Il nuovo Regolamento europeo sui Prodotti a Deforestazione Zero

The document details the transition from the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) to the new EU Deforestation Regulation, specifying that Member States must designate competent authorities with adequate powers, functional independence, and resources within six months of the Regulation's entry into force. It further describes the necessity of establishing effective, proportionate, and dissuasive sanctions—including fines of at least 4% of annual EU turnover—and the requirement to implement annual risk-based compliance plans and customs controls within 18 months.

• EU Member States are legally required to designate one or more competent authorities within six months of the Regulation's entry into force. These authorities must possess "poteri, indipendenza funzionale e risorse adeguati" (adequate powers, functional independence, and resources) to fulfill their obligations.
• Functional independence requires that competent authorities operate free from external influence, whether from public or private entities. This includes ensuring that the power to appoint or remove officials is based on "criteri oggettivi, chiaramente e tassativamente enumerati, e verificabili" (objective, clearly and exhaustively enumerated, and verifiable criteria) to avoid political or market interference.
• Member States must ensure competent authorities have sufficient resources, including stable financial funding and technical expertise. This is necessary to meet minimum annual check quotas: 1% of operators from low-risk areas, 3% from standard-risk areas, and 9% from high-risk areas, applied separately to each product group (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, rubber, and wood).
• National sanctioning frameworks must be established within 18 months of the Regulation's entry into force. Sanctions must be "effettive, proporzionate e dissuasive" (effective, proportionate, and dissuasive), with maximum fines for non-compliance set at "almeno pari al 4% del fatturato totale annuo dell'operatore o del commerciante a livello di Unione" (at least 4% of the total annual turnover of the operator or trader at the Union level).
• The Regulation mandates the use of immediate interim measures, such as the seizure of products or suspension of market entry, when there is a high risk of non-compliance. Member States must also authorize customs authorities to control shipments and suspend their release based on coordination with competent authorities.
• Member States must provide access to administrative or judicial review procedures for those with a "sufficient interest," specifically including anyone who has submitted a substantiated concern under Article 31. Additionally, they must produce an annual report by April 30 each year detailing the application of the Regulation.

APA

Rice, M., & Blumtritt, K. (2023). Il nuovo Regolamento europeo sui Prodotti a Deforestazione Zero. ClientEarth. https://www.clientearth.org/media/nz0hji02/briefing_new-eu-deforestation-reg_implications-for-member-states-it.pdf

Chicago

Rice, Michael, and Kaja Blumtritt. Il nuovo Regolamento europeo sui Prodotti a Deforestazione Zero. ClientEarth, 2023. https://www.clientearth.org/media/nz0hji02/briefing_new-eu-deforestation-reg_implications-for-member-states-it.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rice2023nuovo, author = {Rice, Michael and Blumtritt, Kaja}, title = {{Il nuovo Regolamento europeo sui Prodotti a Deforestazione Zero}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/nz0hji02/briefing_new-eu-deforestation-reg_implications-for-member-states-it.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }