The Indonesian Civil Society Coalition, consisting of 45 organizations including NGOs, independent smallholders and plantation worker unions, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, local communities, as well as representatives of women and youth, issues a joint statement on the importance of improving Indonesia’s commodity governance in facing increasingly stringent global market demands, particularly regarding the implementation of the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR).

On 2 October 2024, the European Commission announced a proposal to delay the implementation of the EUDR by 12 months. The implementation, initially planned for 30 December 2024, has been
postponed to 30 December 2025 for large companies and 30 June 2026 for micro and small enterprises. This delay provides additional time for Indonesia and other producing countries to adjust to the regulation.

Although this proposed delay is intended to give EU trading partner countries more time to adapt to the regulation, we express our concern regarding the proposal to delay the full implementation of this Regulation, as it may impede the progress of ongoing improvement efforts within the commodity sector….see attached document