Although there are less than 35 days left until the Deforestation Regulation enters into force, it is not clear whether it will come into force or whether its implementation will be postponed again, as well as what requirements foresters and cattle farmers will have to meet.
Currently, there is a rule in force which stipulates that from January 1, 2026 beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood and products derived from them will require a certificate that their extraction is not related to deforestation and forest degradation. It is true that there are doubts about the fulfillment of the requirements of the Deforestation Regulation, because not all the appropriate homework has been done at the EU level, moreover, several countries, including Latvia, want them to be classified as having no risk of deforestation, and there is also an offer to simplify the requirements of this regulation for small farmers.
Time will tell what the solution will be, but according to the businessmen interviewed in several sectors, chaos has been created at the EU level, which creates an unpredictable situation for those who work in the respective fields. It should be recalled that the EU Deforestation Regulation entered into force on June 29, 2023, the aim of which is to reduce the risks that products related to deforestation and forest degradation are sold on the EU market or exported from it, thus reducing The EU’s impact on deforestation and forest degradation worldwide. Initially, it was expected that from December 30, 2024, large and medium-sized companies, as well as those covered by the EU Timber Regulation, should start complying with the regulation, and from June 30, 2025 – small and micro companies. This meant that from July 1, 2025, absolutely all companies will have to be able to meet the regulation’s requirements for various products derived from wood, palm oil, soy, beef, cocoa, coffee, rubber (eg tires, furniture, chocolate, cardboard, paper).
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