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Deforestation Regulation

There are a growing number of regulations being proposed that will impact leather supply chains. Most advanced are proposals from the European Union(EU) aiming to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products that are imported into or exported from any member states. Cattle and leather as a derived product is included in scope of these proposals.

Below are links to find out the latest updates.

European Union

On December 5, the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the next stage to implement Deforestation Free regulations for products in the EU.
See here to view these latest details.
Full proposed regulation document here.

United Kingdom

The UK ran a second consultation on how to implement due diligence on forest risk commodities.
To view the summary of this process and access the consultation documents see here.

United States of America

The US have a proposed bipartisan bill the Fostering Overseas Rules of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act led by Senator Brian Schatz(D-HI) aimed at reducing illegal deforestation.
To view details see here.

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