The guide How to use forest certification in a EUTR compliant Due Diligence System is developed to support all industry participants, also identified as ‘Operators’ and ‘Traders’ in the EUTR, on how to correctly use certified products to complement existing due diligence procedures.
Though the use of certified wood and wood products has several compliance benefits, there are also examples of companies being unaware of the legal shortcomings attached to their use under the EUTR.
“The guide is highly relevant as it takes on explaining the misunderstood perception that certified wood and wood products are automatically exempt from the EUTR. They are not, and they also require scrutiny when being imported into the EU,” said Jakob Ryding, Project Manager at Preferred by Nature.
How to use forest certification in a EUTR compliant Due Diligence System is available in English here.
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