute the votes within the affected category or cate-
gories of members in accordance with the provisions of this
Article. The Council shall,
in that event, decide when such
redistribution shall become effective.

9.

There shall be no fractional votes.

Article 11

Voting procedure of the Council

1.
Each member shall be entitled to cast the number of votes
it holds, and no member shall be entitled to divide its votes. A
member may, however, cast differently from such votes any
votes that it is authorized to cast under paragraph 2 of this
Article.

2.
By written notification to the Chairman of the Council,
any producer member may authorize, under its own responsi-
bility, any other producer member, and any consumer member
may authorize, under
any other
consumer member, to represent its interests and to cast its
votes at any meeting of the Council.

its own responsibility,

3. When abstaining, a member shall be deemed not to have
cast its votes.

Article 12

Decisions and recommendations of the Council

The Council shall endeavour to take all decisions and to

1.
make all recommendations by consensus.

2.
If consensus cannot be reached, the Council shall take all
simple
decisions
distributed majority vote, unless this Agreement provides for
a special vote.

recommendations by

and make

all

a

The Council may, by special vote in accordance with
the minimum percentage required for a

6.
Article 12, adjust
special vote by consumer members if it deems it necessary.

3. Where a member avails itself of the provisions of Article
11, paragraph 2, and its votes are cast at a meeting of the
Council, such member shall, for the purposes of paragraph 1
of this Article, be considered as present and voting.

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Article 13

Article 15

Quorum for the Council

Cooperation and coordination with other organizations

1.
The quorum for any meeting of the Council shall be the
presence of a majority of members of each category referred to
in Article 4, provided that such members hold at least two
thirds of the total votes in their respective categories.

the quorum on the subsequent days of

2.
If there is no quorum in accordance with paragraph 1 of
this Article on the day fixed for the meeting and on the
following day,
the
session shall be the presence of a majority of members of
each category referred to in Article 4, provided that such
members hold a majority of the total votes in their respective
categories.

Representation in accordance with Article 11, paragraph

3.
2, shall be considered as presence.

1.
In pursuing the objectives of the Agreement, the Council
shall make arrangements as appropriate for consultations and
cooperation with the United Nations and its organs and
specialized agencies,
including the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (Unctad) and other relevant inter-
national and regional organizations and institutions, as well as
the private sector, non-governmental organizations and civil
society.

2.
The Organization shall, to the maximum extent possible,
utilize the facilities, services and expertise of intergovernmental,
governmental or non-governmental organizations, civil society
and the private sector in order to avoid duplication of efforts in
achieving the objectives of this Agreement and to enhance the
complementarity and the efficiency of their activities.

Article 14

Executive Director and staff

The Organization shall take full advantage of the facilities

3.
of the Common Fund for Commodities.

The Council shall, by special vote in accordance with

1.
Article 12, appoint the Executive Director.

The terms and conditions of appointment of the Executive

2.
Director shall be determined by the Council.

The Executive Director shall be the chief administrative
the Organization and shall be responsible to the
this
for

3.
officer of
Council
administration and operation of
Agreement in accordance with decisions of the Council.

the

Article 16

Admission of observers

The Council may invite any member or observer State of the
United Nations which is not party to this Agreement, or any
organization referred to in Article 15 interested in the activities
of the Organization, to attend as observers the sessions of the
Council.

4.
The Executive Director shall appoint staff in accordance
with regulations to be established by the Council. The staff shall
be responsible to the Executive Director.

CHAPTER V

PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

Article 17

Privileges and immunities

Neither the Executive Director nor any member of the
5.
staff shall have any financial interest in the timber industry or
trade, or associated commercial activities.

1.
The Organization shall have legal personality. It shall in
particular have the capacity to contract, to acquire and dispose
of movable and immovable property, and to institute legal
proceedings.

refrain from any action which might

In the performance of their duties, the Executive Director
6.
and staff shall not seek or
receive instructions from any
member or from any authority external to the Organization.
reflect
They shall
adversely on their positions as international officials ultimately
responsible to the Council. Each member shall respect the exclu-
sively international character of
the
Executive Director and staff and shall not seek to influence
them in the discharge of their responsibilities.

the responsibilities of

2.
The status, privileges and immunities of the Organization,
of its Executive Director, its staff and experts, and of represen-
tatives of members while in 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 at Tokyo on 27 February 1988, with
such amendments as may be necessary for the proper func-
tioning of this Agreement.

