On October 24th, AGMPM  in collaboration with the European organization CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries), organized a training seminar on the new European regulation 2023/1115, which refers to the availability on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain basic and derived products that are linked to deforestation and forest degradation.

The speaker and representative of CEPI Margherita Miceli (Forest Policy Manager), presented the basic principles of the regulation, referred to the use and mixing of PCR paper during the production of paper packaging, emphasized the importance of mass balance in paper mills, listed the exemptions from obligations by certain SMEs ( based on annual turnover and number of employees), focused on the definitions of countries as low / medium high risk and introduced the DDS registration platform.

Finally, at the event, cases of registration by producers of paper packaging on the European platform were analyzed and some of the dozens of questions submitted by those present at the online event were answered. The set of questions was sent to the CEPI Organization for comment and redistribution to AGMPM members.