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RECOMMENDATION FOR A DECISION (C(2025)03819 – 2025/2766(DEA))

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

B-10-2025-0302

Committee on International Trade · Rapporteur: Karin Karlsbro

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Parliament's motion for a resolution states that it raises no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 12 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 as regards its date of application. The delegated regulation adds Ghana and its Timber Industry Development Division to the FLEGT licensing scheme lists, with trade governed by a Voluntary Partnership Agreement. Because Ghana will start issuing FLEGT licences on 30 June 2025 at the earliest and shipments take two to eight weeks, timber shipped before that date could arrive after 8 July 2025 without a licence. The date of application should be adapted so shipments leaving Ghana before 30 June 2025 can reach the Union without needing a FLEGT licence.

Key points

  1. Parliament declares it has no objections to the Commission delegated regulation of 12 June 2025 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 as regards its date of application.
  2. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 includes Ghana and its Timber Industry Development Division in the FLEGT licensing scheme lists and is to apply from 8 July 2025.
  3. Trade in timber between the Union and Ghana is regulated by a Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade.
  4. Preparations for issuing FLEGT licences are taking longer than expected and Ghana will start issuing them on 30 June 2025 at the earliest.
  5. Shipments from Ghana take between two and eight weeks to reach the Union, so timber leaving before 30 June 2025 may arrive after 8 July 2025 without a FLEGT licence and be unable to enter.
  6. There is a significant risk that timber arriving from 8 July 2025 may not be covered by a FLEGT licence, which could disrupt trade, undermine the Agreement's credibility and harm economic operators in Ghana and the Union.
  7. The date from which Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 applies should be adapted to allow shipments leaving Ghana before 30 June 2025 to reach the Union without a FLEGT licence.
  8. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 should therefore be amended accordingly.

Who is affected

  • Ghana and its Timber Industry Development Division, which are added to the FLEGT licensing scheme lists.
  • Economic operators in Ghana and the Union, who face possible trade disruption from the timing of licence issuance.

Figures and deadlines

  • 8 July 2025 — date from which Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/530 is to apply.
  • 30 June 2025 — earliest date Ghana will start issuing FLEGT licences.
  • two to eight weeks — time shipments from Ghana take to reach the Union.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union