According to the block, the classification defines the degree of compliance checks that Member States authorities should predict for each country, 1% for low risk, 3% for standard and 9% to high
A Published on Thursday (22), the first list of risk classification of countries for deforestation. THE It was classified at standard risk, along with nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Argentina, among others. At risk considered high were four countries: Russia, North Korea, Belarus and Myanmar. In a statement, the commission stressed that the list “is an important milestone before the legislation entry into force on December 30, 2025 for large companies and June 30, 2026 for micro and small businesses”.
The survey took into account seven commodities included in the European Union Regulation on Deforestation (EUDR), including cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil (palm oil), rubber, soy and wood. “These commodities were selected based on a detailed effect assessment that identified them as the main drivers of deforestation due to agricultural expansion,” he said in a statement.
According to the document, the classification defines the degree of compliance checks that Member States authorities should predict for each country, 1% for low risk, 3% to standard and 9% to high. Thus, obtaining products from low -risk countries implies simplified obligations, without the need to assess and mitigate risks. Already countries identified as high risk are subject to sanctions of the United Nations Security Council (UN) or the EU Council on Imports or Exports of Relevant Commodities and Products, according to the Commission.
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