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Timestamp: 2020-08-09 17:31:31
Document Index: 7776441

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art.14', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.23', 'Art.24', 'Art.24', 'Art.24', 'Art.24', 'Art.24', 'Art.24', 'Art.24', 'Art.27', 'Art.27', 'Art.27', 'Art.27', 'Art.28', 'Art.28', 'Art.28', 'Art.28', 'Art.28', 'Art.28', 'Art.28', 'Art.31', 'Art.31', 'Art.32', 'Art.32', 'Art.35', 'Art.35', 'Art.40']

Paragraphs in "International Tropical Timber Agreement" coded as HOBF
Art.14.1 1. The Council shall make whatever arrangements are appropriate for consultation or co-operation with the United Nations and its organs, such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT (ITC), and with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and such other specialized agencies of the United Nations and intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations as may be appropriate.
Art.23.1 1. All project proposals shall be submitted to the Organization by members and shall be examined by the relevant committee.
Art.23.2 2. In order to achieve the objectives set out in article 1, the Council shall examine all project proposals in the fields of research and development, market intelligence, further and increased processing in developing producing member countries, and reforestation and forest management, together with the recommendation submitted by the relevant committee; such project proposals based on tropical timber as defined in article 2, paragraph 1, may encompass tropical timber products other than those listed in article 2, paragraph 1. This provision shall also apply, where relevant, to the functions of the committees as set forth in article 25.
Art.23.3 3. On the basis of the criteria set out in paragraph 6 or paragraph 7 of this article, the Council shall, by special vote, approve projects for financing or sponsorship in accordance with article 20.
Art.23.4 4. The Council shall, on a continuing basis, arrange for the implementation of, and with a view to ensuring their effectiveness follow up, approved projects.
Art.23.5 5. Research and development projects should relate to at least one of the following five areas:
Art.23.5.a (a) wood utilization, including the utilization of lesser-known and lesser-used species;
Art.23.5.b (b) natural forest development;
Art.23.5.c (c) reforestation development;
Art.23.5.d (d) harvesting, logging infrastructure, training of technical personnel;
Art.23.5.e (e) institutional framework, national planning.
Art.23.6 6. Projects on research and development approved by the Council shall be consistent with each of the following criteria:
Art.23.6.a (a) They should be related to the production and utilization of industrial tropical timber;
Art.23.6.b (b) They should yield benefits to the tropical timber economy as a whole and be relevant to producing as well as consuming members;
Art.23.6.c (c) They should be related to the maintenance and expansion of the international tropical timber trade;
Art.23.6.d (d) They should offer reasonable prospects for positive economic returns in relation to costs; and
Art.23.6.e (e) They shall make maximum use of existing research institutions and, to the greatest extent possible, avoid duplication of efforts.
Art.23.7 7. Projects in the fields of market intelligence, further and increased processing, and reforestation and forest management, should be consistent with criterion (b) and, as far as possible, consistent with criteria (a), (c), (d) and (e) as contained in paragraph 6 of this article.
Art.23.8 8. The Council shall decide on the relative priorities of projects, taking into account the interests and characteristics of each of the producing regions. Initially, the Council shall give priority to research and development project profiles as endorsed by the Sixth Preparatory Meeting on Tropical Timber under the Integrated Programme for Commodities and to such other projects as the Council may approve.
Art.23.9 9. The Council may, by special vote, terminate its sponsorship of any project.
Art.24.1 1. The following committees are hereby established as permanent committees of the Organization:
Art.24.1.a (a) Committee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence;
Art.24.1.b (b) Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management; and
Art.24.1.c (c) Committee on Forest Industry.
Art.24.2 2. The Council may, by special vote, establish such other committees and subsidiary bodies as it deems appropriate and necessary.
Art.24.3 3. The committees and subsidiary bodies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article shall be responsible to, and work under the general direction of, the Council. Meetings of the committees and subsidiary bodies shall be convened by the Council.
Art.24.4 4. Participation in each of the committees shall be open to all members. The rules of procedure of the Committees shall be decided by the Council.
Art.27.1 1. The Council shall establish close relationships with appropriate intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations, in order to help ensure the availability of recent and reliable data and information on all factors concerning tropical timber. The Organization, in co-operation with such organizations, shall compile, collate and, as necessary, publish such statistical information on production, supply, trade, stocks, consumption and market prices of tropical timber, and on related areas, as is necessary for the operation of this Agreement.
Art.27.2 2. Members shall, to the fullest extent possible not inconsistent with their national legislation, furnish, within a reasonable time, statistics and information on tropical timber requested by the Council.
Art.27.3 3. The Council shall arrange to have any necessary studies undertaken of the trends and of short- and long-term problems of the world tropical timber market.
Art.27.4 4. The Council shall ensure that information furnished by members shall not be used in such a manner as to prejudice the confidentiality of the operations of persons or companies producing, processing or marketing tropical timber.
Art.28.1 1. The Council shall, within six months after the close of each calendar year, publish an annual report on its activities and such other information as it considers appropriate.
Art.28.2 2. The Council shall annually review and assess the world tropical timber situation and exchange views on the outlook for, and other issues closely related to, the world tropical timber economy, including ecological and environmental aspects.
Art.28.3 3. The review shall be carried out in the light of:
Art.28.3.a (a) Information supplied by members in relation to national production, trade, supply, stocks, consumption and prices of tropical timber;
Art.28.3.b (b) Statistical data and specific indicators provided by members on the areas listed in annex C; and
Art.28.3.c (c) Such other relevant information as may be available to the Council either directly or through the appropriate organizations in the United Nations system and appropriate intergovernmental, governmental or non-governmental organizations.
Art.28.4 4. The results of the review shall be included in the reports of the Council's deliberations.
Sect.10.4 CHAPTER X - MISCELLANEOUS
Art.31.1 1. Where it is necessary on account of exceptional circumstances or emergency or force majeure not expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Council may, by special vote, 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.
Art.31.2 2. The Council, in granting relief 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.
Art.32.1 1. Developing importing members 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 3 and 4, of resolution 93(IV) of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Art.32.2 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 paragraph 82 of the Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries.
Sect.11.2 CHAPTER XI - FINAL PROVISIONS
Art.35.1 1. This Agreement shall be open for accession by the Governments of all States upon conditions established by the Council, which shall include a time-limit for the deposit of instruments of accession. 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.
Art.35.2 2. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary.
Art.40.1x If the Council decides that any member is in breach of its obligations under this Agreement and decides further that such breach significantly impairs the operation of this Agreement, it may, by special vote, exclude that member from this Agreement. The Council shall immediately so notify the depositary. Six months after the date of the Council's decision, that member shall cease to be a party to this Agreement.