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The Organization may conclude, with one or more
3.
countries, agreements to be approved by the Council relating
to such capacity, privileges and immunities as may be necessary
for the proper functioning of this Agreement.

If

the headquarters of

the Organization is moved to
4.
the member in question shall, as soon as
another country,
conclude with the Organization a headquarters
possible,
to be approved by the Council. Pending the
agreement
conclusion of
the Organization shall
request the new host Government to grant, within the limits
of its national
legislation, exemption from taxation on remu-
neration paid by the Organization to its employees, and on the
assets, income and other property of the Organization.

such an Agreement,

The Headquarters Agreement shall be independent of this

5.
Agreement. It shall, however, terminate:

(a) by agreement between the host Government and the Orga-

nization;

(b) in the event of the headquarters of the Organization being
moved from the country of the host Government; or

(c)

in the event of the Organization ceasing to exist.

CHAPTER VI

FINANCE

Article 18

Financial accounts

1.

There shall be established:

(a) The Administrative Account, which is an assessed contri-

bution account;

Article 19

Administrative account

1.
this
The expenses necessary for the administration of
Agreement shall be brought into the Administrative Account
and shall be met by annual contributions paid by members in
accordance with their respective constitutional or institutional
procedures and assessed in accordance with paragraphs 4, 5 and
6 of this Article.

2.

The Administrative Account shall include:

(a) basic administrative costs such as salaries and benefits,

installation costs, and official travel; and

(b) core operational costs such as those related to communi-
cation and outreach, expert meetings convened by the
Council and preparation and publication of studies and
assessments pursuant to Articles 24, 27 and 28 of this
Agreement.

The

to the Council,

expenses of delegations

the
3.
committees and any other subsidiary bodies of the Council
referred to in Article 26 shall be met by the members
concerned. In cases where a member requests special services
from the Organization, the Council shall require that member
to pay the costs of such services.

4.
Before the end of each financial biennium, the Council
shall approve the budget for the Administrative Account of
the Organization for the following biennium and shall assess
the contribution of each member to that budget.

Contributions to the Administrative Account

5.
financial biennium shall be assessed as follows:

for each

(b) The Special Account and the Bali Partnership Fund, which

are voluntary contribution accounts; and

(a)

the costs referred to in paragraph 2(a) of this Article shall be
shared equally among producer and consumer members and
assessed in the proportion the number of each member’s
votes bears to the total votes of the member’s group;

(c) Other accounts that the Council might consider appropriate

and necessary.

2.
The Council shall establish, in accordance with Article 7,
financial rules that provide transparent management and admin-
istration of the accounts, including rules covering the settlement
of accounts on termination or expiry of this Agreement.

(b) the costs referred to in paragraph 2(b) of this Article shall
be shared among members in the proportions of 20 % for
producers and 80 % for consumers and assessed in the
proportion the number of each member’s votes bears to
the total votes of the member’s group;

3.
The Executive Director shall be responsible for, and report
to the Council on the administration of the financial accounts.

(c)

the costs referred to in paragraph 2(b) of this Article shall
not exceed one third of the costs referred to in paragraph
2(a) of this Article. The Council may, by consensus, decide
to vary this limit for a specific financial biennium;

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(d) the Council may review how the Administrative Account
and the voluntary accounts contribute to the efficient and
effective operation of the Organization in the context of the
evaluation referred to in Article 33; and

Article 20

Special account

1.

The Special Account shall comprise two sub-accounts:

(e)

in assessing contributions, the votes of each member shall
be calculated without regard to the suspension of any
member’s voting rights or any redistribution of votes
resulting therefrom.

(a)

the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account; and

(b) the Project Sub-Account.

6.
The initial contribution of any member joining the Orga-
nization after the entry into force of this Agreement shall be
assessed by the Council on the basis of the number of votes to
be held by that member and the period remaining in the
the assessment made upon
current
other members from the current financial biennium shall not
thereby be altered.

financial biennium, but

7.
Contributions to the Administrative Account shall become
due on the first day of each financial year. Contributions of
members in respect of the financial biennium in which they
join the Organization shall be due on the date on which they
become members.

