Parliament raises no objections to delegated regulation amending Ghana FLEGT application date
Decision
The Parliament declared that it has no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 12 June 2025 (C(2025)03819) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 and instructed its President to forward the decision to the Council and the Commission.
What Changes
The delegated regulation amends the date of application of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530, which includes the Republic of Ghana and its Timber Industry Development Division in Annex I and lists covered products in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005. The amendment aims to adapt the start date because Ghana will begin issuing FLEGT licences on 30 June 2025 at the earliest and shipments taking two to eight weeks risk arriving in the Union after the original 8 July 2025 application date without licences.
Who Is Affected
The change directly affects timber trade between the Union and Ghana, the Ghanaian Timber Industry Development Division, and economic operators in both Ghana and the European Union.
Sources
Official Documents
- RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION to raise no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 12 June 2025 amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 as regards its date of application European Parliament adopts a decision declaring no objections to the delegated regulation amending the date of application of the FLEGT licensing scheme for Ghana.
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