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

9.10.2007
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Dziennik Urzędowy Unii Europejskiej
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ZAŁĄCZNIK B
Wykaz rządów uczestniczących w konferencji negocjacyjnej ONZ na temat umowy zastępującej
Międzynarodową umowę w sprawie drewna tropikalnego z 1994 r. i będących potencjalnymi członkami
odbiorcami według definicji z art. 2 (Definicje)
Albania
Algieria
Australia (*)
Kanada (*)
Chiny (*)
Egipt (*)
Wspólnota Europejska (*)
Austria (*)
Belgia (*)
Republika Czeska
Estonia
Finlandia (*)
Francja (*)
Niemcy (*)
Grecja (*)
Irlandia (*)
Włochy (*)
Litwa
Luksemburg (*)
Niderlandy (*)
Polska
Portugalia (*)
Słowacja
Hiszpania (*)
Szwecja (*)
Zjednoczone Królestwo Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii Północnej (*)
Iran (Islamska Republika Iranu)
Irak
Japonia (*)
Lesotho
Libia
Maroko
Nepal (*)
Nowa Zelandia (*)
Norwegia (*)
Republika Korei (*)
Szwajcaria (*)
Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki (*)
(*) Członek zgodnie z Międzynarodową Umową w sprawie Drewna Tropikalnego z 1994 r.
INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER AGREEMENT, 2006




PREAMBLE

The
Parties
to
this Agreement,

(a)
Recalling the Declaration and the Programme of Action on the
Establishment of a New International Economic Order; the Integrated
Programme for Commodities; the New Partnership for Development; and the
Spirit of São Paulo and São Paulo Consensus, as adopted by UNCTAD XI;

(b)
Also recalling the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983,
and the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994, and recognizing the
work of the International Tropical Timber Organization and its achievements
since its inception, including a strategy for achieving international trade in
tropical timber from sustainably managed sources;

(c)
Further recalling the Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of
Implementation as adopted by the World Summit on Sustainable Development
in September 2002, the United Nations Forum on Forests established in
October 2000 and the associated creation of the Collaborative Partnership on
Forests, of which the International Tropical Timber Organization is a member,
as well as the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Non-
Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus
on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types
of Forests, and the relevant Chapters of Agenda 21 as adopted by the United
Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992, the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United
Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification;

(d)
Recognizing that States have, in accordance with the Charter of
the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right
to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies and
have the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and
control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas
beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, as set forth in principle 1(a) of the
Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global
Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of
All Types of Forests;

(e)
Recognizing the importance of timber and related trade to the
economies of timber producer countries;

(f)
Also recognizing the importance of the multiple economic,
environmental and social benefits provided by forests, including timber and
non-timber forest products and environmental services, in the context of

sustainable forest management, at local, national and global levels and the
contribution of sustainable forest management to sustainable development and
poverty alleviation and the achievement of internationally agreed development
goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration;

(g)
Further recognizing the need to promote and apply comparable
criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management as important tools for
all members to assess, monitor and promote progress toward sustainable
management of their forests;

(h)
Taking into account the linkages of the tropical timber trade and
the international timber market and wider global economy and the need to take
a global perspective in order to improve transparency in the international
timber trade;

(i)
Reaffirming their commitment to moving as rapidly as possible
toward achieving exports of tropical timber and timber products from
sustainably managed sources (ITTO Objective 2000) and recalling the
establishment of the Bali Partnership Fund;

(j)
Recalling the commitment made by consumer members in
January 1994 to maintain or achieve the sustainable management of their
forests;

(k)
Noting the role of good governance, clear land tenure
arrangements and cross-sectoral coordination in achieving sustainable forest
management and legally sourced timber exports;

(l)
Recognizing the importance of collaboration among members,
international organizations, the private sector and civil society, including
indigenous and local communities, and other stakeholders in promoting
sustainable forest management;

(m)
Also recognizing the importance of such collaboration for
improving forest law enforcement and promoting trade from legally harvested
timber;

(n)
Noting that enhancing the capacity of forest-dependent
indigenous and local communities, including those who are forest owners and
managers, can contribute to achieving the objectives of this Agreement;

(o)
Also noting the need to improve the standard of living and
working conditions within the forest sector, taking into account relevant
internationally recognized principles on these matters, and relevant
International Labour Organization Conventions and instruments;
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(p)
Noting that timber is an energy-efficient, renewable and
environmentally friendly raw material compared with competing products;

(q)

Recognizing the need for increased investment in sustainable
forest management, including through reinvesting revenues generated from
forests, including from timber-related trade;

(r)
Also recognizing the benefits of market prices that reflect the
costs of sustainable forest management;

(s)
Further recognizing the need for enhanced and predictable
financial resources from a broad donor community to help achieve the
objectives of this Agreement;

(t)
Noting the special needs of least developed tropical timber
producer countries.



Have agreed as follows;


CHAPTER I. OBJECTIVES

Article 1
OBJECTIVES


The objectives of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006
(hereinafter referred to as “this Agreement”) are to promote the expansion and
diversification of international trade in tropical timber from sustainably
managed and legally harvested forests and to promote the sustainable
management of tropical timber producing forests by:


(a)
Providing an effective framework for consultation, international
cooperation and policy development among all members with regard to all
relevant aspects of the world timber economy;


(b)
Providing a forum for consultation to promote non-discriminatory
timber trade practices;


(c) Contributing to sustainable development and to poverty
alleviation;


(d)
Enhancing the capacity of members to implement strategies for
achieving exports of tropical timber and timber products from sustainably
managed sources;
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(e)
Promoting improved understanding of the structural conditions in
international markets, including long-term trends in consumption and
production, factors affecting market access, consumer preferences and prices,
and conditions leading to prices which reflect the costs of sustainable forest
management;


(f)
Promoting and supporting research and development with a view
to improving forest management and efficiency of wood utilization and the
competitiveness of wood products relative to other materials, as well as
increasing the capacity to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber
producing tropical forests;


(g) Developing and contributing towards mechanisms for the
provision of new and additional financial resources with a view to promoting
the adequacy and predictability of funding and expertise needed to enhance the
capacity of producer members to attain the objectives of this Agreement;


(h) Improving market intelligence and encouraging information
sharing on the international timber market with a view to ensuring greater
transparency and better information on markets and market trends, including
the gathering, compilation and dissemination of trade related data, including
data related to species being traded;


(i)
Promoting increased and further processing of tropical timber
from sustainable sources in producer member countries, with a view to
promoting their industrialization and thereby increasing their employment
opportunities and export earnings;


(j)
Encouraging members to support and develop tropical timber
reforestation, as well as rehabilitation and restoration of degraded forest land,
with due regard for the interests of local communities dependent on forest
resources;


(k) Improving marketing and distribution of tropical timber and
timber product exports from sustainably managed and legally harvested
sources and which are legally traded, including promoting consumer
awareness;


(l)
Strengthening the capacity of members for the collection,
processing and dissemination of statistics on their trade in timber and
information on the sustainable management of their tropical forests;


(m) Encouraging members to develop national policies aimed at
sustainable utilization and conservation of timber producing forests, and
maintaining ecological balance, in the context of the tropical timber trade;
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