8.
If a member has not paid its full contribution to the
Administrative Account within four months after such contri-
bution becomes due in accordance with paragraph 7 of this
Article, the Executive Director shall request that member to
make payment as quickly as possible. If that member has still
not paid its contribution within two months after such request,
that member shall be requested to state the reasons for its
inability to make payment. If at the expiry of seven months
from the due date of contribution, that member has still not
paid its contribution, its voting rights shall be suspended until
such time as it has paid in full
its contribution, unless the
Council, by special vote in accordance with Article 12,
decides otherwise. If a member has not paid its contribution
the
in full
provisions contained in Article 30, that member shall become
ineligible to submit project or pre-project proposals for funding
consideration under Article 25, paragraph 1.

for two consecutive years,

taking into account

9.
If a member has paid its full contribution to the Admin-
istrative Account within four months after such contribution
becomes due in accordance with paragraph 7 of this Article,
that member’s contribution shall receive a discount as may be
established by the Council in the financial rules of the Organi-
zation.

The possible sources of finance for the Special Account

2.
shall be:

(a)

the Common Fund for Commodities;

(b) regional and international financial institutions;

(c) voluntary contributions from members; and

(d) other sources.

3.
The Council shall establish criteria and procedures for the
transparent operation of the Special Account. Such procedures
shall take into account the need for balanced representation
among members,
in the
operation of the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account and the
Project Sub-Account.

including contributing members,

The purpose of the Thematic Programmes Sub-Account
4.
shall be
the
to facilitate unearmarked contributions
financing of approved pre-projects, projects and activities
consistent with Thematic Programmes
established by the
Council on the basis of the policy and project priorities iden-
tified in accordance with Articles 24 and 25.

for

5.
The donors may allocate their contributions to specific
Thematic Programmes or may request the Executive Director
to make proposals for allocating their contributions.

shall

report

The Executive Director

6.
regularly to the
Council on the allocation and expenditure of funds within the
Thematic Programmes Sub-Account and on the implemen-
tation, monitoring and evaluation of pre-projects, projects and
activities and the financial needs for the successful implemen-
tation of the Thematic Programmes.

10.
A member whose rights have been suspended under
paragraph 8 of this Article shall remain liable to pay its contri-
bution.

The purpose of

7.
the Project Sub-Account shall be to
facilitate earmarked contributions for the financing of pre-
projects, projects and activities approved in accordance with
Articles 24 and 25.

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Earmarked contributions to the Project Sub-Account shall
8.
be used only for the pre-projects, projects and activities for
which they were designated, unless otherwise decided by the
donor in consultation with the Executive Director. After the
completion or termination of a pre-project, project or activity,
the use of any remaining funds shall be decided by the donor.

To ensure the necessary predictability of funds for the
9.
Special Account,
taking into consideration the voluntary
nature of contributions, members shall strive to replenish it
to attain an adequate resource level to fully carry out the pre-
projects, projects and activities approved by Council.

10.
All receipts pertaining to specific pre-projects, projects
and activities under the Project Sub-Account or the Thematic
Programmes Sub-Account shall be brought into the respective
Sub-Account. All expenditures incurred on such pre-projects,
projects or
remuneration and travel
expenses of consultants and experts, shall be charged to the
same Sub-Account.

including

activities,

No member

shall be responsible by reason of

11.
its
membership in the Organization for any liability arising from
any actions by any other member or entity in connection with
pre-projects, projects or activities.

The Executive Director shall provide assistance in the
and
in accordance with Articles 24 and 25 and
to seek, on such terms and conditions as the
for

12.
development of proposals
activities
endeavour
Council may decide,
approved pre-projects, projects and activities.

for pre-projects, projects

and assured finance

adequate

Article 21

The Bali Partnership Fund

A Fund for sustainable management of tropical timber
1.
producing forests
is hereby established to assist producer
members to make the investments necessary to achieve the
objective of Article 1(d) of this Agreement.

2.

The Fund shall be constituted by:

(a) contributions from donor members;

(d) other sources approved by the Council.

