Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010

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Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 - adopted by the co-legislators on 31 May 2023 - aimed at tackling deforestation and forest degradation driven by the European Union (EU). It repeals Regulation (EU) No 995/2010. This is a text with EEA relevance.

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Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 - also known as EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) - prohibits illegally harvested timber from being placed on the EU market, and sets out preconditions for the marketing of timber and timber products in the EU. This is part of a wider legislative framework which the European Commission considered to only partially address deforestation.

This Regulation replaces the previous legislative framework. It lays down rules regarding the placing and making available on EU's market, as well as the export from the EU of relevant products, that contain, have been fed with or have been made using relevant commodities, with a view to minimising the EU's contribution to deforestation and forest degradation worldwide, and reducing the EU's contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global biodiversity loss.

The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 17 November 2021. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on 28 June 2022. The plenary of the European Parliament adopted a negotiating position on 13 September. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file was reached on 5 December. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 19 April 2023 and by the Council on 16 May. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 31 May 2023 and published in the Official Journal on 9 June 2023.

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EUR-LEX: COM(2021)706: Proposal for a Regulation on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2021:706:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)325: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Subsidiarity Grid https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:325:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)326: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Impact Assessment on minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:326:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)327: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Executive Summary of Impact Assessment on minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:327:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)328: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Fitness Check on Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 and Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:328:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)329: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Executive Summary of Fitness Check on Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 and Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:329:FIN
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News
The Guardian, 12/11/2021: Trade officials ‘taking a chainsaw’ to EU forest protection plans https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/12/trade-officials-taking-a-chainsaw-to-eu-forest-protection-plans
The Guardian, 17/11/2021: EU aims to curb deforestation with beef and coffee import ban https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/eu-deforestation-beef-coffee-import-ban-commodities-endangered-forests
Reuters, 17/11/2021: EU proposes law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-commission-proposes-imports-curbs-goods-linked-deforestation-2021-11-17/
EurActiv, 17/11/2021: Europe proposes mandatory due diligence to stop deforestation in supply chains https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/europe-proposes-mandatory-due-diligence-to-stop-deforestation-in-supply-chains/
EUObserver, 18/11/2021: EU imposes rules on six products to halt 'imported deforestation' https://euobserver.com/climate/153547
RFI News, 20/11/2021: EU's 'groundbreaking' plan to ban food, wood imports from deforested areas https://www.rfi.fr/en/europe/20211120-eu-s-groundbreaking-plan-to-ban-food-wood-imports-from-deforested-areas-cop26
EUObserver, 21/02/2022: Last-minute calls to delay EU deforestation law https://euobserver.com/green-economy/154405
Politico, 30/06/2022: Industry warns against EU’s traceability plans to prevent deforestation https://www.politico.eu/article/industry-warn-against-eu-traceability-plan-prevent-deforestation/
The Guardian, 05/07/2022: Scientists warn MEPs against watering down EU deforestation law https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/05/scientists-warn-meps-against-watering-down-eu-deforestation-law
EurActiv, 12/09/2022: Parliament urged to back EU law on deforestation-free products https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/parliament-urged-to-back-eu-law-on-deforestation-free-products/
Associated Press (AP News), 13/09/2022: EU lawmakers support ban of goods linked to deforestation https://apnews.com/article/forests-european-union-deforestation-dfac73fb792f185df0b3b79a055abdbf
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Reuters, 06/12/2022: EU agrees law preventing import of goods linked to deforestation https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-agrees-law-preventing-import-goods-linked-deforestation-2022-12-06/
BBC News, 06/12/2022: Deforestation: EU law bans goods linked to destruction of trees https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63872393
Associated Press (AP News), 06/12/2022: EU agrees deal to ban products which fuel deforestation https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-forests-global-trade-agriculture-b49858372303085e482b1d4e075b266f
MercoPress, 07/12/2022: Europe bans imports of products involving deforestation https://en.mercopress.com/2022/12/07/europe-bans-imports-of-products-involving-deforestation
The Guardian, 05/01/2023: EU ban on deforestation-linked goods sets benchmark, say US lawmakers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/05/eu-ban-on-deforestation-linked-goods-sets-benchmark-say-us-lawmakers
Reuters, 19/04/2023: EU lawmakers back ban on goods linked to deforestation https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/eu-parliament-approves-law-banning-imports-deforestation-linked-goods-2023-04-19/
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Deutsche Welle, 19/04/2023: EU lawmakers adopt ban on goods linked to deforestation https://p.dw.com/p/4QJfg
France24, 19/04/2023: EU Parliament adopts ban on imports driving deforestation https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230419-eu-parliament-adopts-ban-on-imports-driving-deforestation
