Deforestation Risk Assessment, Ground-truthing, Remediation and Reintegration Protocol I. Introduc+on Tr ihs ki s opf rdoet of oc roel ssteattsi ot nh ea nf rda mn oenw- coor mk fpol ri aanscsee sws ii tnhg ,t hr eemE eudr oi apt ei nagn aDnedf omr ei tsi tgaatti ionng Rt he eg uf al ar tmi osna t (i nEvUoDl vRe)di ni nt ht he eTeoxnpyo’ sr tOapnedn sCe hl l ai ni ng souf pkpe lyy ccohma imn .oTdhi tei eEsU(Di nRc lmu da inndgact oe sc ot ha )a to cnotmh ep aEnuireosp e a n mp raorvki ed te: e( iv) i dmeani cnet at ihna tt rtahceesaeb pi l li ot yt sdha at av ef obretehne dpel of ot rs ews thaet ri oe nt -hf re eme as ti ne rc iea Dl s eacreempbr eo rd 3u 1c e, d2 ,0(2i i0) , af rnadm(ei iwi )oernk ss urreeg tahr adti nc go cf oo ra eps rt opdr uo ct et icot ni oonn, l ea abcohu rp lroi gt ha tdsh, ea rneds ht ou mt haenr reilgehv tasn. t l e g a l 1 Although Tony’s Open Chain is not mandated by EUDR to comply with these obligations, we st ruapcpe oa rbti loi tuyr, ds ue pf oprleysct ha tai ionnprai sr kt naesrsseisns mi mepnlte amnednct oi nmg pdl ui aendc iel iwg ei tnhc ea pmpel iacsaubrl ee sr reeglualtaetdi otnos . B y ismu pppl el ymcehnat ii nn ga nt hdi sc opnr ot rtiobcuot le, Tt oo nr ey s’ sp Oo np seinb lCe hcaoi cnosae seok us rtcoi n( 1g ,) (e2n) heannscuer et r faanr smp ea rr se na cr ey ni no it t s up nr of aviirdl ey seux pc lpuodret dt of rfoamr mt ehresctooc roeacsouvpe pr ldyecghraaidnedduf eo rteosEt ua rr oe apse aann dr esgt ur el antgi ot hnesn, acnodc o( a3 )f a r m i n g practices that help protect and restore forests. Scope This protocol applies to: - All partner cooperatives that Tony's Open Chain has a signed agreement with. - All the farmers that are connected to these partner cooperatives. - Tony’s Open Chain supply chain partners who conduct deforestation risk analysis.
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1 European Parliament & Council of the European Union (2023), Regulation (EU) 2023/1115.
Definitions 1.1. Deforestation : Fmoerteesrts l aa nn dd : aLcaanndotphya ct oc voevre resx coeveedr i 0n.g5 1h0e cptearrceesn(th, ao)r, tf reeaet us rcianpgatbrleeeos ft rael laecrhtihnagnt h5 e s e saigzreiscuinltuthreeiorrnuartubraanl dseetvteinlogp. mTheinstd. efinition excludes areas primarily used for 2 Dr eedf ou rcet isotna toi of nt rieset hc aencoopnyv ec rosvieorn boefl of owr etshtet omoi nt hi me rulma n1d0u%s etsh or er sthhoel dl o. n g - t e r m 3 This definition, ad lei gf innei tdi own i, tehmt hp eh aFsoi oz edsatnhde Al ogsrsi couf l ft ourreesOt rc go avne irz da ut i eo nt oohf ut hme aUnnai ct et idv iNt iaetsi oonr sn(aFt Au Or a)l cs ea luescet so, ul eraddei nf ogrteos tsai gt inoinf i cr ai snkt aenc ao ll yosgiisc aplaar nt ndeer ns vi ni r loi nn emwe ni ttha lt ihme ipr aacbt si l. i At yt tToOcCa rwr ye o u t sWa teedl lei tfei nme odne if toorreisntga ttihoant ai ss at rl iegen ceodvteor FcAh Oa n’ sg de eof fi naitt il oe na sot f0f.o5r he sat i annadn daerfeoar edsetfai nt ieodn .a s fdoerfei ns ti t. iIot ni saibmopv oe r, taanndt ittohnaos tue nt dh ea rt gi fo tnhee t lraenedc wo vaesr ncohtaan gf oeroe fs tt haes spiez re tohf e0“. 