Licensing Authorities. 1. The Licensing Authority will verify that timber products have been legally produced in accordance with the legislation identified in Annex II. The Licensing Authority will issue FLEGT licences covering shipments of legally- produced timber products for export to the Union. 2. The Licensing Authority shall not issue FLEGT licences for any timber products that are composed of, or include, timber products imported into Indonesia from a third country in a form in which the laws of that third country forbid export, or for which there is evidence that those timber products were produced in contravention of the laws of the country where the trees were harvested. 3. The Licensing Authority will maintain and make publicly available its procedures for issuing FLEGT licences. The Licensing Authority will also maintain records of all shipments covered by FLEGT licences and consistent with national legislation concerning data protection will make these records available for the purposes of independent monitoring, while respecting the confidentiality of exporters' proprietary information. 4. Indonesia shall establish a Licence Information Unit that will serve as a contact point for communications between the competent authorities and the Licensing Authorities as set out in Annexes III and V. 5. Indonesia shall notify contact details of the Licensing Authority and the Licence Information Unit to the European Commission. The Parties shall make this information available to the public.
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Samples: Voluntary Partnership Agreement, Voluntary Partnership Agreement
Licensing Authorities. 1. The Licensing Authority will verify that timber products have been legally produced in accordance with the legislation identified in Annex II. The Licensing Authority will issue FLEGT licences covering shipments of legally- legally-produced timber products for export to the Union.
2. The Licensing Authority shall not issue FLEGT licences for any timber products that are composed of, or include, timber products imported into Indonesia from a third country in a form in which the laws of that third country forbid export, or for which there is evidence that those timber products were produced in contravention of the laws of the country where the trees were harvested.
3. The Licensing Authority will maintain and make publicly available its procedures for issuing FLEGT licences. The Licensing Authority will also maintain records of all shipments covered by FLEGT licences and consistent with national legislation concerning data protection will make these records available for the purposes of independent monitoring, while respecting the confidentiality of exporters' proprietary information.
4. Indonesia shall establish a Licence Information Unit that will serve as a contact point for communications between the competent authorities and the Licensing Authorities as set out in Annexes III Xxxxxxx XXX and V.
5. Indonesia shall notify contact details of the Licensing Authority and the Licence Information Unit to the European Commission. The Parties shall make this information available to the public.
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Samples: Voluntary Partnership Agreement
Licensing Authorities. 1. The Licensing Authority will verify that timber products have been legally produced in accordance with the legislation identified in Annex II. The Licensing Authority will issue FLEGT licences covering shipments of legally- produced timber products for export to the Union.
2. The Licensing Authority shall not issue FLEGT licences for any timber products that are composed of, or include, timber products imported into Indonesia from a third country in a form in which the laws of that third country forbid export, or for which there is evidence that those timber products were produced in contravention of the laws of the country where the trees were harvested.
3. The Licensing Authority will maintain and make publicly available its procedures for issuing FLEGT licences. The Licensing Authority will also maintain records of all shipments covered by FLEGT licences and consistent with national legislation concerning data protection will make these records available for the purposes of independent monitoring, while respecting the confidentiality of exporters' proprietary information.
4. Indonesia shall establish a Licence Information Unit that will serve as a contact point for communications between the competent authorities and the Licensing Authorities as set out in Annexes III Xxxxxxx XXX and V.
5. Indonesia shall notify contact details of the Licensing Authority and the Licence Information Unit to the European Commission. The Parties shall make this information available to the public.
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Samples: Voluntary Partnership Agreement