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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC VPA


VPA negotiations with Central African Republic (CAR) were concluded on 21st December 2010. The VPA was ratified in the CAR on 19 December 2011 and in the European Parliament on 13 May 2102. The VPA came into force 1 July 2012, after some delay. CAR anticipates that it will issue its first FLEGT licenses in 2014.
For other news stories, documents and further information about CAR, see the CAR country page.


DOCUMENTS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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12/11/2012 Forest Watch Special – VPA Update
Every six months, FERN produces an update looking at the present situation with regards the EU's ... 		FERN

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09/07/2012 Local Civil Society Organisations Join EU battle Against Illegal Logging
This briefing note looking at what has been achieved so far by FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements ... 		FERN

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25/11/2011 EU Forest Watch Special - VPA Update November 2011
This briefing provides an update on VPA negotiations in individual countries. ... 		FERN (Saskia Ozinga, Nathalie Faure, Tom Lomax, Feja Lesniewska & Indra van Gisbergen)

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17/05/2011 ForestWatch Issue 160 and FLEGT Update
In this issue:

* NGOs re-frame the sustainable biomass debate
* Road to ruin: Russian project destroying ... 		FERN

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09/02/2011 EFI EU FLEGT News, December/January/February 2010-2011
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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21/01/2011 ForestWatch Issue 156
Articles in this month's Forest Watch include:

* VPA processes see slow progression.
* Paralysis ... 		FERN

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30/08/2010 EU FLEGT News, August/September 2010
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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01/07/2010 EU FLEGT News, June/July 2010
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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22/04/2010 EFI EU FLEGT News, April/May 2010
Bimonthly news on common efforts of the EU and its partner countries and institutions to combat illegal ... 		EFI (European Forest Institute)

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NEWS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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19/04/2012 MEPs back fight against illegal rain forest logging in Africa
Parliament backed EU efforts to halt the illegal logging and degradation of rain forests when it granted ... 		European Parliament News

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28/11/2011 Milestone agreement to prevent illegal wood imports to EU from Central African Republic and to boost the country's timber sector
Brussels - By 2014, all shipments of wood products to the European Union from the Central African Republic ... 		Europa

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20/06/2011 Sawnwood from community mills may not satisfy FLEGT
Reports are indicating that the forestry authorities in Cameroon and the Central African Republic are ... 		Fordaq, the Timber Network

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PRESENTATIONS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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07/02/2013 VPA update Mathieu Bousquet

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05/07/2012 FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement update Giuliana Torta, European Commission

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20/06/2011 FLEGT process & VPA negotiations in Central African Republic Alain Pénelon, COMIFAC

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20/06/2011 La Société civile Centrafricaine dans le processus de négociations APV/FLEGT Jean Bruno Ngougnogbia, Maison de l'Enfance et Femme Pygmée (MEFP)

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20/06/2011 Mise en oeuvre de l'APV FLEGT en République Centrafricaine Jean Jacques Mathamale, Centre pour l’Information Environnementale et le Développement Durable (CIEDD)

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20/01/2010 EU FLEGT Update Julia Falconer, European Commission

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24/06/2009 FLEGT VPA update Julia Falconer, European Commission

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19/01/2009 Overview of VPA negotiations and their challenges Philip Mikos, European Commission

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17/01/2008 EU FLEGT Action Plan Update, January 2008 Julia Falconer, DG Development European Commission

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EVENTS

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DATE TITLE
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Monday 20th June 2011 Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 18
The 18th Chatham House Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting was held on 20th - ...

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