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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10241

22 October 2010
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
EU and DRC negotiate FLEGT agreement

Brussels, 21/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the European Union are determined to cooperate in the struggle against deforestation. At the request of Prime Minister Muzito, the two parties formally opened the negotiation, on Thursday 23 October in Brussels, for a voluntary partnership agreement known as the Forest Law Enforcement, Government and Trade Agreement. This agreement seeks to guarantee that only legally felled Congolese timber and its derivatives...

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