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FEFPEB NEWSLETTER II DECEMBER 2024
19 Dec 2024 With information on:
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30th MEETING OF THE EU DEFORESTATION PLATFORM: CEI-BOIS SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS
18 Dec 2024 On 6 December 2024, CEI-Bois attended in person the 30th meeting of the EU Deforestation Platform. On this occasion, the European Commission highlighted that a simplification of the EUDR will continue through the updating of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and the Guidance document.
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EUDR: LAUNCH OF THE EUDR INFORMATION SYSTEM
18 Dec 2024 On 4 December 2024, the European Commission launched the EUDR Information System. The system is now live and available for users to submit and manage Due Diligence Statements.
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FEFPEB NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2024
10 Dec 2024 With information on:
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CEI-Bois Advocacy Report 2023-2024
5 Dec 2024 This is to inform you that the CEI-Bois Advocacy Report 2023-2024 is out.
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PPWR CORRIGENDUM TEXT APPROVED BY THE NEW EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
5 Dec 2024 The next step is the formal approvement by the European Council and that is expected mid December 2024. Consequently the text of the PPWR will be published in the EU Official Journal (Q1 / 2025) and the Regulation will enter into force 18 months later (2026).
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EUDR - EU NEGOTIATORS AGREE TO ONE-YEAR DELAY OF ANTI-DEFORESTATION LAW
5 Dec 2024 On 3 December 2024 the trilogue negotiators reached an agreement on the proposal to delay the EU’s new anti-deforestation rules by one year. Originally scheduled to apply from 30 December 2024 on, the regulation is now scheduled to be enforced from 30 December 2025 on, allowing companies and trading partners an extra 12 months to get ready to comply with new tracing and due diligence requirements.
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FEFPEB membership hears tech advances will transform pallets and packaging within ten years
3 Oct 2024 Pallet and packaging companies heard that they should expect significant change in their businesses within a decade, during a presentation on the imminent impact of artificial intelligence (AI). In the concluding speech to the annual congress of the European Federation of Wooden Pallet & Packaging Manufacturers (FEFPEB) – Artificial Intelligence – opportunities for the wooden pallet and packaging industry - business development and innovation expert and author Thierry Moubax of Compass AI said approximately 90 per cent of jobs would not exist as we know them 10 years from now.
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Belgium at its very best during the 71st FEFPEB congress 2024
3 Oct 2024 The 71st FEFPEB congress was held from 25 - 27 September 2024 in Oostend and Bruges in Belgium. An excellent congress location at the Thermae Palace hotel at the beach and with fine facilities to accommodate 230 congress participants.
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EUDR update: Commission announces 12-months EUDR postponement
3 Oct 2024 EUDR update: Commission announces 12-months EUDR postponement, new guidance documents and updated FAQ + new technical provisions concerning TARIC system. After the EUDR update at the 71st FEFPEB congress last week in Belgium, a lot happened and this is to inform you on the postponement proposal by the European Commission. More time for a proper implementation and this is for the moment a relief for all stakeholders. Nevertheless our efforts in this field, in close co-operation with other umbrella institutions, will continue.