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The EU regulation mandates that commodities like cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood and their derived products must be deforestation-free, impacting producers, importers, exporters and traders. This prevents EU consumption from contributing to deforestation and forest degradation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss. Consumers will benefit from more sustainable products. The regulation becomes effective on December 30, 2024, for large companies, while for micro and small enterprises, it will become operational on June 30, 2025.

Conditions for market release for raw materials and products

They are deforestation-free
They have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production
They are covered by a due diligence statement

Obligations for Operators and Traders

Collect information about product origin (like gealocalization and traceability of land)
Deforestation risk evaluation
Risk assesment for deforestation alert
Upload Due Diligence Statement on EU Portal for products in regulation scope

Penalties

Cash penalties for maximum ammount of at least 4 % of the operator’s or trader’s total annual Union-wide turnover in the financial year.
Confiscation of the products and confiscation of revenues gained
Temporary exclusion for a maximum period of 12 months from public procurement processes
Temporary prohibition from placing or making available on the market or exporting relevant commodities and relevant products
Prohibition from exercising the simplified due diligence