Deposit of the Instrument of Acceptance of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006

August 31, 2007

On August 31 (Fri) (Japan time: September 1 (Sat)), the instrument of acceptance of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 was deposited by the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, at the headquarters of the U.N. in New York.
This is the Successor Agreement to the current International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 and aims to promote the international trade of legally logged tropical timber and the sustainable management of tropical forests. Through the entry into force of the new Agreement, it is expected that international cooperation between producer and consumer countries of tropical timber will be further enhanced.
The conclusion of this Agreement was approved by the Japanese Diet on June 19, 2007, and the Cabinet decided its acceptance on August 31.

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