Hurdles to EUDR implementation
A story about German agricultural and food associations collectively voicing concern about obstacles hindering seamless implementation of the EUDR came in at number 10 in our most read stories ranking.
Deutscher Verband Tiernahrung (DVT), representing the German feed industry, was one of the industry bodies expressing deep apprehension.
As the transition period for the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) approaches its end in a matter of months, these key players in the agricultural and food industry argued that the new rules, aimed at ensuring products are sourced without contributing to deforestation, are largely unimplementable, as things stand.
They highlighted a series of hurdles, which they say leave market participants grappling with a plethora of unresolved questions.
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