5f omr e, st ht el ann d ” tmh ai si nt rt ae ien cs odvaetra cohna nwghee ct ha ne rn oa tn by ed ce of onrsei ds teartei od nd oe cf oc ruer sr teadt ioonn .f aTromn ys ’ as f Ot epre2n0C1h4a, i2n0 1 7 , 2018, and 2020, corresponding to various cut-off dates. 1.2. Polygon mapping Pr eopl yr eg soennmt aarpepaisn og ri sr ea gtieocnhsnbi qy udee uf i snei dn gi nt hgee ob goruanpdhai rc i iens f oi nr mt haet if oo nr ms yos ft epmo lsy (gGo InSs). t o P( voel yr tgi oc enss) atrhea gt eeongc rl oa speh ai c sdpaetcai —f i csahraepae os nf oar mm ea dp . bEya cc oh npnoel cytgi on ng ai s scerrei ae tseodf bpyo i n t s cpoa nr tni ce uc tl ai nr ga mr eua l. tPi polley gGoPnS mc oaoprpdi innga ti se su, sf eofruml if no gr raecpl roesseednst hi nagp ve at rhi aotuos ugtel iongersa pa h i c a l features, such as cocoa plantations or forests. 1.3. Protected Areas Pmraont ea cgteedd tahrreoausgahr el e gg ea ol go rr aopthhiecra le sf fpeac ct ievse t mh aetaas ruer er es ct oo genni zs ue dr e, dt he se i gl onnagt e- tde, ramn d conservation of nature, along with its associated ecosystem services and cultural 2 FAO, 2020. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020. Terms and Definitions FRA 2020. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper No. 188. 3 FAO, 2018. The State of the World’s Forests 2018 - Forest Pathways to Sustainable Development.
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vr easl ut reisc.t sT hh eusme aanr eaacsc easrse, ct ol a Cs sait`ei egdo ri ny tVoI s, iwx hciacthe gaol lroi we ss, rsapnegc ii n` i gc hf ruommaCnaat ec tgiov ri tyi eI s, .w h i c h 4 Pabrootveec.tIendCaôrteeads’cIvaoniirneclude forest land, as de`ined by the forest land de`inition 5 and Ghana 6 , protected areas include natural reserves, cs pl aescsii``iice dr efgour leasttiso, nnsaat inodn al el gpaal rfkr sa ,mweiwl dol irf ke sr ea sr ee ri vneps l, aacnedt of osr ae fset grueas redr vtehse, fwo hr eesrtes f r o m logging, agricultural expansion, and other forms of exploitation. 1.4. Ground-truthing : Ap at rTt on ne ry ’csoOo pp ee nr aCt ihvaei nv,i sgirt os ut no dv-at lriudtaht ien agnrde fveerrsi ft yo rt ehme po tr eo cs ee snss ionf gc od na tdau tcht irnogu gf ahr mf i e al dn d oq bu sees rt ivoant ni oani rseasntdo dpaatrat nc eorl l ce oc toi po enr(apt ihvoetso as ,nGdPf Sa rcmo oe rr ds ,i ne tact .e) s. ,Tchoi ms ipnlveot ilov ne sovf i s i t i n g laoscsaetsi soi nn sg tl oa nc do -nuf si remc ht ha ne gperse soennfcaer mo r, aa nb ds esnucrev oe fy icnogc opaa rptlna enrt ac toi oo np se ri an t ai vt e- r si st ka f af raenads , tdheefoirrfeasrtmateiornmreismkbsetarstutsooufnsdpeercsitfaicnfdarthmesp. otential factors that may influence the 1.5. Remediation : Rr aei ms eeadwi aat ri oe nn er sesf eorns tt ho ea ec tni vo inr ot ankme ennttoa lr el aswt osr ea naddreeggrua