The forestry measure should be adopted in the light of undertakings given by the Union and Member States at international level, and should be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest plans or equivalent instruments which should take into account the commitments made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe.
Ba cheart an beart foraoiseachta a ghlacadh i bhfianaise na ngealltanas a thug an tAontas agus na Ballstáit ar an leibhéal idirnáisiúnta, agus ba cheart é bheith bunaithe ar phleananna foraoise náisiúnta nó fo-náisiúnta na mBallstát nó ar ionstraimí coibhéiseacha ar cheart go gcuirfí san áireamh na gealltanais arna dtabhairt sna Comhdhálacha Airí maidir le Cosaint Foraoisí san Eoraip.