EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) introduces new requirements for the trade of wood and wood-based products. Read on to learn more about the implementation of EUDR at UPM Plywood.
Relevant commodities: Cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood.
Relevant products: Products that contain or have been made using relevant commodities.
Deforestation: The conversion of a forest to agricultural use.
Forest degradation: Structural changes to forest cover e.g., converting primary forests or naturally regenerating forests into plantation forests.
Operator: Any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places relevant products on the market or exports them.
Placing on the market: The first making available of a relevant commodity or relevant product on the Union market.
Trader: Any person in the supply chain other than the operator who, in the course of a commercial activity, makes relevant products available on the market.
Making available on the market: Any supply of a relevant product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.
Due Diligence process: a) collecting of information, data and documents b) risk assessment measures c) risk mitigation measures.