ldaet ido enns ,voi rropnrmo ve indte, eadnuycoa tt he earn d sc uh pa ipno. rI tn i tnh reecs opno tnesxet toof de ne fvoi rr oe sntma tei on nt adl er et es ct ot iroant i ionnt, hr ee mT oe nd yi a’ st i Oo np emn i gC hh ta ii nn csl uu pd pe :l y rr ee fgoerneesrt aa tt ii oo nn e( pf floarnt tsi n( egntcr oe ue sr ai ng i dn eg f tohree sntaetdu ar ar el ar es gt roorwe tsht oor fe t froereess tt hcroovuegrh) , pt rreaec t i c e s lai nk de at hs sr ii vs tee)d, onratthuer ai ml rpe lgeemn ee rnat taitoi on n, wo hf es ur es teaxi ni sat bi nl eg angart ii cvue l tf luorraal ipsrna uc tritcuerse(di . et o. r e c o v e r ae ng rc oo fmo rpeasst sr ye)d. uRceamt i eo dn i aa tni do nt raaiimn iendg apt rroegsrpaomnsd ti no gl ot coasl occoi ma l mo ru hn ui t mi e as ,ns auspppeocrt tsi nmg afya i r 4 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2008 and 2013. Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. 5 Biodiversité de Côte d'Ivoire 6 Ghana Wildlife Society, 2015. Abridged Legislative Report . Retrieved from https://www.ghanawildlifesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/GWS-Abridged-Legislative-Report- 1.pdf
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lcaonmd mt eunnui tr ye - abna ds erdi gchotns s, ef arcvial ittiaotni npgr oa cj ec cetsss at no ds or ec isaol usrecrev mi c easn, aogreimmepnl et mi nei tni at itni vg e s . 1.6. Mitigation Deforestation mitigation refers to efforts and strategies aimed at reducing or pp rr eo vdeunc tt ii nv igt yt hi en iltoi as st i vo ef sf o, ar eg sr ot sf .oEr xe as tmr yp laecst iovfi tei lei sg itbol ei naccrtei va istei etsh iennc luumd eb ecro coof at r e e s a n d bi ni ov edsi vt me resni ttys oi nn faa rf amr smi ,dceonmt i mf i eudn ai tsy b- leeidn gt r ae te hpi lgahn triins kg , of of rdeesf to rpersottaetci ot ino .nAmt Te aosnuyr’ se sOapnedn Cp rhoabi na ,bmi l ii tt yi goa ft idoenf oi sr et as tr ag tei toend aaf tt earnay sf aa rt eml l iwt eh ii mc ha igse cr oy nasni da leyrsei ds ot or fhi ae vl de vai shi itgs h. 1.7. Legal documents : Legal documents in the context of ground-truthing for deforestation events are oo fwf inc iearls ph ai pp, eur ss et, haant do pu rt lai nc tei crei gohf t as g, rr ei csuplot un rsei bi inl i tpi ee rs m, ains ds i ba gl er ea er me aes n. Tt shreeslea tdeodc ut oml ae nn dt s mp ei rgmh ti si ns icol nu daeg rl ae ne md teint ltess a, gn odvoetrhnemr se. nLtepg ea rl md oi scsui mo nesn, tgsopvlearyn amcernutc mi a la rpos l, ec oi nn ct he es s i o n s , eu np voinr obnymv ee nr bt aall targarceeeamb iel int ty iannsdp ge rc oi fui cncdo- tnrtuetxht isn. gF oprr oe cx ea sms .pLl ee,gianl iGt yh ac na na , avl es or bbael a g r e e d ac og mr eme mo ne nf ot sr ma r eo fr el acnodgonwi zne de rassh ci po natvraaicl at ubal el ,. iPf rtehdeor me ai nr ea nwt liyt n, sehs saerse.cTr ohpi spiisn gt h e m o s t al agnr de eamg reenetms ae rnet sa, l ps or ovvei rdbi na gl . aOdumr ai npips trroaatci vh ea sdudpr pe os sr et