{"id":11707,"date":"2024-09-04T10:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T10:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/eudr-regulation-new-obligations-for-importers-and-exporters-to-combat-deforestation\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T10:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T10:10:54","slug":"eudr-regulation-new-obligations-for-importers-and-exporters-to-combat-deforestation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/eudr-regulation-new-obligations-for-importers-and-exporters-to-combat-deforestation\/","title":{"rendered":"EUDR Regulation: New obligations for importers and exporters to combat deforestation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a key piece of legislation that aims to curb deforestation and forest degradation associated with the production of certain goods and products entering the EU market or exported from the EU. Deforestation, especially in tropical countries, poses a serious threat to the global climate, biodiversity and local communities. The fastest rate of deforestation is in Brazil<\/strong>, where the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, is being destroyed by agricultural expansion, cattle ranching, illegal logging and mining. A similar problem is affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo<\/strong>, where deforestation is being driven by agriculture, the timber industry and charcoal production. In Indonesia <\/strong>, tropical forests are being cleared mainly for oil palm cultivation and as a result of timber exploitation and expanding agriculture, especially on the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Papua. Peru<\/strong> also faces a serious deforestation problem, mainly due to illegal gold mining and agriculture. Bolivia <\/strong>has a high deforestation rate, particularly in areas bordering Brazil, where forests are being destroyed for soybean crops and cattle ranching. Malaysia<\/strong>, like Indonesia, is struggling with deforestation due to the intensive development of the palm oil industry, and in Paraguay <\/strong>deforestation is mainly in the Gran Chaco area, where forests are being cleared for cattle ranching and agriculture. Obligations under the EU Parliament and Council Regulation 2023\/1115 come into force as of December 30, 2024<\/strong>. From that date, companies will be required to comply with the new requirements, which are designed to ensure that their products do not contribute to deforestation, as well as to meet certain due diligence requirements for the supply chain. The EUDR regulation covers products containing, made from, or derived from so-called “relevant commodities,” such as cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soy, rubber, and wood. For companies dealing in these products, the new regulations mean they must comply with stringent requirements, such as: <\/p>\n

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  1. Due diligence procedure<\/strong> – Importers must conduct a thorough analysis to ensure that their products do not contribute to deforestation. This includes gathering information on the origin of the product, geolocating the plots of land where the raw materials were produced, and identifying deforestation risks. <\/li>\n
  2. Due diligence statement<\/strong> – Before products are placed on the EU market or exported, it is necessary to submit a statement via the ICT system that will include information about the product and confirmation of the minimum risk associated with deforestation. This obligation must be fulfilled for each transaction related to the import\/export of products covered by the EUDR. <\/li>\n
  3. Verification of compliance<\/strong> – Products may not be placed on the market if there is a significant risk of non-compliance with EUDR requirements, if due diligence obligations have not been met, or if they come from areas where deforestation has occurred after December 31, 2020.<\/li>\n
  4. Record keeping<\/strong> – Importers must keep due diligence statements for at least 5 years to make them available upon request from competent authorities.<\/li>\n
  5. Supply chain tracking<\/strong> – It is necessary to monitor and document the entire supply chain, including identifying the parcels from which raw materials originate and ensuring compliance with EUDR requirements.<\/li>\n
  6. Responsibility for product compliance<\/strong> – Importers are responsible for product compliance with the EUDR at every stage of the supply chain, regardless of supplier claims.<\/li>\n
  7. Duty of information<\/strong> – If they become aware of possible non-compliance, entities must immediately notify the competent authorities and business partners.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Penalties<\/strong> for EUDR violations can be severe, including fines of up to 4% of annual turnover, confiscation of products and temporary exclusion from public procurement procedures. In order to avoid the risk of sanctions and effectively implement the requirements of the EUDR Regulation, it is high time to start preparing, especially in the context of monitoring supply chains and documenting product sources. The r2eko consulting office<\/strong> offers comprehensive support at every stage of implementation, helping companies not only to meet the new requirements, but also to use them as a competitive advantage. Contact us to ensure a secure future for your company that complies with European regulations and contributes to the protection of global forest resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a key piece of legislation that aims to curb deforestation and forest degradation associated with the production of certain goods and products entering the EU market or exported from the EU. Deforestation, especially in tropical countries, poses a serious threat to the global climate, biodiversity and local communities. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategorii"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r2eko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}