Paragraph 3
Subject to paragraph 4, the country in which the forest biomass was harvested has in place a legal framework, including monitoring and enforcement systems, to ensure that—
the forest biomass has been harvested in accordance with applicable laws;
the area of harvesting of the forest biomass is subject to forest regeneration;
the forest biomass has not been harvested from wetlands, peatlands or from a protected area, unless—
the land is designated for nature protection purposes; and
the production of the relevant feedstock did not interfere with the purposes for which the land is designated for nature protection purposes;
the harvesting of the forest biomass has been carried out with consideration for the maintenance of, and with the aim of minimising any decline in, soil quality and biodiversity; and
the harvesting of the forest biomass has been carried out in a manner that maintains or improves the long-term production capacity of the forest from which it was harvested.