Was it produced legally? Due diligence on legal compliance in Côte d'Ivoire

The EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”) requires that the commodities and products to which it applies have been produced in accordance with local laws – known as the ‘legality requirement’. EU companies must conduct due diligence on their supply chains to ensure that their products satisfy the legality requirement.

This case study is part of an extensive briefing on the EUDR legality requirement. It explores how the EUDR’s legality requirement would apply to cocoa products produced in Côte d’Ivoire. It provides an assessment of the ‘relevant local laws’ that would likely fall within the scope of the legality requirement and an analysis of levels of enforcement, implementation and compliance with those laws – as well as important risks and indicators of non-compliance – across the Ivorian cocoa sector.

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