Article 1
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the application of the system of imports of timber products provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1024/2008 CHAPTER I — SUBJECT-MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
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Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005, the following definitions shall apply: 1. ‘shipment’ means a quantity of timber products set out in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) 2173/2005 covered by a FLEGT licence which is sent from a partner country by a consignor or a shipper and which is presented for release for free circulation at a customs office; 2. ‘electronic licence’ means a FLEGT licence in a digital format which may be electronically presented or processed and which contains all the applicable information identified by the fields as set out in the Annex; 3. ‘paper-based licence’ means a FLEGT licence that conforms to the format set out in the Annex; 4. ‘competent authority (ies)’ means the authority (ies) designated by the Member State to receive, accept and verify FLEGT licences.
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