Planting the idea - why taking a strategic approach to compliance is vital when tackling the EU’s De-forestation Regulation

The answer to tackling repeated delays and confusion over how to implement the European Union’s De-forestation Regulation (EUDR) is to take a high level strategic approach to compliance across a wider range of European legislation, experts advise.

Such legislation includes the forthcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. This is due to be applied from mid-2026, with the aim of creating a sustainable circular economy for waste across EU markets. Another is the Forced Labour Regulation, which bans the sale, import, and export of products made with forced labor from EU markets as of 14 December 2027.

The EUDR, meanwhile, bans either the import or export from EU markets of any goods produced using land that was deforested after 31 December 2020. These goods include coffee, cocoa, palm oil, rubber and cattle, and derivatives, such as leather or tyres.

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