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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C5DB9B” custom_padding=”29px||13px|||” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”|auto|-1px|auto||” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”97a49757-9877-47ea-b480-aa7742502928″ custom_margin=”-13px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
The EU Deforestation Regulation<\/span>, or EUDR, states the following: <\/strong><\/p>\n From 30 December 2024, first operators and traders of the commodities soya, palm oil, rubber, cocoa, coffee, timber products and cattle on the EU market must demonstrate through a defined due diligence process that their goods were produced deforestation-free (cut-off date 2020) and in accordance with national laws in the country of cultivation, and confirm this via a due diligence statement (DDS). The goods must be traceable back to the field, including geolocation data. Traceability along the supply chain to the field is considered necessary to prove that the soya does not come from recently deforested areas. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n As a member of the EUDR Expert Group, Donau Soja has the opportunity to discuss open questions directly with the European Commission and to inform our partners first, to be as well-prepared as possible. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Background of the regulation” icon_color=”#76B82A” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ background_color=”#F6F1E8″ custom_margin=”-10px||8px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The EU imports millions of tonnes of raw materials every year, for which forests are cleared in other parts of the world. Especially for animal feed, we import about 35 million tonnes of soya every year, mainly from South America, where forests and other valuable ecosystems are converted into agricultural land on an unimaginable scale. According to the FAO, 90% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of agricultural land. Due to the complexity of the global supply chains of so-called bulk commodities, we often do not know where exactly they come from. However, studies show that the EU is the second-largest cause of global deforestation. This is where the EUDR comes in: The complex supply chains are to be disentangled, so that we can exclude recently deforested areas from EU supply chains and only buy from farmers who do not clear forests.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Cut-off date for deforestation” icon_color=”#76B82A” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ background_color=”#F6F1E8″ custom_margin=”0px||8px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The cut-off date for deforestation in the EUDR was defined as 31 Dec 2020. This means that areas that have been deforested since 1 Jan 2021 will be excluded from the EU supply chains.<\/p>\n The EUDR goes even beyond the legislation in the countries of cultivation: Even areas that have been legally deforested in the country of cultivation after 31 Dec Jan 2020 are excluded.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Small and medium-sized enterprises” icon_color=”#76B82A” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ background_color=”#F6F1E8″ custom_margin=”||8px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Small businesses must apply the EUDR from 30 Jun 2025.<\/p>\n SME traders may only make relevant products available on the market if they document information on buyers and sellers, including reference numbers of the former DDS, and store them for five years. If a DDS already exists for a relevant product, SMEs do not have to complete the whole due diligence process but only have to pass on the reference numbers of the existing DDS.<\/p>\n Small companies is defined as not exceeding more than one of the following three criteria (based on EU Directive 2013\/34\/EU – Article 3):<\/p>\n Medium-sized enterprises do not exceed more than one of the following three criteria:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Checks and penalties ” icon_color=”#76B82A” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ background_color=”#F6F1E8″ custom_margin=”||16px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The competent authority of each EU member state is responsible for checking the respective imports and exports to and from the country. For imports from low-risk countries, 1% of relevant goods and operators are to be checked each year, for standard-risk countries 3% and for high risk countries 9% of operators and goods. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Penalties can be up to 4% of the company’s turnover in the EU. In addition, companies can be temporarily excluded from public tenders or banned from placing relevant products on the market.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Timeline” icon_color=”#76B82A” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ background_color=”#ECF2E8″ min_height=”63.2px” custom_margin=”||16px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Due Diligence (DDS) Information System June 2024<\/p>\n September 2024<\/p>\n October 2024<\/p>\n November 2024<\/p>\n December 2024<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”199.4px” custom_margin=”49px|auto||182px|false|false” custom_padding=”26px||0px||false|false” disabled=”on” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” 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global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n When getting prepared for the EUDR you have to consider the following aspects:<\/p>\n 1) Is your company small, medium, or non-SME?<\/p>\n 2) Analyse your supply chain<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you purchase relevant products? <\/strong>(see Annex 1 or “Which soya is covered by EUDR” below)<\/p>\n If so<\/p>\n – What information about these products do you have already?<\/p>\n – What information is missing? (Gap analysis see Article 9 EUDR or “Information collection” below)<\/p>\n – Where do I get the products from? (suppliers, countries..)<\/p>\n – What are the risks?<\/p>\n – What do I do or can I do to mitigate the risks?<\/p>\n 3) Establish a timetable for the changes<\/strong> needed in your company.<\/p>\n This could include:<\/p>\n – Action plans towards EUDR compliance<\/p>\n – Involving suppliers – What do my suppliers know\/do?