circular economy
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EUDR compliance. An updated version of “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation” on commodities, values and other compliance topics. Second analysis.
You can find below the questions and answers listed by Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation. Is bamboo in scope of the EUDR? What about other products that do not contain or have been made using relevant commodities, but that are listed in Annex I? Products made solely from bamboo are not in scope of the EUDR. Art. 1(1) EUDR defines that for the EUDR the ‘relevant products’ are only those that contain or are made from relevant commodities, amongst them ‘wood’. The definition in Art. 2(2) EUDR also clarifies that for the purposes of the EUDR the HS codes listed in Annex I are only pertinent…
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EUDR compliance. An updated version of “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation” on commodities, values and other compliance topics. First analysis.
You can find below the questions and answers listed by Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation. These Q&A are divided between this article and another one. What products are included in the Regulation? The Regulation applies only to products listed in its Annex I. Products not included in Annex I are not subject to the requirements of the Regulation, even if they contain relevant commodities in the scope of the Regulation. For example, margarine made from palm oil is not covered by the Regulation. Likewise, products with an HS code not included in Annex I, but which might include components or elements derived from commodities covered by…
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EUDR compliance readiness: a short analysis of the updated version of “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation”. The land data
Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation” provide with the approach about which to manage the land data. What type of checks may EU Member States Competent Authorities carry out in third countries in case a product is deemed potentially non-compliant with the EUDR? Competent Authorities may conduct field audits in third countries pursuant to Art. 18(2)(e) EUDR, provided that such third countries agree, through cooperation with the administrative authorities of those third countries. It should be noted that the Regulation does not require the EU Member States’ Competent Authorities to consult producing countries if a product is assessed ‘potentially non-compliant’ or ‘non- compliant’. Will Competent Authorities use…
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EUDR compliance readiness: a short analysis of the updated version of “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation”. The land information
The Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation”about the land information provides with these questions/answers: Should polygons be provided by means of circumference? There is neither an obligation nor a possibility to provide the plot of land information by means of circumference. For plots of land of more than four hectares (for the production of the relevant commodities other than cattle), geolocation has to be provided using polygons (not a unique central point with a circumference) with sufficient latitude and longitude points to describe the perimeter of each plot of land. How should the place of production of mixed goods be declared? The operator needs to declare the…
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EUDR compliance readiness: a short analysis of the updated version of “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation”. The compliance rules
The Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation updated on April 2026 answer the following questions on the traceability and compliance: What if part of a product is non-compliant? If part of a relevant product is non-compliant, the non-compliant part needs to be identified and separated from the rest before the relevant product is placed on the EU market or exported, and that part may be neither placed on the EU market nor exported. If identification and separation cannot be done, for instance because the non-compliant products have been mixed with the rest, then the whole relevant product is non-compliant as it cannot be guaranteed that the conditions…
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EUDR compliance readiness: A short analysis of the update version of “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation”.
The “Frequently Asked Questions Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation” updated on April 2026 answer the following questions on the traceability: Why and how must operators collect coordinates? (UPDATED) The Regulation requires operators placing covered products on the EU market or exporting them to collect geographic coordinates of the plots of land where the commodities were produced. This does not apply to downstream operators who place on the market or export such products . Traceability to the plot of land (i.e., the requirement to collect the geographic coordinates of the plots of land where the commodities were produced) is necessary to demonstrate that there has been no deforestation at…
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RAEE: breve analisi del quaderno di Economia Circolare. Compliance doganale, ERP, ESG e 231
Il quaderno “RAEE in azienda: il rifiuto che diventa valore La gestione sostenibile del fine vita delle Apparecchiature Elettriche ed Elettroniche Professionali” di Economiacircolare.com propone un interessante analisi sui i Rifiuti di Apparecchiature Elettriche ed Elettroniche gene rati da attività commerciali, industriali e istituzionali. Si tratta di un’analisi ricca di spunti di riflessione sulle conseguenze normative e di compliance. Richiama inoltre alle discipline della Responsabilità Estesa del Produttore e dei critical raw material. In primo luogo, il report indica che i RAEE sono definiti in modo preciso dal Decreto Legislativo 14 marzo 2014, n. 49 (che recepisce la direttiva europea 2012/19/UE), in particolare dall’articolo 4 che chiarisce prima di tutto…
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Biocarburanti, bioidrogeno: accise e obiettivi di sostenibilità
Il presente intervento rappresenta una breve analisi delle principali novità in materia di biomasse, biocarburanti, bioidrogeno e biocombustibili portate dal decreto legislativo 9 gennaio 2026 , n. 5 recante disposizioni in merito alla “ Attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2023/2413 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 18 ottobre 2023, che modifica la direttiva (UE) 2018/2001, il regolamento (UE) 2018/1999 e la direttiva n. 98/70/CE per quanto riguarda la promozione dell’energia da fonti rinnovabili e che abroga la direttiva (UE) 2015/652 del Consiglio”. Il quadro normativo basato sul decreto legislativo 8 novembre 2021, n. 199 prevede che i singoli fornitori di benzina, diesel e metano sono obbligati a conseguire entro il…
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I principi del circular economy act. I principi della legge
L’economia circolare è un approccio allo sviluppo basato sulla riduzione dei consumi e sul riciclo delle materie prime già impiegate per la produzione di beni. Costituisce un approccio diametralmente opposto a quello tradizionale basato su “‘take, make, use, dispose”. Il suo obiettivo è duplice: ridurre le pressioni ambientali e aumentare la resilienza economica riducendo la dipendenza da materie prime vergini e l’instabilità delle catene di approvvigionamento globali. Si riportano sotto i principali aspetti della legge sull’economia circolare (CEA) indicati dal paper EPRS European Parliamentary Research Service: Sicurezza dei materiali e materie prime critiche (CRM). La dipendenza dell’UE dai paesi terzi per le risorse strategiche rimane una vulnerabilità critica. Frammentazione del…
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Confermata proroga della plastic tax al 2027
La legge 199 del 30 dicembre 2025 (legge di bilancio per il 2026) conferma la proroga della plastic tax al 2027. Il comma 125 dell”articolo 1 della suddetta legge prevede quanto segue: ” 125. All’articolo 1 della legge 27 dicem- bre 2019, n. 160, sono apportate le seguenti modificazioni: a) al comma 652, concernente l’imposta sul consumo dei manufatti con singolo impiego, le parole: « dal 1° luglio 2026 »sono sostituite dalle seguenti: « dal 1° gennaio 2027 »; b) al comma 676, concernente l’imposta sul consumo delle bevande analcoliche, le parole: « dal 1° gennaio 2026 » sono sostituite dalle seguenti: « dal 1° gennaio 2027 “.