The new EU Timber Regulation 2023/1115 and its legal implications for the Czech forestry and timber sector
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F25%3A43927936" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/25:43927936 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.17221/82/2025-JFS" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.17221/82/2025-JFS</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/82/2025-JFS" target="_blank" >10.17221/82/2025-JFS</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The new EU Timber Regulation 2023/1115 and its legal implications for the Czech forestry and timber sector
Original language description
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR) establishes a substantially revised legal framework that extends beyond the previous EU Timber Regulation (EUTR 995/2010) by integrating legality, sustainability, and traceability obligations. This article provides a legal and comparative assessment of the implications of the EUDR for the Czech forestry and timber sector. The methodological approach combines doctrinal interpretation of EU legislation, comparative analysis of national implementation models, and an examination of relevant case law. Experiences from selected EU Member States are used to illustrate institutional, technological, and administrative challenges linked to EUDR implementation. The results indicate that, although the Czech Republic has an established regulatory framework under Act No. 251/2025 Coll., effective compliance with the EUDR will require improved coordination among supervisory authorities and the development of a unified digital platform for submitting and verifying due diligence declarations. Evidence from other European countries shows that integrated monitoring systems and the use of third-party certification can enhance both efficiency and transparency. The study concludes that the successful implementation of the EUDR in the Czech context will depend on institutional capacity, digital readiness, and the ability of forest managers and traders to adapt to more stringent environmental and traceability requirements.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/QL24020204" target="_blank" >QL24020204: Impacts of territorial nature protection on the management of forest owners and the wood-processing sector</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Forest Science
ISSN
1212-4834
e-ISSN
1805-935X
Volume of the periodical
71
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
575-588
UT code for WoS article
001645587100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105026839747