Resources of the Fund shall be allocated by the Council
3.
only for pre-projects and projects for the purpose set out in
paragraph 1 of this Article and that have been approved in
accordance with Articles 24 and 25.

In allocating resources of

4.
the Fund,
establish criteria and priorities for use of
into account:

the Council shall
taking
the Fund,

(a)

the needs of members for assistance in achieving exports of
tropical
from sustainably
managed sources;

timber and timber products

(b) the needs of members to establish and manage significant
conservation programmes in timber producing forests; and

(c)

the needs of members to implement sustainable forest
management programmes.

The Executive Director shall provide assistance in the
5.
development of project proposals in accordance with Article
25 and endeavour to seek, on such terms and conditions as
the Council may decide, adequate and assured finance for
projects approved by the Council.

6. Members shall strive to replenish the Bali Partnership Fund
to an adequate level to further the objectives of the Fund.

The Council
the

the
7.
Fund and
adequacy of
endeavour to obtain additional resources needed by producer
members to achieve the purpose of the Fund.

shall
resources

examine at

available

intervals

to the

regular

Article 22

Forms of payment

Financial contributions

to accounts established under
1.
Article 18 shall be payable in freely convertible currencies
and shall be exempt from foreign-exchange restrictions.

(b) 50 % of income earned as a result of activities related to the

Special Account;

(c) resources from other private and public sources which the
Organization may accept consistent with its financial rules;
and

2.
The Council may also decide to accept other forms of
contributions to the accounts established under Article 18,
other than the administrative account, including scientific and
technical equipment or personnel, to meet the requirements of
approved projects.

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Article 23

Audit and publication of accounts

The Council shall appoint independent auditors for the

1.
purpose of auditing the accounts of the Organization.

the objectives of this Agreement and to priority areas for work
or thematic programmes, their environmental and social effects,
their relationship to national forest programmes and strategies,
their cost effectiveness, technical and regional needs, the need to
avoid duplication of efforts, and the need to incorporate lessons
learned.

Independently audited statements of the accounts estab-
2.
lished under Article 18 shall be made available to members as
soon as possible after the close of each financial year, but not
later than six months after that date, and be considered for
approval by the Council at its next session, as appropriate. A
the audited accounts and balance sheet shall
summary of
thereafter be published.

CHAPTER VII

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Article 24

Policy work of the organization

1.
In order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 1, the
Organization shall undertake policy work and project activities
in an integrated manner.

The policy work of the Organization should contribute to
2.
achieving the objectives of this Agreement for ITTO members
broadly.

3.
The Council shall establish on a regular basis an action
plan to guide policy activities and identify priorities and the
thematic programmes referred to in Article 20, paragraph 4,
of this Agreement. Priorities identified in the action plan shall
be reflected in the work programmes approved by the Council.
Policy activities may include the development and preparation
of guidelines, manuals, studies, reports, basic communication
and outreach tools, and similar work identified in the Organi-
zation’s action plan.

The Council shall establish a schedule and procedure for
3.
submitting, appraising, approving and prioritizing pre-projects
and projects seeking funding from the Organization, as well as
for their implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

4.
The Executive Director may suspend disbursement of the
Organization’s funds to a pre-project or project if they are being
used contrary to the project document or in cases of fraud,
waste, neglect or mismanagement. The Executive Director will
provide to the Council at its next session a report for its consid-
eration. The Council shall take appropriate action.

5.
The Council may establish, according to agreed criteria,
limits on the number of projects and pre-projects that a
in a given
member or the Executive Director may submit
project
appropriate
also take
its spon-
including suspension or termination of
measures,
sorship of any pre-project or project, following the report of
the Executive Director.

cycle. The Council may

Article 26

Committees and subsidiary bodies

The following are hereby established as Committees of the

1.
Organization, which shall be open to all members:

(a) Committee on Forest Industry;

(b) Committee on Economics, Statistics and Markets;

(c) Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management; and

Article 25

Project activities of the organization

(d) Committee on Finance and Administration.

1. Members and the Executive Director may submit pre-
to the
and project proposals which contribute
project
achievement of the objectives of this Agreement and one or
more of the priority areas for work or thematic programmes
identified in the action plan approved by the Council pursuant
to Article 24.

