On 10 September 2024, Ministerial Resolution N.° 0309-2024-MIDAGRI, was published, approving the electronic document called "Deforestation Free Certificate" for agricultural producers. This certificate is issued after verifying the non-existence of deforestation in the evaluated area and ensuring compliance with current regulations.
The Deforestation Free Certificate was created for the purposes of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (2023/1115), which came into force in June 2023. This regulation establishes rules for the import and commercialization in the EU market, as well as the export from the EU, of products such as meat, leather, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, soybeans, rubber and rubber tires, timber, and palm oil.
It should be noted that from 30 December 2024, all exports of the aforementioned products to the EU will require companies and agricultural producers to carry out due diligence. This is to ensure that their products do not come from deforested land (after 31 December 2020) and that they comply with local legislation.
The General Directorate of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation of Policies of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation is responsible for verifying the non-existence of deforestation. This is carried out according to the internal flow detailed in the Annex; The directorate, with the support of the National Forestry and Wildlife Service, is also tasked with updating and systematizing the public information contained in the certificate.
We recommend that companies producing and exporting products under this regulation take into account not only this certificate but also the other requirements established by this regulatory framework. Non-compliance with the due diligence requirements of the EUDR will prevent them from accessing the EU market starting 2025.
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