EUDR: green light, red tape
In an interview for Global Coffee Report, Fanny Gauttier, Public Affairs Lead at the Rainforest Alliance, outlines the consequences of the delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation deadline.
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January 8, 2025
What is Needed to Comply with the EUDR?
If you’re an operator or trader selling coffee and cocoa (or derived products like chocolate) to EU markets, or exporting them from the EU, then under the EUDR you need to prove they are deforestation free.
By 30 December 2026, you need to show that these products do not originate from land deforested after December 31, 2020. You’ll need to provide evidence to the national competent authorities of your due diligence process, including relevant information about your supply chain such as geodata and risk assessments.
EUDR Compliance support through certification
Our certification program is equipped with a range of tools and systems—like our innovative automated risk assessment maps for deforestation—that can provide companies with complementary information needed to support EUDR compliance.
Log into RACP to add EUDR to your active license. See the steps to add EUDR.
All resources for EUDR
4 ways companies can limit deforestation now
Rainforest Alliance experts Kerry Daroci and Fanny Gauttier weigh in on the EU's proposed 12-month delay of its regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) and its implications for companies' compliance progress.
Daria Koreniushkina, Rainforest Alliance: Protecting biodiversity through EUDR compliance
Our Senior Manager Corporate Communications, Daria Koreniushkina, highlights the crucial role of businesses in addressing the climate crisis and protecting biodiversity.
‘Check-the-box’ approach to EUDR fails producers and the fight against deforestation
In an opinion piece for Euronews, Fanny Gauttier, our Public Affairs Lead for Europe, explains why a ‘check-the-box' approach to EUDR fails producers and the fight against deforestation.
The key to EUDR compliance for the coffee sector
Tea & Coffee Trade Journal publishes a blog from Miguel Gamboa, Rainforest Alliance Coffee Sector Lead, outlining how certification supports coffee farmers with EUDR requirements.
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