2.
The Council may, by special vote in accordance with
Article 12, establish or dissolve committees and subsidiary
bodies as appropriate.

2.
The Council shall establish criteria for approving projects
and pre-projects, taking into account inter alia their relevance to

The Council shall determine the functioning and scope of
3.
work of
the committees and other subsidiary bodies. The
Committees and other subsidiary bodies shall be responsible
to and work under the authority of the Council.

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CHAPTER VIII

Article 28

STATISTICS, STUDIES AND INFORMATION

Annual report and biennial review

Article 27

Statistics, studies and information

The Council shall publish an annual report on its activities

1.
and such other information as it considers appropriate.

1.
The Council shall authorize the Executive Director to
establish and maintain close relationships with relevant intergo-
vernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations
in order to help ensure the availability of recent and reliable
including on production and trade in
data and information,
trends and data discrepancies, as well as
tropical
timber and on the
relevant
deemed
forests. As
management
necessary for the operation of this Agreement, the Organization,
in cooperation with such organizations, shall compile, collate,
analyse and publish such information.

timber,
information on non-tropical
producing

timber

of

2.

The Council shall biennially review and assess:

(a)

the international timber situation; and

(b) other factors, issues and developments considered relevant

to achieving the objectives of this Agreement.

3.

The review shall be carried out in the light of:

2.
The Organization shall contribute to efforts to standardize
and harmonize international reporting on forest-related matters,
avoiding overlapping and duplication in data collection from
different organizations.

(a)

information supplied by members in relation to national
production, trade, supply, stocks, consumption and prices
of timber;

3. Members shall, to the fullest extent possible not incon-
sistent with their national legislation, furnish, within the time
specified by the Executive Director, statistics and information on
its trade and activities aimed at achieving sustainable
timber,
management of
timber producing forests, as well as other
relevant information as requested by the Council. The Council
shall decide on the type of information to be provided under
this paragraph and on the format in which it is to be presented.

Upon request or where necessary,

shall
4.
endeavour
to enhance the technical capacity of member
countries, in particular developing member countries, to meet
the statistics and reporting requirements under this Agreement.

the Council

5.
If a member has not furnished, for two consecutive years,
the statistics and information required under paragraph 3 and
has not sought the assistance of the Executive Director, the
initially request an explanation from
Executive Director shall
that member within a specified time.
that no
satisfactory explanation is forthcoming, the Council shall take
such action as it deems appropriate.

In the event

The Council shall arrange to have any relevant studies
6.
and long-term
and of
undertaken of
problems of
the
progress towards the achievement of sustainable management
of timber producing forests.

timber markets and of

the international

trends

short

the

(b) other statistical data and specific indicators provided by

members as requested by the Council;

(c)

information supplied by members on their progress towards
the sustainable management of
timber-producing
forests;

their

(d) such other relevant information as may be available to the
Council either directly or through the organizations in the
United Nations
system and intergovernmental, govern-
mental or non-governmental organizations; and

(e)

information supplied by members on their progress towards
the establishment of control and information mechanisms
regarding illegal harvesting and illegal
trade in tropical
timber and non-timber forest products.

The Council shall promote the exchange of views among

4.
member countries regarding:

(a)

the status of sustainable management of timber-producing
forests and related matters in member countries; and

(b) resource flows and requirements in relation to objectives,

criteria and guidelines set by the Organization.

5.
Upon request, the Council shall endeavour to enhance the
technical capacity of member countries, in particular developing
member countries, to obtain the data necessary for adequate
information-sharing,
including the provision of resources for
training and facilities to members.

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The results of the review shall be included in the corre-

6.
sponding Council session reports.

3 and 4, of resolution 93 (IV) of the United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development.

CHAPTER IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Article 29

General obligations of members

1. Members shall, for the duration of this Agreement, use
their best endeavours and cooperate to promote the attainment
of its objectives and avoid any action contrary thereto.

2. Members undertake to accept and carry out the decisions
of the Council under the provisions of this Agreement and shall
refrain from implementing measures that would have the effect
of limiting or running counter to them.

Article 30

Relief from obligations

1. Where it is necessary on account of exceptional circum-
stances or emergency or force majeure not expressly provided
for in this Agreement, the Council may, by special vote in
accordance with Article 12, relieve a member of an obligation
under this Agreement if it is satisfied by an explanation from
that member regarding the reasons why the obligation cannot
be met.

