Rządowy projekt ustawy o ratyfikacji Międzynarodowej Umowy w sprawie Drewna Tropikalnego z 2006 r., sporządzonej w Genewie dnia 27 stycznia 2006 r.

3.
Resources of the Fund shall be allocated by the Council only for pre-
projects and projects for the purpose set out in paragraph 1 of this article and
that have been approved in accordance with articles 24 and 25.

4.
In allocating resources of the Fund, the Council shall establish criteria
and priorities for use of the Fund, taking into account:


(a)
The needs of members for assistance in achieving exports of
tropical timber and timber products from sustainably managed sources;


(b) The needs of members to establish and manage significant
conservation programmes in timber producing forests; and


(c) The needs of members to implement sustainable forest
management programmes.

5.
The Executive Director shall provide assistance in the development of
project proposals in accordance with article 25 and endeavour to seek, on such
terms and conditions as the Council may decide, adequate and assured finance
for projects approved by the Council.

6.
Members shall strive to replenish the Bali Partnership Fund to an
adequate level to further the objectives of the Fund.

7.
The Council shall examine at regular intervals the adequacy of the
resources available to the Fund and endeavour to obtain additional resources
needed by producer members to achieve the purpose of the Fund.


Article 22
FORMS OF PAYMENT

1.
Financial contributions to accounts established under article 18 shall be
payable in freely convertible currencies and shall be exempt from foreign-
exchange restrictions.

2.
The Council may also decide to accept other forms of contributions to
the accounts established under article 18, other than the administrative
account, including scientific and technical equipment or personnel, to meet the
requirements of approved projects.


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Article 23
AUDIT AND PUBLICATION OF ACCOUNTS

1.
The Council shall appoint independent auditors for the purpose of
auditing the accounts of the Organization.

2.
Independently audited statements of the accounts established under
article 18 shall be made available to members as soon as possible after the
close of each financial year, but not later than six months after that date, and
be considered for approval by the Council at its next session, as appropriate. A
summary of the audited accounts and balance sheet shall thereafter be
published.


CHAPTER VII. OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Article 24
POLICY WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION

1.
In order to achieve the objectives set out in article 1, the Organization
shall undertake policy work and project activities in an integrated manner.

2.
The policy work of the Organization should contribute to achieving the
objectives of this Agreement for ITTO members broadly.

3.
The Council shall establish on a regular basis an action plan to guide
policy activities and identify priorities and the thematic programmes referred
to in article 20, paragraph 4, of this Agreement. Priorities identified in the
action plan shall be reflected in the work programmes approved by the
Council. Policy activities may include the development and preparation of
guidelines, manuals, studies, reports, basic communication and outreach tools,
and similar work identified in the Organization’s action plan.


Article 25
PROJECT ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION

1.
Members and the Executive Director may submit pre-project and project
proposals which contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this
Agreement and one or more of the priority areas for work or thematic
programmes identified in the action plan approved by the Council pursuant to
article 24.

2.
The Council shall establish criteria for approving projects and pre-
projects, taking into account inter alia their relevance to the objectives of this
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Agreement and to priority areas for work or thematic programmes, their
environmental and social effects, their relationship to national forest
programmes and strategies, their cost effectiveness, technical and regional
needs, the need to avoid duplication of efforts, and the need to incorporate
lessons learned.

3.
The Council shall establish a schedule and procedure for submitting,
appraising, approving and prioritizing pre-projects and projects seeking
funding from the Organization, as well as for their implementation, monitoring
and evaluation.

4.
The Executive Director may suspend disbursement of the Organization’s
funds to a pre-project or project if they are being used contrary to the project
document or in cases of fraud, waste, neglect or mismanagement. The
Executive Director will provide to the Council at its next session a report for
its consideration. The Council shall take appropriate action.

5.
The Council may establish, according to agreed criteria, limits on the
number of projects and pre-projects that a member or the Executive Director
may submit in a given project cycle. The Council may also take appropriate
measures, including suspension or termination of its sponsorship of any pre-
project or project, following the report of the Executive Director.


Article 26
COMMITTEES AND SUBSIDIARY BODIES

1.
The following are hereby established as Committees of the
Organization, which shall be open to all members:


(a)
Committee on Forest Industry;


(b)
Committee on Economics, Statistics and Markets;


(c)
Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management; and


(d)
Committee on Finance and Administration.

2.
The Council may, by special vote in accordance with article 12,
establish or dissolve committees and subsidiary bodies as appropriate.

3.
The Council shall determine the functioning and scope of work of the
committees and other subsidiary bodies. The Committees and other subsidiary
bodies shall be responsible to and work under the authority of the Council.

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CHAPTER VIII. STATISTICS, STUDIES
AND INFORMATION

Article 27
STATISTICS, STUDIES AND INFORMATION

1.
The Council shall authorize the Executive Director to establish and
maintain close relationships with relevant intergovernmental, governmental
and non-governmental organizations in order to help ensure the availability of
recent and reliable data and information, including on production and trade in
tropical timber, trends and data discrepancies, as well as relevant information
on non-tropical timber and on the management of timber producing forests. As
deemed necessary for the operation of this Agreement, the Organization, in
cooperation with such organizations, shall compile, collate, analyse and
publish such information.

2.
The Organization shall contribute to efforts to standardize and
harmonize international reporting on forest-related matters, avoiding
overlapping and duplication in data collection from different organizations.

3.
Members shall, to the fullest extent possible not inconsistent with their
national legislation, furnish, within the time specified by the Executive
Director, statistics and information on timber, its trade and activities aimed at
achieving sustainable management of timber producing forests, as well as
other relevant information as requested by the Council. The Council shall
decide on the type of information to be provided under this paragraph and on
the format in which it is to be presented.

4.
Upon request or where necessary, the Council shall endeavour to
enhance the technical capacity of member countries, in particular developing
member countries, to meet the statistics and reporting requirements under this
Agreement.

5.
If a member has not furnished, for two consecutive years, the statistics
and information required under paragraph 3 and has not sought the assistance
of the Executive Director, the Executive Director shall initially request an
explanation from that member within a specified time. In the event that no
satisfactory explanation is forthcoming, the Council shall take such action as it
deems appropriate.

6.
The Council shall arrange to have any relevant studies undertaken of the
trends and of short and long-term problems of the international timber markets
and of the progress towards the achievement of sustainable management of
timber producing forests.

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Article 28
ANNUAL REPORT AND BIENNIAL REVIEW

1.
The Council shall publish an annual report on its activities and such
other information as it considers appropriate.

2.
The Council shall biennially review and assess:


(a)
The international timber situation; and


(b)
Other factors, issues and developments considered relevant to
achieving the objectives of this Agreement.

3.
The review shall be carried out in the light of:


(a) Information supplied by members in relation to national
production, trade, supply, stocks, consumption and prices of timber;


(b)
Other statistical data and specific indicators provided by members
as requested by the Council;


(c)
Information supplied by members on their progress towards the
sustainable management of their timber-producing forests;


(d) Such other relevant information as may be available to the
Council either directly or through the organizations in the United Nations
system and intergovernmental, governmental or non-governmental
organizations; and


(e)
Information supplied by members on their progress towards the
establishment of control and information mechanisms regarding illegal
harvesting and illegal trade in tropical timber and non-timber forest products.

4.
The Council shall promote the exchange of views among member
countries regarding:


(a)
The status of sustainable management of timber-producing forests
and related matters in member countries; and


(b)
Resource flows and requirements in relation to objectives, criteria
and guidelines set by the Organization.

5.
Upon request, the Council shall endeavour to enhance the technical
capacity of member countries, in particular developing member countries, to
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