Opposition to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is intensifying in Germany, as associations from both the wood packaging and mechanical engineering industries warn that the law threatens to overburden companies with excessive bureaucracy and unrealistic compliance requirements. The Federal Association of Wood Packaging, Pallets, Export Packaging (HPE) has sent a letter to Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer urging an immediate halt to the EUDR until workable solutions are in place. The group, which represents more than 420 companies, argues that the regulation is detached from business realities and risks imposing heavy costs on firms. HPE highlights the lack of ...