The Council,

in granting relief

2.
to a member under
paragraph 1 of this Article, shall state explicitly the terms and
conditions on which, and the period for which, the member is
relieved of such obligation, and the reasons for which the relief
is granted.

Article 31

Complaints and disputes

Any member may bring to the Council any complaint that a
member has failed to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement
and any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of
this Agreement. Decisions by the Council on these matters shall
be taken by consensus, notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, and be final and binding.

Article 32

Differential and remedial measures and special measures

1.
Consumer members that are developing countries whose
interests are adversely affected by measures taken under this
Agreement may apply to the Council for appropriate differential
and remedial measures. The Council shall consider
taking
appropriate measures in accordance with section III, paragraphs

2. Members in the category of least developed countries as
defined by the United Nations may apply to the Council for
special measures in accordance with section III, paragraph 4, of
resolution 93 (IV) and with paragraphs 56 and 57 of the Paris
Declaration and Programme of Action for the Least Developed
Countries for the 1990s.

Article 33

Review

The Council may
this
Agreement, including the objectives and financial mechanisms,
five years after its entry into force.

implementation of

evaluate

the

Article 34

Non-discrimination

Nothing in this Agreement authorizes the use of measures to
restrict or ban international trade in, and in particular as they
concern imports of, and utilization of,
timber and timber
products.

CHAPTER X

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 35

Depositary

The Secretary-General of
designated as the depositary of this Agreement.

the United Nations

is hereby

Article 36

Signature, ratification, acceptance and approval

1.
This Agreement shall be open for signature, at United
Nations Headquarters from 3 April 2006 until one month
after the date of its entry into force, by Governments invited
to the United Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a
Successor Agreement
to the International Tropical Timber
Agreement, 1994.

Any Government referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article

2.
may:

(a) at the time of signing this Agreement, declare that by such
to be bound by this

signature it expresses its consent
Agreement (definitive signature); or

(b) after signing this Agreement, ratify, accept or approve it by
to that effect with the

the deposit of an instrument
depositary.

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the

application,

or provisional

Upon signature and ratification, acceptance or approval,
3.
or
European
accession,
Community or any intergovernmental organization referred to
in Article 5, paragraph 1, shall deposit a declaration issued by
the appropriate authority of such organization specifying the
nature and extent of its competence over matters governed by
this Agreement, and shall
inform the depositary of any
subsequent substantial change in such competence. Where
competence over all
such organization declares
exclusive
the Member States of
matters governed by this Agreement,
such organization shall not take the actions under Article 36,
paragraph 2, Article 37 and Article 38, or shall take the action
under Article 41 or withdraw notification of provisional appli-
cation under Article 38.

Article 37

Accession

This Agreement

shall be open for

1.
accession by
Governments upon conditions established by the Council,
which shall include a time-limit for the deposit of instruments
of accession. These conditions shall be transmitted by the
Council to the Depositary. The Council may, however, grant
extensions of
time to Governments which are unable to
accede by the time-limit set in the conditions of accession.

If this Agreement has not entered into force definitively
2.
on 1 February 2008, it shall enter into force provisionally on
that date or on any date within six months thereafter if 10
Governments of producers holding at least 50 % of the total
votes as set out in Annex A to this Agreement and seven
Governments of consumers as listed in Annex B and accounting
for 50 % of the global import volume of tropical timber in the
reference year 2005 have signed this Agreement definitively or
have ratified, accepted or approved it pursuant to Article 36,
paragraph 2, or have notified the depositary under Article 38
that they will apply this Agreement provisionally.

invite

If the requirements for entry into force under paragraph 1
3.
or paragraph 2 of
this Article have not been met on 1
September 2008, the Secretary-General of the United Nations
shall
signed this
those Governments which have
Agreement definitively or have ratified, accepted or approved
it pursuant to Article 36, paragraph 2, or have notified the
depositary that they will apply this Agreement provisionally,
to meet at the earliest time practicable to decide whether to
put
into force provisionally or definitively
among themselves in whole or in part. Governments which
decide to put this Agreement into force provisionally among
themselves may meet from time to time to review the situation
and decide whether this Agreement shall enter into force defi-
nitively among themselves.