EUObserver, 19/04/2023: EU parliament outlaws products linked to deforestation https://euobserver.com/green-economy/156940
EurActiv, 20/04/2023: Campaigners hail ‘historic’ day as Parliament adopts EU anti-deforestation law https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/campaigners-hail-historic-day-as-parliament-adopts-eu-anti-deforestation-law/
RFI News, 21/04/2023: European Union adopts law to ban products driving deforestation https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20230421-european-union-adopts-law-to-ban-products-driving-deforestation
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Commentary and Analysis
Greanpeace: Briefing, 09/11/2021: EU anti-deforestation law could have serious holes https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/nature-food/45908/briefing-eu-anti-deforestation-law-could-have-serious-holes/
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF): News, 10/11/2021: EU deforestation law cannot afford to lower level of ambition https://www.wwf.eu/?uNewsID=5093891
Greenpeace: Stories, 17/11/2021: Will the EU finally end its complicity in global deforestation? https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/50848/eu-complicity-global-deforestation-forests-law/
Conservation International: Press Release, 17/11/2021: Conservation International statement on the European Union legislative proposal to address deforestation https://www.conservation.org/press-releases/2021/11/17/conservation-international-statement-on-the-european-union-legislative-proposal-to-address-deforestation
ClientEarth: Press Release, 17/11/2021: New EU deforestation law 'welcome, but weak': ClientEarth https://www.clientearth.org/latest/press-office/press/new-eu-deforestation-law-welcome-but-weak-clientearth/
Euronews, 17/11/2021: Explained: How the EU plans to ban products linked to deforestation https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/17/explained-how-the-eu-plans-to-ban-products-linked-to-deforestation
Politico, 17/11/2021: 4 things to know about the EU’s effort to stop deforestation https://www.politico.eu/article/commission-adds-new-wrinkle-to-lifestyle-choices-deforestation/
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI): Press Release, 17/11/2021: The European pulp and paper industry supports EU action to safeguard the world’s forests and calls for focus on the real drivers of deforestation https://www.cepi.org/press-release-the-european-pulp-and-paper-industry-supports-eu-action-to-safeguard-the-worlds-forests-and-calls-for-focus-on-the-real-drivers-of-deforestation/
Greens/EFA EP Group: Opinion, 17/11/2021: New EU deforestation law could fail to protect our precious ecosystems - we're not out of the woods yet https://www.greens-efa.eu/opinions/2021/11/17/new-eu-deforestation-law-could-fail-to-protect-our-precious-ecosystems/
FoodDrink Europe: Resources, 16/02/2022: Deforestation-free products - Position Paper https://www.fooddrinkeurope.eu/resource/deforestation-free-products-position-paper/
VoxEurop, 21/02/2022: Europe’s deforestation proposal must do more for smallholder farmers https://voxeurop.eu/en/europes-deforestation-proposal-must-do-more-for-smallholder-farmers/
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 07/09/2022: Regulation on deforestation-free products https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2022)733624
ClientEarth: Press Release, 13/09/2022: European Parliament ground-breaking vote on deforestation law a ‘big victory’ - ClientEarth lawyers https://www.clientearth.org/latest/press-office/european-parliament-ground-breaking-vote-on-deforestation-law-a-big-victory-clientearth-lawyers/
Greenpeace: Press Release, 13/09/2022: EU parliament votes to take forest destruction off supermarket shelves https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/nature-food/46368/eu-parliament-votes-to-take-forest-destruction-off-supermarket-shelves/
Greenpeace: Briefing, 02/12/2022: Last negotiations on EU deforestation law https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/nature-food/46498/last-negotiations-on-eu-deforestation-law/
ClientEarth: News, 05/12/2022: Why the EU’s new deforestation law matters to all of us https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/news/why-the-eu-s-new-deforestation-law-matters-to-all-of-us/
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 06/12/2022: EU leaders seal deal for groundbreaking law to stop deforestation https://www.wwf.eu/?8350966/EU-leaders-seal-deal-for-groundbreaking-law-to-stop-deforestation
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP): Blog, 08/12/2022: Under the looking glass: Leaving no one behind in the new EU deforestation-free legislation https://ieep.eu/news/under-the-looking-glass-leaving-no-one-behind-in-the-new-eu-deforestation-free-legislation/
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): SDG Knowledge Hub: News, 08/12/2022: EU Paves Way for Landmark Deforestation-free Products Regulation https://sdg.iisd.org/news/eu-paves-way-for-landmark-deforestation-free-products-regulation/
The Conversation, 06/01/2023: Deforestation: proposed EU import ban may fail to protect tropical rainforests and farmers – here’s how it should work https://theconversation.com/deforestation-proposed-eu-import-ban-may-fail-to-protect-tropical-rainforests-and-farmers-heres-how-it-should-work-196968
Bloomberg: Green: Quick Take,14/02/2023: How EU Wants to Stop Deforestation in Your Coffee https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/what-is-the-eu-s-plan-to-stop-deforestation-and-how-will-it-work?leadSource=uverify%20wall
ING Think: Articles, 22/02/2023: Food companies under pressure to source deforestation-free products under new EU law https://think.ing.com/articles/food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new-eu-law/
Transport&Environment: Briefing, 28/03/2023: How serious is the EU about ending deforestation? https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/how-serious-is-the-eu-about-ending-deforestation/
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): Briefing, 11/04/2023: Towards deforestation-free commodities and products in the EU https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)698925
European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS): At a Glance, 12/04/2023: Regulation on deforestation-free products https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2023)747086
EurActiv: Opinion, 10/05/2023: Is the proposed EU ‘deforestation’ regulation really a win for the environment? https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/opinion/is-the-proposed-eu-deforestation-regulation-really-a-win-for-the-environment/

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