News: The Coffee Board is holding ‘extensive’ awareness and capacity-building programmes to increase the number of growers registering on its mobile application for EUDR compliance.
About EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
| About | The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a regulation aimed at reducing global deforestation and forest degradation. |
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| Commodities Covered | It applies to timber and six key agricultural commodities along with products derived from them: Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and Products include beef, furniture, chocolate, among others. |
| Whom it will impact | Agricultural Exporters and Traders, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Cooperatives, Manufacturers and Processors, Input Suppliers and Certification Authorities and Logistics and Distribution Partners |
Obligation under EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
- Companies must ensure the following due diligence procedures are implemented by the specified compliance timeline:
- Information Gathering: Companies are required to provide detailed information about raw materials.
- Risk Assessment: The complexity of the supply chain and processing also factors into the assessment.
- Risk Mitigation Measures: Companies must establish effective strategies, controls, and procedures to address non-compliance risks.
- Additionally, their compliance policies should be reviewed and updated annually.
- Companies not classified as SMEs must publicly disclose their due diligence, including risk assessments and measures taken.