this Agreement

Accession shall be

2.
instrument of accession with the depositary.

effected by the deposit of

an

4.
For any Government which has not notified the depositary
under Article 38 that it will apply this Agreement provisionally
and which deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession after
this
Agreement, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date
of such deposit.

the entry into force of

Article 38

Notification of provisional application

A signatory Government which intends to ratify, accept or
approve this Agreement, or a Government
for which the
Council has established conditions for accession but which
has not yet been able to deposit its instrument may, at any
time, notify the depositary that it will apply this Agreement
laws and regulations,
provisionally in accordance with its
either when it enters into force in accordance with Article 39
or, if it is already in force, at a specified date.

5.
The Executive Director of the Organization shall convene
the Council as soon as possible after the entry into force of this
Agreement.

Article 40

Amendments

1.
The Council may, by special vote in accordance with
Article 12, recommend an amendment of this Agreement to
members.

Article 39

Entry into force

This Agreement shall enter into force definitively on 1
1.
February 2008 or on any date thereafter,
if 12 Governments
of producers holding at least 60 % of the total votes as set out
in Annex A to this Agreement and 10 Governments of
consumers as listed in Annex B and accounting for 60 % of
the global
import volume of tropical timber in the reference
year 2005 have signed this Agreement definitively or have
ratified, accepted or approved it pursuant
to Article 36,
paragraph 2, or Article 37.

The Council shall

2.
notify the depositary of their acceptance of the amendment.

fix a date by which members shall

received notifications of
least

An amendment shall enter into force 90 days after the
3.
from
depositary has
members constituting at
the producer
members and accounting for at least 75 % of the votes of the
producer members, and from members constituting at least two
thirds of the consumer members and accounting for at least
75 % of the votes of the consumer members.

two thirds of

acceptance

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After

the Council

the depositary informs

the
4.
requirements for entry into force of
the amendment have
been met, and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2
of this Article relating to the date fixed by the Council, a
member may still notify the depositary of its acceptance of
the amendment, provided that
such notification is made
before the entry into force of the amendment.

that

5.
Any member which has not notified its acceptance of an
amendment by the date on which such amendment enters into
force shall cease to be a party to this Agreement as from that
that its
date, unless such member has satisfied the Council
acceptance could not be obtained in time owing to difficulties
in completing its constitutional or institutional procedures and
the Council decides to extend for that member the period for
acceptance of
the amendment. Such member shall not be
bound by the amendment before it has notified its acceptance
thereof.

If

the requirements

6.
the
amendment have not been met by the date fixed by the
Council
in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, the
amendment shall be considered withdrawn.

the entry into force of

for

Article 41

Withdrawal

1.
A member may withdraw from this Agreement at any
time after the entry into force of the Agreement by giving
written notice of withdrawal to the depositary. That member
shall simultaneously inform the Council of the action it has
taken.

2. Withdrawal shall become effective 90 days after the notice
is received by the depositary.

3.
Financial obligations to the Organization incurred by a
member under this Agreement shall not be terminated by its
withdrawal.

Article 42

Exclusion

If the Council decides that any member is in breach of its
that
obligations under
such breach significantly
this
impairs
Agreement, it may, by special vote in accordance with Article
12, exclude that member from this Agreement. The Council
immediately so notify the depositary. Six months after
shall

this Agreement and decides further
the operation of

the date of the Council’s Decision, that member shall cease to
be a party to this Agreement.

Article 43

Settlement of accounts with withdrawing or excluded
members or members unable to accept an amendment

The Council shall determine any settlement of accounts
1.
with a member that ceases to be a party to this Agreement
owing to:

(a) non-acceptance of an amendment to this Agreement under

Article 40;

(b) withdrawal from this Agreement under Article 41; or

(c) exclusion from this Agreement under Article 42.

2.
The Council shall retain any assessments or contributions
paid to the financial accounts established under Article 18 by a
member that ceases to be a party to this Agreement.

A member that has ceased to be a party to this Agreement
3.
shall not be entitled to any share of the proceeds of liquidation
or the other assets of the Organization. Nor shall such member
be liable for payment of any part of the deficit, if any, of the
Organization upon termination of this Agreement.

