Brussels, 4 December :00 17: Adoption of the draft agenda New agenda points 6 and 7 were added. The Committee adopted the draft agenda.

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1 Ref. Ares(25) /2/25 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Directorate H. General aspects of rural development and research H.4. Environment, forestry and climate change Brussels, agri.ddg3.h.4(25)6364 Summary Record of the 39 th meeting of the Standing Forestry Committee Brussels, 4 December 25 : 7: RUE DE LA LOI 3, TH FLOOR, ROOM B. Welcome and introduction Chair in the morning: DG AGRI: Mr Mauro Poinelli, HoU H4 Chair in the afternoon: DG ENV: Mr Andrea Vettori, Deputy HoU B The Chair person welcomed the participants, informed about interpretation and introduced the items to be discussed. 2. Adoption of the draft agenda New agenda points 6 and 7 were added. The Committee adopted the draft agenda. 3. Standing Forestry Committee Annual Work Plan 26 DG AGRI presented the outline of the Standing Forestry Committee Annual Work Plan (AWP), which provides the draft agenda for the 4 meetings of the Standing Forestry Committee planned in 26 and outlines a tentative overview of activities in Circular economy DG GROW presented the new Circular Economy Package, which was adopted on 2 December 25. The new Package looks for synergies between environment and business agendas and proposed concrete and ambitious actions where intervention has high added value. It sets 5 Main Areas of Action together with 5 Priority Sectors, also covering biomass. 5. Enhancing ecosystem services through the integration of biodiversity conservation into forest management report on a bilateral approach of the Czech Republic and Germany Commission européenne/europese Commissie, 49 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË - Tel Office: L3 3/5 - Tel. direct line dan.burgar-kuzelicki@ec.europa.eu U:\6-FORESTRY-\. Standing forestry committee\meetings\25-36th to 39th meeting\39th Meeting\Minutes

2 The delegates from Germany and the Czech Republic presented the Integrate and Integrate projects, which aim to collect recent knowledge and best international scientific expertise on the complex relationships, trade-offs and emerging challenges for integrating forest biodiversity conservation into forest management. 6. Update on financial instruments DG AGRI recalled a recent presentation made by the European Investment Bank (EIB) in June 25 and outlined some examples on the use of financial instruments. 7. Inception Impact Assessment of the Renewable Energy Package DG AGRI informed that for each new initiative, the European Commission publishes roadmaps to inform stakeholders and citizens about new initiatives. If an impact assessment is planned, the roadmap is replaced by an Inception Impact Assessment, which sets out in greater detail the description of the problem, issues related to subsidiarity, the policy objectives and options as well as the likely impacts of each option. The Inception Impact Assessment of the Renewable Energy Package will be sent for information to the delegates of the SFC. 8. Forest Information System for Europe JRC presented the current state of play on the development of the Forest Information System for Europe (FISE). 9. Natural Water Retention Measures DG ENV presented the Natural Water Retention Measures, which are multi-functional measures aiming at protecting and managing water resources and have the potential to provide multiple benefits, including flood risk reduction, water quality improvement, groundwater recharge and habitat improvement.. Mid-term Review on Biodiversity Strategy DG ENV provided an overview on how targets of EU Biodiversity Strategy were achieved, with focus on target 3b Sustainable Forestry. So far there was no sign of improvement in the conservation status of Annex I habitats associated with woodland and forest ecosystems.. Report on the mid-term evaluation of the EU Timber Regulation implementation DG ENV presented the current state of play in the review of the EU Timber Regulation and future steps. The Report will provide answers to the following evaluation questions: relevance, EU added value, efficiency, effectiveness and coherence.

3 2. AOB a) " th European Forest Pedagogics Congress (Zvolen, 29 September October 25) Slovak delegation The delegate from Slovakia presented the outcomes of the Congress. b) European Commission invests EUR 6.6 million in 96 new environment projects (IP) A brief presentation was made, informing participants on the new 96 projects. In the Annex LIFE sub-programme for the Environment: 24 projects (MEMO), a list and description of all these projects can be found. c) Next meeting: Friday, March 26 Mr Mauro Poinelli Head of Unit Annex I: List of participants of 39 th SFC

4 39 th MEETING OF THE STANDING FORESTRY COMMITTEE LIST OF DELEGATES PRESENT Country Institution Number of Delegates Austria Federal Permanent Representation of Austria Federal ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Belgium Service Public de Wallonie Agency for Nature and Forest Ministère de la Région Wallonne, Division de la Nature et des Forêts Bulgaria Bulgarian Permanent Representation Ministry of Agriculture and Food Croatia Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Forestry Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate International Obligations, Forestry Permanent Representation to the EU Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Forests Czech Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Forestry Policy and Republic Economics Denmark Danish Nature Agency Estonia Ministry of Environment / Forest Department Finland Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Permanent representation France Ministère de l'agriculture, l'agroalimentaire et forêt Germany Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Bayern STMELF, Forstpolitik und Umwelt BMELV BONN / Europäische und Internationale Waldpolitik 2 Ministry of Environment, Forest Department Permanent representation Greece Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and Energy Hungary Ministry of Rural Development Permanent representation Ireland Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Italy Ministero Politiche Agricole e Forestali, Corpo Forestale dello Stato 2 Trento Province Latvia Ministry of Agriculture, Forest Department Permanent representation Lithuania Ministry of Environment, Department of Forests Luxembourg Administration de la Nature et des Forêts Malta Ministry for Sustainable Development, the environment & Climate Change Netherlands Ministerie van EZ Department of nature and Biodiversity Poland Ministry of Environment Forest Research Institute Portugal Ministry of Agriculture and Sea/ICNF Romania Permanent Representative of Romania in EU

5 Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests Slovakia Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Permanent Representation Slovenia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Spain Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment Dirección General de Medio Natural Sweden Swedish Forest Agency Ministry of Rural Affairs 2 Permanent Representation United Kingdom Forestry Commission Observers Institution Number of Observers Civil dialogue group on Forestry and Cork Private Experts Electronically signed on 9/2/25 8:5 (UTC+) in accordance with article 4.2 (Validity of electronic documents) of Commission Decision 24/563