The EU has published a new regulation modifying the list of products and commodities covered under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This update affects exporters of relevant commodities to the EU market. Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade flagged this for affected Vietnamese exporters.
Topic Archives:Deforestation
European Commission Publishes EUDR Implementation Guidance Documents
The European Commission has released official guidance documents for implementing the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The guidance covers compliance requirements for operators and traders dealing in commodities covered by the regulation. This is directly relevant to Vietnamese exporters of affected products such as wood, coffee, and rubber.
USTR Section 301 Determination on Brazil’s Unreasonable Acts, Policies, and Practices
USTR has made a formal Section 301 determination that Brazil’s acts, policies, and practices are unreasonable, covering digital trade and electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement, IP protection, ethanol market access, and illegal deforestation. This determination under the Trade Act of 1974 could lead to retaliatory trade measures against Brazil. The action spans multiple […]