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the country in which forest biomass was harvested has national or sub-national laws applicable in the area of harvest as well as monitoring and enforcement systems in place ensuring: the legality of harvesting operations; forest regeneration of harvested areas; that areas designated by international or national law or by the relevant competent authority for nature protection purposes, including in wetlands and peatlands, are protected; that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts; and that harvesting maintains or improves the long-term production capacity of the forest;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.