For specific products such as coffee, soy and palm oil, the party placing these products on the EU market must ‘ensure’ that a product has not contributed to deforestation and has been produced legally. The EUDR thus creates a far-reaching obligation for companies to implement a due diligence procedure and collect extensive data on the products’ origin to prove that no deforestation occurred.
In this factsheet, we provide a high-level overview of the EUDR’s scope and its obligations. First we discuss the EUDR’s scope (including relevant products and impacted parties) and its key obligations. Then, we explain the risk of enforcement and entry into force.
