The objective of the Congo-European Union Voluntary Partnership Agreement (Congo-EU VPA) is to provide a legislative framework within which to (i) detect and ensure the traceability of timber, (ii) put in place government and independent verification procedures to certify that all timber exports from the Congo to European markets have been procured, felled, transported and exported legally, in order to provide a basis for the legal management and exploitation of the Congolese forests, and (iii) reinforce the application of forestry regulations and governance.

The objective of the Cameroon-European Union Voluntary Partnership Agreement (Cameroon-EU VPA) is to provide a legislative framework within which to (i) detect and ensure the traceability of timber, (ii) put in place government and independent verification procedures to certify that all timber exports from Cameroon to European markets have been procured, felled, transported and exported legally, in order to provide a basis for the legal management and exploitation of the Cameroonian forests, and (iii) reinforce the application of forestry regulations and governance.

1. Manual fitness checking shall be carried out in accordance with the minimum standards laid down in Annex III.

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2. Representatives from intergovernmental organisations and representatives from non-governmental organisations concerned with matters relevant to the implementation of this Agreement shall be afforded the opportunity to take part in meetings of the Parties convened pursuant to Article VIII as observers or otherwise, as appropriate, in accordance with the guidelines and criteria set forth in Annex X. Such intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations shall have timely access to relevant information, subject to procedural rules on access to such information that the Parties may adopt.

1. The customs authorities or competent governmental authorities of the Member States of the Community and of Chile shall provide each other, through the Commission of the European Communities, with specimen impressions of stamps used in their customs offices or competent governmental authorities for the issue of movement certificates EUR.1 and with the addresses of the customs authorities or competent governmental authorities responsible for verifying those certificates and invoice declarations.