st ot hf ea rcmo me rps l teox if toi er ms oa fl i iznef ov remr baal l cpor ommmoi tt imn ge ngtrse iant teor lter ga anlsl py ar reecno cgyn iaznedd sdeoccuur mi t ye nf ot ar tai ol l np wa rht ieens ri en lveovlavne td, . t h e r e b y Under the EUDR, relevant supply chain actors are responsible for maintaining ei nvtiedrennactei otnhaalt lcaowc oaan od rci og irnr ae tsepso fnrdo imn gplleogt as larsesqe us si reedmaegna ti ns ,sitnacpl updl iicnagbrl ee lne av taino tn laal nadn-du s e ap no dl i cl iaensdw- the incuhr reerguul least.eI nt haedudsi tei oonf ,l abnodt hf oCrôat eg rdi c' Iuvlot ui rree ai nn ds oGmh aenpar ho at evcet ei md pf ol er me set endt e d afarremass. aItreisitnhtehreesfoerperiomtepcotretdanartetaosg. ather evidence of these permissions, in case
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1.8. Reintegration : Reintegration refers to the process through which a previously excluded farm may bs ceecnoamr ieoes l: i ag ni bel er rtoonreeo- euns tdeer f tohree sTtoa nt iyo’ns Of l apge ni s Cshuabisnt as nu tpi pa tl ye dc ht ha ri no uagf the rg roonuenodf- tt hr ur et hei n g or er mo tehdei ar tvi oe nr i fpi al abnl ea envdi di se nr ec ae s; sae ns soend- caosme pl i lgi iabnl te ;f aorrmd issuc cr ce epsasnf uc il el ys cboemt wpel ee tne sT oa nn ya’ gs r e e d Or epi ne nt e Cg hr aati ino na npdr os ut opcpolly. -Rc ehiani tne gp raar tt inoenr ias sssue bs sj emc te nt ot sc ao rnef i rr ems ao tl vi oend bt hy rtohuegrhe ltehvea n t tf rhoi rmd -spuapr pt yl ydcehf oa ri ne spt aa rt it onne rrsi srke sapnoa nl yssi bi sl ep rf oo rv iEdUe Dr Ra nddu, ewdhi el irgee an pc ep . l iFcoa rb ml e ,oar ge r de ee tma iel ns to n the reintegration protocol, see section IV (Reintegration Protocol). 1.9. Tony’s Open Chain Supply Chain Network: Tt oo na dy ’hs eOr ep et on aCnhda iunpwh oo lrdk so uwri tSho tuwr coi nt yg pPersi nocf i cpol er se : seuxpppolryt-ecrhsati hn apt asrut pn pe rosr tt ht raat cael al bn iel ietdy ac oc tmi vpi tai ne iseas nt dh aetx tproa rnts tf ho er mb et ahne sboevaenrss ei natsof os er mf ui r- `t ihnei sr hperdo coers `si innagl , caoncdo ap rporcoedsus icnt sg, et oi t ah pe pr lwy itthhei nE tUhDe Rc ,osui nn ct reyt oh fe orreiggui nl aot iroonvtearrsgeeatss. cOoumr ppaanr ti en se rpsl ahcai vneg ac ol ec goaal oonb ltihgea tEi oUn mdeafrokreets.tTatoigoenthriesrk, winecwocoorak stouwppalrydcshgarienast.er cocoa traceability and reducing 1.10. Deforestation risk analysis providers: Td oe nf oyr’ es sOt aptei on nC rhi as ikn apnaarl tyns ei sr. sUws ii nt hg isnadt ee lpl iet ne dme on nt ietxopr ei nr gt , ogregoa-nsips aa tt ii aolnasntdo lcaanrdr y- uosue t i t s ac onma l ypsl yi sw, tiht he sTeotnhyi r’ sd O- ppaernt yCphraoivni dr eeqr us iarreemreens pt soonns idb el ef of or ersetsattai obnl i.s h i n g w h e t h e r f a r m s II. Deforesta+on Risk Assessment Protocol 1. Completion of the Farmer Register and Farmer Master Dataset (FMD)
