Legal action in the EU, the US, and the UK have the potential to affect flows of palm oil and derived products to these regions. [...] 11 The discourse surrounding the EUDR has evolved throughout the period of policy development and up to the implementation and application of the regulation. [...] 3.1.1 Article 9(1)(a) EUDR A9(1)(a) “a description, including the trade name and type of the relevant products as well as, in the case of relevant products that contain or have been made using wood, the common name of the species and their full scientific name; the product description shall include the list of relevant commodities or relevant products contained therein or used to make those produc. [...] 3.1.7 Article 9(1)(h) EUDR A9(1)(g) “adequately conclusive and verifiable information that the relevant commodities have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production, including any arrangement conferring the right to use the respective area for the purposes of the production of the relevant commodity” Level Area of production Data source MSPO Trace and Pub. [...] Gap Information lacking in terms of the protection of human rights under international law According to EUDR’s Article 2 (40), ‘relevant legislation of the country of production’ means the laws applicable in the country of production concerning the legal status of the area of production in terms of: • land use rights; • environmental protection; • forest-related rules, including forest management.
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Table of Contents
- Reinforcing deforestation-free palm oil supply chains: options for Malaysia in the context of EU and global legislation 1
- September 2024 1
- Summary 3
- Key sections 3
- Table of contents 4
- List of figures 5
- List of tables 5
- 1. Background on legal and deforestation-free commodity supply chains 6
- 1.1 Global legislation on deforestation-free commodities 6
- 1.2 Malaysian palm oil production and trade in relation to global legislation 10
- 2. Objectives and methodology 16
- 2.1 Data consultation 17
- 2.2 Data collection 17
- 3. Availability and access of data relevant to the EUDR 18
- 3.1 Article 9 – Information requirements 18
- 3.2 Article 10 – Risk assessment 22
- 3.3 Article 29 – Assessment of countries 43
- 4. Points for consideration 47
- 4.1 Aligning key concepts and definitions 48
- 4.2 Enhancing the ecosystem of the MSPO standards 49
- 4.3 Regulatory opportunities 49
- 4.4 Data integration 50
- References 51
- Appendix: List of key expert discussions and interviews 55
