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ARTICLE · 13 AUGUST 2026

Ireland Advances Supply Chain Due Diligence Legislation

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Ireland's Minister for Agriculture has published the draft General Scheme of the Deforestation and Forest Degradation Bill 2026, establishing the national enforcement framework for the EU Deforestation Regulation.

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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (the Minister) has published the draft General Scheme of the Deforestation and Forest Degradation Bill 2026, which is intended to give further effect to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in Ireland.

Reminder: What does the EUDR Require?

From 30 December 2026, the EUDR introduces supply chain due diligence obligations for operators and traders of “relevant commodities” (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood) and “relevant products” i.e. the specified derived products listed in Annex I of the EUDR. Relevant commodities and relevant products are prohibited from being placed on, made available to, or exported from the EU market unless covered by a due diligence statement confirming that they are “deforestation free”.

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