{"id":38986,"date":"2026-05-21T15:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/?post_type=news&#038;p=38986"},"modified":"2026-07-01T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:07:50","slug":"eudr-launches-core-group-discussions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/fr\/news\/eudr-launches-core-group-discussions\/","title":{"rendered":"EUDR Community of Practice launches Core Group discussions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38986\" class=\"elementor elementor-38986 elementor-38975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a184a9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a184a9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b5a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5b5a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The EUDR Community of Practice (CoP) has been launched as a technical platform to support structured exchange on the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The initiative brings together a wide range of actors involved in EUDR implementation to share experiences, discuss challenges and explore practical approaches in a neutral, non<\/span>\u2011<span data-contrast=\"auto\">advocacy setting. The Community of Practice is jointly established by the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/efi.int\/partnerships\/EUDRCoP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">European Forest Institute<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(EFI) and the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/voicenetwork.cc\/sscc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">EU Sustainable Supply Chains Coalition<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and focuses on operational and technical aspects of the Regulation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293065f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"293065f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A multi stakeholder platform <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd7815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cd7815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EUDR Community of Practice is organised around two complementary components.\u00a0<\/p><p>A\u00a0<strong>Technical Core Group<\/strong>\u00a0provides a space for in\u2011depth, solution\u2011oriented discussion. The Core Group brings together a balanced mix of participants, including:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3023719 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3023719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">EU Member State competent authorities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">operators across the seven EUDR relevant commodities, <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">traders, SMEs and producers, <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">civil society organisations and NGOs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc5c5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cc5c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The European Commission participates as an observer, and external technical experts may be invited to specific sessions as needed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In parallel,\u00a0<strong>public sessions<\/strong>\u00a0allow a broader group of stakeholders to engage with selected topics and follow emerging discussions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1119c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1119c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Core Group session <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda31e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda31e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first Core Group session took place on\u00a0<strong>31 March 2026<\/strong>, marking the start of the Community of Practice\u2019s activities. The session brought together Core Group members representing different actor types and commodity perspectives, alongside EU Member State competent authorities from\u00a0Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.\u00a0<\/p><p>Discussions focused on priority challenges related to EUDR implementation and included a review of results from a stakeholder survey designed to identify key topics for future Core Group exchanges. The discussion helped identify areas where further technical dialogue, experience\u2011sharing and clarification may be useful.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1053bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1053bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next steps <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e07cf09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e07cf09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next Core Group meeting is scheduled for\u00a012 May 2026.\u00a0<br \/>In addition, a\u00a0<strong>public session<\/strong>\u00a0of the EUDR Community of Practice is planned for\u00a0<strong>September 2026<\/strong>, with the exact date to be confirmed.\u00a0<\/p><p>Updates on upcoming sessions and outputs of the Community of Practice will continue to be shared through the\u00a0Deforestation-free Value Chains\u00a0Hub.\u00a0<\/p><p>For questions or feedback related to the EUDR Community of Practice, stakeholders can contact the initiative via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eudr.cop@efi.int\"><strong>eudr.cop@efi.int<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a7fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a7fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More information and materials\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4c31e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4c4c31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/8741d065199a8c8042f3d14f1\/files\/50a4b0a5-2f44-175d-e07f-cbea08f233a1\/What_is_the_EUDR_CoP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What is the EUDR Community of Practice?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/8741d065199a8c8042f3d14f1\/files\/a4fb5150-5b0a-eb6d-7751-3b17b1c16101\/EUDR_CoP_Dryrun_Insights_final.01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Insights from EUDR Dry Runs:  Key Challenges and Emerging Best  Practices<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/efi.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-04\/cop_session-1_co-facilitators_presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">EUDR Community of Practice Core Group Session 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/efi.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-04\/eudr-cop-initial-survey-analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-laptop\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">EUDR CoP Initial Stakeholder Survey  Summary of results<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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