<\/p>\n – Prepare IT system and look into API testing<\/p>\n – Analyse what tools and certifications are available and fit for your purpose<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”227.4px” custom_margin=”22px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Role of EU Farmers and Companies” module_id=”farmers” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ custom_margin=”||-2px||false|false” custom_padding=”14px|20px||20px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n According to the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), no special rules for one’s own market may be enacted. Therefore, the requirements of the EUDR also have to be implemented for relevant products grown in the EU. Article 13 \u2013 simplified due diligence \u2013 allows a simplified due diligence process for products from low-risk countries, which should apply to most EU and European countries (the official risk classification of the countries by the EU Commission is expected by the end of 2024*). Thus, EU farmers and companies using European soya, and due to shorter supply chains, can expect less additional effort compared to imports from high-risk areas.<\/p>\n The first due diligence process and the completion of the first DDS always lie with the first market participant located in the EU who makes the goods available on the market. Companies outside the EU cannot issue a DDS. Subsequently, every company buying and selling relevant products in the EU must fill out a DDS, based on the previous DDS\u2019s.<\/p>\n Soya farmers in the EU are the first operators of the soya and thus responsible for ensuring the legality and deforestation-free production of the soya as well as completing the DDS. However, it will be possible to authorise the next level of the supply chain to fill in the DDS (e.g., the storage facility or cooperative).<\/p>\n *This process might be delayed. In this case, all countries are assigned standard-risk at the beginning.<\/p>\n A summary of the information on the EUDR for dispatch to affected companies can be found here:\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|0px|20px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” locked=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u00a0EU Farmers<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”10px|20px|0px|20px|false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” locked=”off” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \u00a0Non-EU Farmers<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” module_id=”soya” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”20px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Which Soya is covered by the EUDR” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”97a49757-9877-47ea-b480-aa7742502928″ custom_margin=”-13px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Annex I of the EUDR defines the products to which the due diligence obligations apply (see box below).<\/p>\n For<\/span> these<\/span> products<\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> due<\/span><\/span> diligence<\/span><\/span> process<\/span> must<\/span> be<\/span> completed<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> DDS uploaded<\/span> before<\/span> they<\/span> are<\/span> placed<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> EU<\/span> market<\/span> or<\/span> exported<\/span>. <\/span>If a new product is produced that is listed in Annex I, e.g. the processing of soya beans into soya oil, a new DDS must be completed with the data of all soya that has been used.<\/p>\n The due diligence obligation for soya in animal feed, for example, ends when the soya has been consumed (with the exception of cattle, as cattle itself is listed in Annex I of the EUDR).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”What does soya mean here?” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#F6F1E8″ custom_margin=”||17px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Annex I of the Deforestation Regulation defines which products are covered and can be compared using the customs numbers:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”ddprocess” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”211.4px” custom_margin=”26px|auto|3px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”14px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Due Diligence Process” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n First distributors on the EU market and large companies in the EU must use a three-stage due diligence process<\/strong> to ensure that their supply chains comply with the regulation and confirm this via the upload of a DDS.<\/p>\n Most EU and European countries are likely to be classified as low risk.\u00a0 This leads to a so-called simplified due diligence process, which only consists of collecting information and does not require any risk assessment or mitigation. <\/span>This means less bureaucracy for domestic soya.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” 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_module_preset=”default” min_height=”298.3px” custom_margin=”-14px||-3px|||” custom_padding=”|0px||0px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px|19px|0px|20px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Graphic 1: Visualisation of three-staged EUDR due diligence process before relevant products are allowed to be sold on the EU market. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”247.4px” custom_margin=”-3px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”21px||0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Information Collection ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ custom_margin=”||-3px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The following information must always be collected and stored for five years according to the EUDR (Articel 9 Information requirements):\u00a0 <\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||0px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Trade name and type\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Quantity<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Country \/ region of cultivation<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Geolocation of all plots of land where the commodity was grown<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Production- \/ harvest-date<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Proof of legal compliance<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Proof of deforestation-free cultivation<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Name, address and e-mail address of company from whom and to whom the relevant products have been supplied (seller and customer)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Due Diligence Statement (DDS)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ min_height=”123.4px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Before placing relevant goods on the EU market or exporting them, a DDS must be uploaded to a new EUDR Information System. Only then the goods may be traded.