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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDear Commissioner Roswall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The undersigned companies, non-governmental and multi-stakeholder organisations wish to encourage you to oppose any proposals to reopen the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) at the conclusion of the review being conducted by the Commission, scheduled to report in April.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The company signatories to this letter, together with their value chain partners, including smallholder farmers, have been actively preparing for and investing in compliance with the provisions of the EUDR, which we have consistently supported. These efforts have been made in good faith that the European legislative framework and timeline were reliable. Many producer countries, similarly, have made significant investments in measures, such as national traceability systems, designed to meet the requirements of the EUDR and to keep smallholder farmers connected to EU markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the regulation is reopened yet again after the April review \u2013 for a third time before its application \u2013 all these investments will be put at risk. Reopening the regulation would introduce considerable uncertainty. As the two previous reopenings have shown, the outcome of such a political process is unforeseeable. It would deeply undermine trust in the EU\u2019s regulatory commitments and alienate business partners and stakeholders in producer countries. In a world in which the international rule of law is increasingly under threat, the EU should avoid becoming another unreliable partner for producer countries, damaging future prospects for international trade and partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The EUDR as recently amended is not perfect \u2013 another proof that constantly changing the legal text does not guarantee resolving all issues. Remaining uncertainties can and must be addressed through further guidance and FAQs, and through initiatives such as the community of practice currently being established to bring together operators and competent authorities to discuss implementation challenges and best practices. <\/strong>No further amendment is needed if the Commission properly defines the details of the respective roles and responsibilities under the newly revised EUDR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This should be coupled with adequate support for producer countries and local producers, especially smallholders \u2013 the source of much of the data needed for implementation \u2013 to ensure that costs are not unfairly transferred back up the supply chain, through the Team Europe Initiative and related international partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The future prosperity of EU consumers and businesses, and farmers overseas, rests on sustainable and secure supply chains. Deforestation, climate change, and human rights abuses put at risk the future of many of the agricultural commodities covered by the EUDR. The regulation represents an innovative effort to address these problems, building on previous experience with the EU Timber Regulation. Coupled with generous support for producer countries, it offers the best chance to achieve sustainable and secure supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We therefore encourage you to support an outcome of the April review that focuses on timely and effective implementation, to ensure that the EUDR can function in a proportionate, inclusive and legally certain manner. No further amendment is needed. Please do not reward companies that have not invested in time, even after two delays. Please oppose any reopening of the EUDR to further negotiation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On behalf of:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ALDI SOUTH Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alliance pour la Pr\u00e9servation des For\u00eats \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alliance for the Preservation of Forests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Association Technique Internationale des<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bois Tropicaux \u2013 International Tropical<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Timber Technical Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Baronie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Barry Callebaut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caf\u00e9 Dagobert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Canop\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anne Caron, le caf\u00e9 de sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n C\u00e9r\u00e9lia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Danone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Envol Vert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Expanscience Labaratoires<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fair Trade Advocacy Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ferrero<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeff de Bruges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lechef Premium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mighty Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nestl\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Plan\u00e8te Urgence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rainforest Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n St Hubert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So-B-Green<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Socfin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sogescol<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Solidaridad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tikamoon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tony\u2019s Chocolonely<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valrhona<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n VOICE Cocoa Network<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n VOCAL Coffee Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This letter is organised by the EU Sustainable Supply Chains Coalition, but is open for signature by any company, NGO, certification organisation or multi-stakeholder initiative directly involved in implementing, or affected by, the EUDR.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to sign, please fill in <\/strong>this online form<\/strong><\/a> no later than 1800 CEST on Tuesday 31 March. The lists of signatories to the letter will be regularly updated.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"