Materials of the Technical Training Cycle “Solutions to exercise the due diligence established in the EUDR”

Materials of the Technical Training Cycle “Solutions to exercise the due diligence established in the EUDR”

From the December 30, 2024, companies regulated by Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 concerning the placing on the market and export of raw materials and products associated with deforestation (EUDR), shall ensure that the products in its supply chain are legally sourced and deforestation-free. Micro and small enterprises, except if they market wood products, may do so from  June 30, 2025.

This Regulation imposes due diligence obligations on importers, exporters, traders and domestic producers and processors of the products listed in its Annex 1 in order to operate on the EU market.

Faced with this challenge, the Spanish Business and Biodiversity Initiative (IEEB), together with the Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and the Fight against Desertification of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, has organised a training cycle of three technical webinars in order to guide the sectors regulated by the EUDR Regulation.

This training cycle has been supported by the AL-INVEST Verde programme, funded by the European Union, which provides technical assistance to the Latin American public sector through the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP) and the Italian-Latin American International Organization (IILA).

During the cycle, AL-INVEST Verde presented some of the solutions it supports in Latin America to facilitate compliance with the EUDR Regulation in the EU.

In addition, the cycle also had the collaboration of the European Forest Institute (EFI), an entity recognized for its experience in supporting adaptation to the EUDR in producer countries.

Below, we detail the sessions that have taken place within the framework of the Training Cycle “Solutions to exercise the due diligence established in the EUDR” and the associated materials:

17 June, ” EUDR Regulation, key for regulated companies”

Welcome and introduction:

  • Sonia Castañeda, deputy director for the Green Transition. Biodiversity Foundation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
  • Emilio Calvo, director of Component 2 AL-INVEST Verde.
  • Marta Angoloti, head of the Wood Area. Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and Combating Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

EUDR Regulation, key for regulated companies:

  • Marta Angoloti, head of the Wood Area. Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and Combating Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
  • José J. Brotons, Wood Area. Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and Combating Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
  • Paloma Torroba, Wood Area. Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and Combating Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

18 June, “Due Diligence Resources: Geolocation and Traceability”

Welcome and introduction

  • Blanca Bonilla, head of the Green Economy and Employment Area. Biodiversity Foundation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
  • Emilio Calvo, director of Component 2 AL-INVEST Verde.

Due diligence resources: geolocation

  • Thomas Sembres, EFI land-use governance expert.
  • César Ricardo Santisteban Pérez, general director of Policy Monitoring and Evaluation MIDAGRI (Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation of Peru).

Due Diligence Resources: Traceability

  • Frederic Baron, EFI Deforestation-Free Value Chain Expert.
  • Gustavo Idigora, president of CIARA-CEC (Chamber of the Argentine Oil Industry and Center of Cereal Exporters). VISEC Initiative.
  • Josil Murray, Land Use Governance Expert, Asia team-EFI.

Closing

Marta Angoloti, head of the Wood Area. Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and Combating Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

19 June, “Resources for Due Diligence: Deforestation Free and Legality”

Welcome and introduction

  • Blanca Bonilla, head of the Green Economy and Employment Area. Biodiversity Foundation, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
  • Emilio Calvo, director of Component 2 AL-INVEST Verde.

Due diligence resources: no deforestation

  • Carlos Riano, EFI-Asian Team spatial monitoring expert.

Due diligence resources: legality

  • Alicie Bisiaux, EFI Legal Expert.
  • Frederic Baron, EFI Deforestation-Free Value Chain Expert.

Closing

  • Marta Angoloti, head of the Wood Area. Sub-Directorate General for Forest Policy and Combating Desertification, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.

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