<\/p>\n Information that must be included in the DDS (Annex II):<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”9px||2px|||” custom_padding=”|17px||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Name and address of the market participant (including EORI number if applicable)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|13px||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n If applicable: reference numbers of existing DDS\u2019s (e.g. when processing soya beans into oil)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Trade name and type<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Quantity<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Country\/ region of cultivation<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Geolocation data of all plots of land where the relevant commodity was grown<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Production- \/ harvest-date<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=”on” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”K||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”591a8906-608e-4daf-b2d8-77bd187d9121″ header_font=”|700|||||||” width=”99.2%” custom_margin=”||2px|||” custom_padding=”|12px||48px||” link_option_url_new_window=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Confirmation that the due diligence process has been applied and that the product is low risk<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_toggle title=”When is a DDS required? ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#F6F1E8″ width=”97.1%” custom_margin=”18px|-17px|16px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Whenever affected soya products are made available, traders must ensure that the relevant information is passed on as part of the DDS. <\/span><\/p>\n When processing relevant products, e.g. soya beans into soya oil, a new DDS must be created with the information from all previous DDS\u2019s. <\/span><\/p>\n The European Commission has yet to define when this should be done for ongoing processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”roleofdonausoja” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”117.4px” custom_margin=”23px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”21px||0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Role of Donau Soja” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ custom_margin=”||11px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Certified goods do not automatically guarantee compliance with the EUDR. Article 11 – Risk Mitigation –\u00a0 mentions on-site audits and certification as an option for risk minimisation, but they do not relieve from the due diligence process or liability.<\/p>\n With Donau Soja \/ Europe Soya certified soya, it is ensured that the soya is deforestation- and conversion-free, with the cut-off date 2008, and produced in accordance with national legislation. Thus, the requirements of Donau Soja \/ Europe Soya are stricter than the EUDR requirements.<\/p>\n It is planned that farmers can provide all relevant information for the DDS as part of the Donau Soja self-declaration and the information will be passed on in our database and along the supply chain if desired. Donau Soja can thus provide the necessary information and facilitate the process for companies using Donau Soja \/ Europe Soya certified soya. The creation of the DDS must be done by companies themselves. The responsibility and liability remain with the companies that buy\/sell relevant products.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”211.4px” custom_margin=”1px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”18px||0px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Information Collection ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ min_height=”50px” custom_margin=”||-3px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.donausoja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EUDR_Table_EN.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”|0px|0px|0px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|104px||46px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|104px|-2px|1px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px|||0px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”10px” custom_margin=”8px||20px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|20px||” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|20px||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 *If required [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px||0px|20px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Table 1: EUDR Information requirements (Article 9) <\/span>and<\/span> where<\/span> Donau<\/span><\/span> <\/span>Soja<\/span><\/span> \/<\/span> Europe<\/span> Soya<\/span><\/span> can<\/span> help<\/span><\/span>. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Due Diligence Statement (DDS)” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ min_height=”50px” custom_margin=”||-3px||false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.donausoja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EUDR_Table_EN-1.png” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”89.6%” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|0px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”10px” custom_padding=”||0px|20px||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n *If required [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px|39px|0px|20px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Table 2: Requirements of the EUDR Due Diligence Declaration and where Donau Soja \/ Europe Soya can help. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ module_id=”geolocalisationdata” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” min_height=”227.4px” custom_margin=”20px|auto||auto|false|false” custom_padding=”20px||0px|22px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px|20px|0px|10px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Geolocalisation data” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ custom_margin=”||-1px|-18px|false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|4px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The geo-coordinates of all cultivation areas must be collected as part of the information collection and DDS, regardless of whether the product originates from low, standard or high-risk countries.<\/p>\n Additional requirements for farmers will mainly consist of collecting and sharing the geolocation data of all fields where soya has been grown.