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The EUDR is a watershed moment in the global battle against deforestation.
Originally planned to come into force in December 2024, the EU Commission voted on postponing the enforcement date for the EUDR by one year to ensure all stakeholders are prepared for effective implementation.
This was subsequently approved by the EU Parliament, meaning that the regulation will apply to large businesses from 30 December 2025 and to small, medium, and microenterprises from 30 June 2026.
What is the EU Deforestation Regulation?
In simple terms, the EUDR aims to prohibit products that have contributed to deforestation or forest degradation from being placed on the European market or exported from the region after 31 December 2020, unless they are:
(1) deforestation-free…
(2) produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production and…
(3) covered by a due diligence statement.
Regardless of the method of entry, the EUDR ensures comprehensive coverage and applies to both traditional and online markets.
The EUDR is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss by promoting the consumption of “deforestation-free” products, as well as reducing the EU’s impact on global deforestation and forest degradation.
The EUDR repeals and replaces the existing due diligence regime created by the EU Timber Regulation (995/2010/EU), which applied to timber and certain types of timber products.