Council Decision 89/367/EEC setting up a Standing Forestry Committee. Country/Territory European Union Document type Legislation Date 1989 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Journal L 165, 15 June 1989, pp. 14 and 15. Subject Forestry Keyword Institution Geographical area European Union Countries Abstract In order to ensure closer and more constant cooperation in the forestry sector between the Member States and the Commission and thereby support forestry measures initiated under the Community agricultural structure and rural development policy, a Standing Forestry Committee has been set up by the present Decision. Taking account of Member States' forestry policies and measures and programmes relating thereto, of the role of the forestry sector in the context of agricultural structure and rural development policy and of the links between the forestry sector and the various Community policies, the Member States shall keep each other and the Commission informed, within the Committee, of the situation and developments in the forestry sector and the relevant policies. Full text English Website europa.eu