South America Also Calls For EUDR Course Adjustment – CoffeeTalk

The German Timber Trade Association (GD Holz) has called on the EU Commission to postpone the application date of the EUDR due to the EU Commission’s delay in providing urgent assistance. The EUDR FAQ has not yet been published, and the planned guide to the new regulation has not been made available. It is also unclear whether the EU Commission will complete the three-stage country benchmarking system in time for the end of the year. The EUDR could simplify due diligence obligations by classifying some relevant supplier countries as ‘low risk’, but if benchmarking is not available, all countries would have to be assessed as ‘normal risk’ first, leading to additional bureaucratic work that companies could easily avoid. GD Holz has repeatedly stressed the urgency of these three elements and has called for a postponement of the application if they cannot be made available in time. Other sectors and relevant supplier countries are also in favor of a postponement. The agriculture ministers of six South American countries have written to Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission, asking for the application of the EUDR to be postponed. The EU Commission spokesman stated that “the Commission is doing everything in its power to ensure that everything is ready on time.”

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