Belgian companies get tools for new EU rules against deforestation

Published 2026-11-13

The Belgian Federal Public Service Public Health has published new tools and resources for the European regulation on deforestation, the EUDR. These tools are meant to help companies and entrepreneurs apply the new rules correctly. The information is mainly intended for companies that place products on the European market or export them.

The EUDR is a European law that must ensure that certain products do not contribute to forest clearing. It concerns products such as coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soy, beef, rubber and wood, and products made from these raw materials. Companies must be able to show where their raw materials come from and that they do not originate from areas where forest has disappeared after a certain date.

For many companies this is a new obligation. They must collect information about the origin of their products, such as the country and the exact location where the raw materials were produced. The tools that the FOD now offers should make this process easier. In this way, companies, including smaller ones, can better understand which steps they need to take.

The European rules are coming into force step by step. Belgian companies that are involved in trade in these products can consult the information and tools of the FOD Public Health on the website of the service. There they can also find more explanation about their obligations and about how they can meet them.

Sources: FPS Public Health

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