3. EUDR / state of affairs
FEFPEB – in close conjunction with CEI Bois (EU woodworking industries federation) reached out to the EC for further explanation as it comes to the impact of the EUDR on our industry.
The wood sector as a whole is concerned and many questions regarding the implementation, upcoming details etc are arguments to ask for a delay of the enforcement date, now end of 2024.
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The FAQ 32 is about wooden packaging and reads as follows:
(32) How does the regulation apply to wood used for packaging?
For example, in the case of a producer selling packaging to manufacturers (to protect the final
product - not to be sold as a final product to consumers), the text "not including packaging
material used exclusively as packaging material to support, protect or carry another product
placed on the market" in Annex I under Wood HS code 4415 should be understood as
follows:
If any of the concerned packaging is placed on the market or exported as a product in its own
right (i.e. standalone packaging), rather than as packaging for another product, it is covered
by the Regulation and therefore due diligence requirements apply.
If packaging, as classified under HS code 4415, is used to ‘support, protect or carry’ another
product, it is not covered by the Regulation.
Packaging material used exclusively as packaging material to support, protect or carry another
product placed on the market is not a relevant product within the meaning of Annex I of the
Regulation, regardless of the HS code under which they fall.
User manuals accompanying shipments are also falling under this exemption unless they are
purchased in their own right.
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For new WPM the scope is clear.
- For repair however nothing is mentioned in the EUDR and the question is whether or not new timber used for repair is covered by the EUDR.
The European Commission is active:
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There are two official communications announced, June 2024 and December 2024
- The FAQ will be a living document with regular updates
- A EC guidance document dedicated to several aspects of the EUDR will be published
FEFPEB keeps you informed on any developments and this topic will be on the agenda of the FEFPEB spring meeting and the 71st congress.
