EUDR Summaries

Article 1: Subject Matter and Scope (Excerpt Summary)

The regulation establishes rules for placing, making available, and exporting certain products within the EU market that are linked to deforestation and forest degradation. The goal is to minimize the EU's impact on global deforestation, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and prevent biodiversity loss.

Article 2 of the EUDR regulation defines key terms. Notably, it defines "deforestation" as the conversion of forest to agricultural use and "forest degradation" as structural changes to forest cover, including the conversion of primary forests into plantation forests.

Article 3: Prohibition (Summary)

Relevant commodities and products are prohibited from being placed on or exported from the market unless they meet the following conditions:

1. They must be deforestation-free.
2. They must comply with the relevant laws of the country of production.
3. They must be covered by a due diligence statement.