SeloVerde certifies compliance of Minas Gerais agricultural products for export to the European Union

Published Feb 17, 2025

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The European Union (EU) has extended the deadlines for enforcing its Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR), originally set to be implemented by December 30, 2024. The regulation, which prohibits the import of products from areas deforested after December 2020, now applies to large rural companies from December 30, 2023, and to micro and small companies by June 30, 2026. Producers with a certificate of compliance issued by the SeloVerde MG platform are already in compliance with the regulations. The platform, developed by UFMG in partnership with the Government of Minas Gerais, verifies compliance with national legislation, traceability, and socio-environmental criteria for exporting agricultural commodities. It has received interest from private companies and coffee cooperatives.

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The European Union has extended the deadlines for enforcing its Regulation for Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR). Previously scheduled to be implemented from December 30, 2024, it will now be in force from December 30 of this year, in the case of large rural companies, and June 30, 2026, for micro and small companies. Producers who have a certificate of compliance issued by the SeloVerde MG platform are already ahead of the game. The European standard prohibits the import of products originating from areas deforested after December 2020. This applies to coffee, soy, palm oil, cocoa, rubber, timber, cattle and their by-products. The rule requires proof that there was, in fact, no deforestation on the rural property and that the production complied with the laws of the producing country - and that is where the SeloVerde MG platform comes in. Data integration and automatic analysis The platform includes all rural producers in Minas Gerais through the Rural Environmental Registry ...

Source: NoticiasAgricolas