Common use of Licensing authority Clause in Contracts

Licensing authority. 1. Honduras shall designate the licensing authority and send its contact details to the European Commission. Both Parties shall make this information available to the public. 2. The licensing authority shall verify that timber products have been legally produced in accordance with the legislation in Annex II. It shall issue FLEGT licences covering shipments of timber products that are legally produced in Honduras and destined for export to the Union. Where appropriate, Honduras shall issue the necessary documentation for timber products in transit through its territory under the control of the Honduran customs authorities. 3. The licensing authority may not issue FLEGT licences for any timber product that is composed of, or includes, timber products imported into Honduras from a third country if the laws of that third country forbid their export, or where there is evidence that those timber products were produced in contravention of the laws of the country where the trees were harvested. 4. In accordance with the principle of transparency, the licensing authority shall record and make public its procedures for issuing FLEGT licences. It shall also retain the records of all shipments covered by FLEGT licences and, in accordance with national data-protection legislation, provide these records for the purposes of an independent audit, whilst respecting the confidentiality of exporters' data.

Licensing authority. 1. Honduras shall designate the licensing authority and send its contact details to the European Commission. Both Parties shall make this information available to the public. 2. The licensing authority shall verify that timber products have been legally produced in accordance with the legislation in Annex II. It shall issue FLEGT licences covering shipments of timber products that are legally produced in Honduras and destined for export to the Union. Where appropriate, Honduras shall issue the necessary documentation for timber products in transit through its territory under the control of the Honduran customs authorities. 3. The licensing authority may not issue FLEGT licences for any timber product that is composed of, or includes, timber products imported into Honduras from a third country if the laws of that third country forbid their export, or where for which there is evidence that those timber products were produced in contravention of the laws of the country where the trees were harvested. 4. In accordance with the principle of transparency, the licensing authority shall record and make public its procedures for issuing FLEGT licences. It shall also retain the records of all shipments covered by FLEGT licences and, in accordance with national data-protection data‑protection legislation, provide these records for the purposes of an independent audit, whilst respecting the confidentiality of exporters' ’ data.