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”77a7a6a5-6cba-4e24-a8d7-1992b0adbe08″ custom_margin=”||-1px|-19px|false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|20px|2px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An easy way to find out the geo-coordinates is to use digital online map services, such as Google Maps or similar programmes, and click on the relevant location. By simply clicking on the corresponding location, a marker is set (see red marker in graphic 2 on the right) and information about the location including the geo-data is displayed (see highlighted figures in yellow in graphic 2 on the right).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It will probably also be possible to enter all of a farmer’s areas, regardless of whether soya was grown there in the respective year (so-called “Declaration in Excess”). This simplifies the process in subsequent years if soya is grown on a different section of land of the farmer.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Geodata requirements” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#F6F1E8″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||15px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.donausoja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EUDR_Geo-Daten_GoogleMaps.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”173px” height=”591px” custom_margin=”|2px||||” custom_padding=”5px||0px|0px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|64px|0px|20px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Graphic 2: Illustration of geo-coordinates using Google Maps. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”whatismissing” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” custom_margin=”20px|auto|-1px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”|20px|0px|20px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”What is missing?” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”97a49757-9877-47ea-b480-aa7742502928″ custom_margin=”-13px||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”||15px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n There is an urgent need for clarity on the application of the EUDR and simple, pragmatic implementation, especially for farmers in low risk countries. The European Commission failed to issue guidelines for the implementation of the EUDR when it was adopted. The many unresolved issues are being worked out by a Commission Expert Group with members from the individual EU member states as well as selected organisations. Donau Soja is a member of the Expert Group since Dec 2023. Based on the work of the Expert Group, the FAQs are published at irregular intervals.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”97a49757-9877-47ea-b480-aa7742502928″ custom_margin=”-13px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2. Scope<\/strong><\/p>\n In terms of content, one of the biggest shortcomings is that land conversion of other sensitive ecosystems is not covered by the regulation. The EUDR already stipulates that there should be reviews and proposals for expansion. The first reviews in 2025 and 2026 include the topics of including “other wooded lands and ecosystems”, other raw materials such as maize, and the inclusion of financial institutions. After five years, the impact on trade, especially on small farmers, and possible trade facilitation measures will be reviewed. A thorough impact assessment would have been needed before the regulation came into force. Whether or not the regulation will be amended depends on the outcome of the respective review and the European Commission then responsible.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”97a49757-9877-47ea-b480-aa7742502928″ custom_margin=”-13px||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 3. Sustainable Soya<\/strong><\/p>\n Sustainable soya cultivation must take into account further issues such as the reduction of CO2 emissions, pesticide and fertiliser reduction, water management, soil management, protection of biodiversity, GM-free, varied crop rotations (no monocultures) and compliance with human and labour rights. Compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation alone does not ensure sustainable supply chains. Strict cultivation standards that take these issues into account therefore remain an important tool for making EU supply chains more sustainable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Why should landscapes other than forests be protected? ” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#F6F1E8″ custom_margin=”-10px||15px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In Brazil, for example, most land conversion for new agricultural land takes place in the Cerrado, the world’s most biodiverse savannah. The Cerrado is also extremely important for the water cycle in South America and interacts closely with the neighbouring Amazon rainforest. However, the largest parts of the Cerrado do not fall under the forest definition of the EUDR, hence are not protected under the regulation. Deforestation rates in the Amazon have fallen significantly under the new Brazilian government since the beginning of 2023 – but record areas are still being converted to agriculturar land in the Cerrado.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ disabled_on=”on|off|off” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C5DB9B” custom_padding=”29px||16px|||” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_5,3_5,1_5″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”contact” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” min_height=”86.9px” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|20px|8px|20px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20px|10px||10px|false|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.donausoja.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DS-Icon-speech-bubble2-97.png” title_text=”DS Icon-speech bubble2-97″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”75%” max_width=”76%” module_alignment=”right” custom_padding=”|0px||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”contact” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”97a49757-9877-47ea-b480-aa7742502928″ width=”100%” custom_margin=”||20px|-26px|false|false” custom_padding=”30px|20px||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\n
<\/span>However, the following information is not legally binding<\/strong> and may need to be adjusted in the course of the process as new information from the EU Commission becomes available. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
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<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Role of EU Farmers and Companies<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Which Soya is covered by the EUDR<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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