DEFINITION OF LEGALITY Sample Clauses

DEFINITION OF LEGALITY. Legally produced timber needs to be defined on the basis of the laws applicable in Liberia. The definition used must be unambiguous, objectively verifiable and operationally workable and, as a minimum, include those laws which cover: (a) harvesting rights: granting of legal rights to harvest timber within legally gazetted boundaries; (b) forestry operations: compliance with legal requirements regarding forest management, including compliance with relevant environmental and labour legislation; (c) fees and taxes: compliance with legal requirements concerning taxes and fees directly related to timber harvesting and harvesting rights; (d) other users: respect for other parties’ legal tenure or rights of use of land and resources that may be affected by timber harvesting rights, where such other rights exist; (e) trade and customs: compliance with legal requirements for trade and customs procedures. Is it clear which legal instrument underpins each element of the definition? Are criteria and indicators that can be used to test compliance with each element of the definition specified? Are the criteria/indicators clear, objective and operationally workable? Do the indicators and criteria clearly identify the roles and responsibilities of the various parties and does verifi­ cation of legal compliance assess the performance of all relevant parties? Does the definition of legality include the main areas of existing law outlined above? If not, why were certain areas of law left out of the definition? In drawing up the definition, did the parties concerned consider all the main areas of applicable law? Does the legality assurance system incorporate the main legal provisions identified by prior discussion between the various parties involved? Does the legality definition account for all possible sources of timber that enter the supply chain intended for the Union and are appropriate indicators developed for different sources/rights allocation procedures? Have the definition of legality and the legality assurance matrix been amended since this Agreement was concluded? Have indicators and criteria been defined to ensure verification of these changes? Were all relevant stakeholders consulted about these changes in a process that took adequate account of their viewpoints?
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DEFINITION OF LEGALITY. The legality of timber under this Agreement is defined in Annex II. This Annex is closely linked to the other Annexes as part of the Honduran Legality Assurance System for Timber Products (LAS). It includes a definition of the legal requirements applied under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement that are linked to the challenges to forest governance identified by the actors in the sector in a national dialogue. The detailed definition of legality in the legality matrices provides the basis for checking the various supply‑chain operators’ compliance with the indicators, means of verification and traceability requirements and the respective monitoring and control by the relevant institutions. Independent audits ensure that the system is as effective and efficient as it should be.
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DEFINITION OF LEGALITY. Legally produced timber needs to be defined on the basis of the laws applicable in Liberia. The definition used must be unambiguous, objectively verifiable and operationally workable and, as a minimum, include those laws which cover: (a) harvesting rights: granting of legal rights to harvest timber within legally gazetted boundaries; (b) forestry operations: compliance with legal requirements regarding forest management, including compliance with relevant environmental and labour legislation;
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DEFINITION OF LEGALITY. The legality of timber under this Agreement is defined in Annex II. That Annex is closely linked to the other Annexes as part of the LAS. It includes a definition of the legal requirements applied under the Voluntary Partnership Agreement that are linked to the challenges to forest governance identified by the actors in the sector in a national dialogue. The detailed definition of legality in the Legality Matrices provides the basis for checking the various supply- chain operators' compliance with the indicators, means of verification and traceability requirements and the respective monitoring and control by the relevant institutions. Independent audits ensure that the system is as effective and efficient as it should be.
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