New study examines the effects of the EUDR on the wood sector

The EU Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Regulation (EUDR) will soon replace the EU Timber Trade Regulation (EUTR). A study by the Thünen Institute examines the effects of the EUDR on companies in the timber sector and control authorities in the EU as a result of the new regulations. The EUDR concept adopts the basic approach of the EUTR, but aims to eliminate vulnerabilities that previously left loopholes for non-compliant companies. The study compares the specifications of both regulations and examines the question of whether and how the weaknesses of the EUTR were remedied by the successor regulation ...