What? Tony’s Open Chain, together with partner cooperatives and partners in the Td oe nl i vy e’ sr Oc op ceonaCphrai ionr St ou pt hp el ysNt aerttwoof rekv, earlyi gsnesa os onna. Tl i shti so lf i fsat romf ef arrsmt hear ts wi s i bl l absee de l oi gni bvlael itdoa t e d data that allows Tony’s Open Chain to trace exactly which farmers and plots deliver
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criosckoaanianltyostish.e supply chain, and to perform various analyses, including deforestation When? Before the cocoa season begins Key steps in the process: • Data request : Tony’s Open Chain requests partner cooperatives to submit farmer ai nncdl uf da rems adsas ti ga nviinageamuani li,qwu iet hc osdpee ct oi ` iecarcehq fuairrme me re na tnsdf of arrtmh e, rFeacromr deirn Rg et gh iesitre r. T h i s innafmo rems a( tLiaosnt iNn aamsei n, Fg li er sEt xNcaeml reo)w. G, aenodl ouc saitni ogna dsat at an df oarr da li lz ce odcfooar mp laott swmi t hu sstt rbuec t u r e d pf arromv iedre/df a. rEma crhe gp iosltyegro. Tn hme upsrto bdeu catsi svoe cci ao tceoda wa ri et ha t(hi ne hc oe cr rt ae rc et sf )a rmmuesrt cboedpeoflryogmo nt-h e mapped and linked to a unique polygon in the polygon database. • Revision : The data submitted by partner cooperatives is reviewed for cpoa mr t np el ertse inne tshs ,e aTcoc nu yr a’ sc yO, paennd Cc ho anisni sSt ue np cpyl ybNy eTtownoyr' sk .OPpaernt nCehr acionoapnedr artei vl eevsawn ti l l b e ae xs ka emdptloe , ccoormr epclteat innyg draetqauei rrer do risn of orrims saut ei os ni dt he na tt i m` i eady tbher omuigs hs i nt hgi,scpo rror ec ce tsisn (gf o r iwnhaeccreuraaptpeldicaatbalfeo)r. matting, or addressing polygon overlaps and re-mapping plots • Finalization of the Farmer Master Dataset: Any farmer/farm that misses or cwoinl l t ba ienesxicnl cuodnesdi sf treonmt ddaetl ai voe nr i nt hget omTaonndya’tsoOr yp e` ine lCdhs aoi nn ti nh et h` ien na le xdta ct eo coof as us eb ams iosns ,i oans they will not be included in the Farmer Master Dataset. To ensure this data is at hv ea iilna tbel remf oerd ui astee i dn avt aa rs ieot us sa ar en al ol yc skeesd, tahned ` si nt oa rl eadp pi nr oavceedndt raat lai sz ee tds ltoocgaet ti ho ne r. w i t h a l l 2. Deforestation Risk Analysis What? All farms in the Farmer Register must be assessed for deforestation by the relevant third-party deforestation risk analysis provider. When? Before the cocoa season begins. Key steps in the process: • Data submission : The Tony’s Open Chain Data Team submits all polygon data from tphreovFiadremr.er Master Dataset to the relevant third-party deforestation risk analysis