Article 44

Duration, extension and termination

1.
This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of 10
years after its entry into force unless the Council, by special
vote in accordance with Article 12, decides to extend, rene-
gotiate or terminate it in accordance with the provisions of
this Article.

The Council may, by special vote in accordance with
2.
Article 12, decide to extend this Agreement for two periods,
an initial period of five years and an additional one of three
years.

3.
If, before the expiry of the 10-year period referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article, or before the expiry of an extension
period referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, as the case may
be, the new Agreement to replace this Agreement has been
negotiated but has not yet entered into force either definitively
or provisionally, the Council may, by special vote in accordance
with Article 12, extend this Agreement until the provisional or
definitive entry into force of the new Agreement.

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If the new Agreement is negotiated and enters into force
4.
during any period of extension of
this Agreement under
paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of this Article, this Agreement,
as extended, shall terminate upon the entry into force of the
new Agreement.

The Council may at any time, by special vote in
this

5.
accordance with Article 12,
Agreement with effect from such date as it may determine.

to terminate

decide

Article 45

Reservations

Reservations may not be made with respect
provisions of this Agreement.

to any of

the

Article 46

Supplementary and transitional provisions

This Agreement shall be the successor to the International

1.
Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994.

Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the
6.
Council shall continue in being for a period not exceeding 18
months to carry out
the Organization,
including the settlement of accounts, and, subject to relevant
decisions to be taken by special vote in accordance with Article
12, shall have during that period such powers and functions as
may be necessary for these purposes.

the liquidation of

2.
All acts by or on behalf of the Organization or any of its
organs under the International Tropical Timber Agreement,
1983, and/or the International Tropical Timber Agreement,
1994, which are in effect on the date of entry into force of
this Agreement and the terms of which do not provide for
expiry on that date shall remain in effect unless changed
under the provisions of this Agreement.

The Council shall notify the depositary of any Decision

7.
taken under this Article.

DONE at Geneva on 27 January 2006,
Agreement
and Spanish languages being equally authentic.

this
in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian

the texts of

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ANNEX A

List of Governments attending the United Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to
the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 that are potential producer members as defined in Article 2
(Definitions) and indicative allocation of votes as per Article 10 (Distribution of votes)

Members

Total votes

AFRICA
Angola
Benin
Cameroon (*)
Central African Republic (*)
Cote d’Ivoire (*)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (*)
Gabon (*)
Ghana (*)
Liberia (*)
Madagascar
Nigeria (*)
Republic of Congo (*)
Rwanda
Togo (*)

ASIA-PACIFIC
Cambodia (*)
Fiji (*)
India (*)
Indonesia (*)
Malaysia (*)
Myanmar (*)
Papua New Guinea (*)
Philippines (*)
Thailand (*)
Vanuatu (*)

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Barbados
Bolivia (*)
Brazil (*)
Colombia (*)
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador (*)
Guatemala (*)
Guyana (*)
Haiti
Honduras (*)
Mexico (*)
Nicaragua
Panama (*)
Paraguay
Peru (*)
Suriname (*)
Trinidad & Tobago (*)
Venezuela (*)

249
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17

389
15
14
22
131
105
33
25
14
16
14

362
7
19
157
19
7
7
11
8
12
7
8
15
8
8
10
24
10
7
18

(*) Member of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994.

Total

1 000

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 262/25

ANNEX B

List of Governments attending the United Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor Agreement to
the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 that are potential consumer members as defined in Article 2
(Definitions)

Albania

Algeria

Australia (*)

Canada (*)

China (*)

Egypt (*)

European Community (*)

Austria (*)

Belgium (*)

Czech Republic

Estonia

Finland (*)

France (*)

Germany (*)

Greece (*)

Ireland (*)

Italy (*)

Lithuania

Luxembourg (*)

Netherlands (*)

Poland

Portugal (*)

Slovakia

Spain (*)

Sweden (*)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (*)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iraq

Japan (*)

Lesotho

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Morocco

Nepal (*)

New Zealand (*)

Norway (*)

Republic of Korea (*)

Switzerland (*)

United States of America (*)

(*) Member of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994.