This week, the European Union published the list of designated competent authorities tasked with overseeing the adherence of operators and traders to the EU Deforestation Regulation.

In Germany, the authority responsible is the Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE). In other countries like Austria and France have opted for a collaborative approach, with multiple authorities sharing the responsibility.

It's important to note that the current list is not complete as the details for 13 out of 27 member states are yet to be included. This is the current list as of Jan 23, 2024. We will be updating this list, find the official list here.

Austria

• Bundesamt für Wald: Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Wien, eudr@bfw.gv.at, www.bundesamt-wald.at
• Agrarmarkt Austria: Dresdner Straße 70, 1200 Wien, office@ama.gv.at, www.ama.at/home

Belgium

• Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment: Galileelaan 5/2, 1210 Brussels, eudr@health.fgov.be, www.eudr.be

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Food Safety Agency: Sofia - 1606, Pencho Slaveikov blvd. 15А, bfsa@bfsa.bg, +359 2/915 98 20, +359 2/915 9 870, +359 2/915 9 881
• Executive Forest Agency: Sofia – 1040, Hristo Botev blvd. 55, iag@iag.bg, +359 2/985 11 512

Czech Republic

• Ústav pro hospodářskou úpravu lesů Brandýs nad Labem: Nábřežní 1326 250 01 Brandýs nad Labem – Stará Boleslav, Kubista.Jaroslav@uhul.cz, +420 602 222 558, Tomas.Krejzar@mze.cz, +420 602 565 724, www.uhul.cz

Denmark

• The Danish Environmental Protection Agency: Tolderlundsvej 5, 5000 Odense C, + 45 72 54 40 00, mst@mst.dkand eutr@mst.dk, www.mst.dk

Finland

• Finnish Food Authority: PO Box 100, FI-00027, Alvar Aallon katu 5, 60100 Seinäjoki, EUDR@foodauthority.fi

France

• Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la cohésion des territoires: Tour Séquoia, 1 place Carpeaux, 92800 Puteaux, marine.reboul@developpement-durable.gouv.fr, +33 1 40 81 96 66
• Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire: 3 Rue Barbet de Jouy, 75349 Paris 07 SP, jean-bernard.dereclenne@agriculture.gouv.fr, +33 1 49 55 60 74

Germany

• Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE): Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Entwaldungsfreie-Produkte@ble.de

Ireland

• Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, DO2WK12, eutr@agriculture.gov.ie, +353 1 607 2000

Netherlands

• NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority): Catharijnesingel 59, 3511 GG Utrecht, eudr@nvwa.nl, Tel: 0900-0388

Portugal

• ICNF - Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas: Av. da República, n.º 16 a 16B, 1050 – 191 Lisboa, secretariado.cd@icnf.pt or dppre@icnf.pt

Slovenia

• Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection: Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana, gp.uvhvvr@gov.si, +386 1 300 13 00, www.gov.si/en/state-authorities/bodies-within-ministries/administrationfor-food-safety-veterinary-sector-and-plant-protection/

Spain

• Dirección General de Biodiversidad, Bosques y Desertificación: Plaza San Juan de la Cruz, 10 - Madrid 28071, (+34) 391 64 50, bzn-rgtodeforest@miteco.es

Sweden

• Skogsstyrelsen (Swedish Forest Agency): 551 83 Jönköping, Skogsstyrelsen@skogsstyrelsen.se, + 46 (0) 36359300

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Caroline is an experienced data scientist with a management degree from TU Munich and a degree in earth observation from the University of Würzburg, which is co-chaired by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). She has worked as a data scientist in the areas of nature conservation and land use change monitoring at WWF, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), and at tech companies such as Celonis and Deloitte.