32. Recalls that particular stress should be laid on implementing Article 13 of the Cotonou Agreement, as regards both readmission and strengthening the dialogue procedures under the agreement; stresses the need to support capacity-building in the countries of origin and transit for the management of immigration, with a view to reinforcing the institutions and means available for its control (public administration and legal framework, training ...[+++], border alert teams, anti-trafficking security corps, etc); points out that every ACP State is required to agree to the return and readmission of its own nationals illegally present on the territory of a Member State, at the latter's request; recalls that the countries of origin and transit must assume their responsibilities and fulfil their obligations to control illegal immigration, and that information campaigns are needed on the risks involved, the EU Member States' policies on return, and the agreements existing on legal immigration and the opportunities they offer;

32. Recalls that particular stress should be laid on implementing Article 13 of the Cotonou Agreement, as regards both readmission and strengthening the dialogue procedures under the agreement; stresses the need to support capacity-building in the countries of origin and transit for the management of immigration, with a view to reinforcing the institutions and means available for its control (public administration and legal framework, training ...[+++], border alert teams, anti-trafficking security corps, etc); points out that every ACP State is required to agree to the return and readmission of its own nationals illegally present on the territory of a European Union Member State, at the latter's request; Recalls that the countries of origin and transit must assume their responsibilities and fulfil their obligations to control illegal immigration, and that information campaigns are needed on the risks involved, the EU Member States' policies on return, and the agreements existing on legal immigration and the opportunities they offer;

All Partner Countries would need to agree a definition of legality and have (or be committed to developing) a credible legal and administrative structure with adequate systems to verify that exported timber is legal according to national laws.

The main elements of the package are: (i) voluntary partnerships with wood-producing countries badly affected by illegal logging to support and promote governance reform in their timber sectors; (ii) a regulation that sets up a legally binding licensing scheme with partner countries to ensure that only legal timber from these countries is allowed into the EU.

27. Notes that it is necessary to adopt an integrated approach to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of racial or ethnic origin which takes account of the close connection between recognising and protecting the rights of minorities within Member States on the one hand, and measures to combat xenophobia on the other; the need for an integrated approach extends to the connected subject of immigration, with particular reference to the action plan on legal immigration, combating illegal immigration, the future of the European migrat ...[+++]ion network and the rules applying to family reunification and entry into Member States; such coordination would make it possible to improve information and awareness of legislation, but also to clarify and simplify the legal framework, thus avoiding a proliferation of overlapping rules, which have a particularly damaging impact on employment;

Commercial guarantee - The problems with regard to the commercial guarantee are twofold: the first concerns commercial practices relating to these guarantees (presentation, application, legal status, relations with the legal guarantee, advertising made in regard to this guarantee, inadequate information for the consumer, etc.); the second concerns the functioning of the commercial guarantee in the context of the Single Market and calls for the creation of a genuine "European Guarantee" which could easily be invoked in all the Member States, regardless of the country of purchase.