Wahyu Dwi Anggoro
IDXChannel - The 17 like-minded countries (LMCs) have conveyed a new joint letter to the European Union (EU), expressing their concern on the recent entry into force of the the bloc's regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) .
"This regulation disregards local circumstances and capabilities, national legislations, certification mechanisms, their efforts to fight deforestation, and multilateral commitments of producer countries, including the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities," the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels stated in a media release on Friday (8/9/2023).
"It also establishes an inherently discriminatory and punitive unilateral benchmarking system that is potentially inconsistent with international trade rules," the Indonesian Embassy added.
The Joint Letter was signed on Thursday by the Ambassadors of the 17 LMCs as follow: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru, and Thailand.
The Joint Letter requested the EU to consider producing countries concerns while formulating the implementing acts and guidelines of the EUDR.
