The Korea Forest Service introduced that the European Parliament have formally adopted an modification together with a one-year postponement of the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) on December seventeenth.
The EUDR requires that 7 related commodities and merchandise together with cattle, cocoa, espresso, palm, soy, rubber, and timber to be demonstrated as free from deforestation and forest degradation earlier than being positioned on, distributed inside, or exported from the Union market.
Initially, the regulation was scheduled to take impact on December
December 30, 2025. Nevertheless, to make sure a adequate preparation interval for resolving technical points throughout the info system, the efficient dates have been delayed to December 30, 2026, for big and medium-sized enterprises, and June 30, 2027, for small and micro-enterprises.
Along with the postponement, the modification introduces measures to cut back administrative burdens and prices for companies whereas enhancing the effectiveness of enforcement. Particularly, corporations within the decrease provide chain are exempted from due diligence obligations, whereas micro and small main operators in low-risk nations can substitute these obligations with a one-time simplified declaration. Printed merchandise resembling books and newspapers have been excluded from the regulation’s scope.
NAM Tune-hee, Director Basic of the Worldwide Affairs Bureau on the KFS acknowledged, “We now have been supporting timber exporters by means of explanatory periods and a devoted job drive to make sure readiness for the EUDR.” He added, “We are going to proceed to observe updates concerning the regulation and strengthen public-private cooperation to attenuate challenges confronted by Korean exporters.”
