The EU insists cocoa imports must come from deforestation-free areas

Published 2024년 9월 30일

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The European Commission (EC) has refused to delay the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), set to be enforced on December 30, 2024, which aims to prohibit the import of cocoa and other products from deforested areas. This decision contradicts the requests from the Ivory Coast-based International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) and Brazil, which have called for a postponement due to the regulation's complex traceability requirements and concerns over its impact on small businesses and the cocoa industry. Despite these appeals and doubts raised about the regulation's practicality, the EU remains committed to its deadline, marking a challenging situation for the affected industries and countries.

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The European Commission (EC) has turned a deaf ear to the Ivory Coast-based International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) to postpone for two years the implementation of regulations requiring that cocoa imported into Europe must not come from deforested plots. In a joint statement signed last week, the ICCO said the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which will come into force on December 30, 2024, was “unrealistic in view of the regulation's requirements, which range from geolocation of plots to the establishment of a comprehensive traceability system.” The measure also requires companies to ensure that their products do not come from deforested or degraded land from 2021. With less than three months to go before the deadline, ICCO claimed that the traceability system was not operational, as the EC had not yet specified all the requirements. Cocoa producers argue that these initiatives would be detrimental, especially for small businesses, so they were asking Brussels for a ...

Source: MercoPress