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• Land cover change analysis : The relevant third-party deforestation risk analysis pq ur oevs it di oenr : c“oWn dh ui ccht sf aarnmasn ha al yvsei ss et oe na nnsown e- cr osme vpel ri aa nl tk ed ye fqour ee ss tt ai ot inosn, i anfct leur d2i n0 g2 0t h? ”e. T h e me xeptehrot droe lvoi ge yw ctoomr ebdi nuecse vt ehreyr hi si kg ho-fr feaslos leupt ioosni tsi va et es l. lTi the ei mp raogveirdye, rg rr oe ul i ne sd -otnr ustaht ienl lgi ,t ea n d monitoring and land-cover change models, including: - 2020 Base Land Cover Model : This deep learning model uses diverse imagery sf ooruerscte, sc oa ct odai ,f fceorfef en et , rpe as ol ml u ot iiol ,nrsutbobcelra, sasni fdy wl aant de rt. yTphees mi noldoec la il sc do enst iegxnt se ,ds tuoc hp earsf o r m rreellaiatbedlytaoccrloosusdvacorivoeursosremnsiossrisnagnddarteas. olutions, and to overcome challenges - Annual Change Detection Model : This takes as input the land cover outputs before awnhde tahf teerr daegf oi vreens tyaet iaorn, aol oc cnugrwr eidt hdau rs ienrgi etshoef yiemaar goefsi ni nt ebreetswt . e e n . I t t h e n e s t i m a t e s Tn oa gt ue rt eh eorf, at hneysseumb soedqeul se nwt oargkr itcouildt ue rnat li flya nd de f uo sr ee s(tcaot ci oona af acrt mi v ii tnyg a, on rd aens ot at hb el i rs hc rtohpe) . • Manual review : The initial modelled results are subject to rigorous manual review by torrai gi ni ne ds . aTnhaelsyes trse wv i ietwh sr ecloenv `ai nr mt r ewghi oe nt hael re xdpe ef or rt iesset ai nt i oc no f of ecec,ucror ceodaa, na dn dv aplai dl ma t-ep trho ed u c i n g sa un ba sl yesqi su epnr ot vl ai dn edrutsoe i. dTehni tsi fpyr loocceastsi oanl lso ww hs et hr ee froerl ee svta wn tatshsi rpde-cpi `ai rc tayl l yd ecfoonr ve es trat et ido nt or i s k Ev eUrDi ` Ri e- sr et shtarti ct theed pcoolmy gmo no sd idt oi e ns ,ostui cnht earss ec cotf foere oovrecrol acpo aw, ai tfht ePr r2o0t e2c0t .eTd hAer pe ar os vdi edlei mr ai tl se od mlocaaplslyptroovcoidneddubcyt gCrFoIu2n0d1-t9r.uItfhdionugb. t persists, the provider may deploy `ield teams • Probabilistic risk of deforestation : The relevant third-party deforestation risk ap nr oa bl yasbi si l ipt ryoovfi df ue truarles od ec foonrde us tcat tsi oa nn faonrael yascihs ft aoramn?s”w. Tehr itshaenqaul yessitsi os nu :p“pWo rhtas t pi rs ot ahcet i v e rs iuspkpmo ri tt i. gUast ii no ng tbhyi si dme no dt i ef yl ,i nd ge ffoarrems tsatthi oant mc aany bree qpur ei rdei cetaerdl yboyuat pr epal yc ihn og ra asgpraotni aolmr ii sc k mp roodbealbtihl iat yt coof nf us itduer resdae vf oarrei es tt ya toi of ni nbdai cs ae tdoor sn aprroouxni md iet ay ctho pkleoyt . rWi s ke af ascsteosrss t. hTeh e s e iennccl ruodaec ht hme epnrte zs oe nn ec es , oafnfdo rhei ss tt owr ii tcha il nd ae fdoer `ei snteadt i ob nu fwf eirt, hwi nh iac hw mi d ae yr ri na dd ii cuas t, ewphoi ct ehnctai anl reveal patterns of nearby forest loss that signal ongoing or expanding threats. These
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sripsaktieasltiinmdaitceataotrtshaerpelloatyleerveedl.into a scoring system or model that outputs an annual 3. Consequences What? Tony’s Open Chain uses the deforestation risk analysis results to determine next steps. When? Before the cocoa season begins Overview of consequences • If the deforestation risk analysis states a farm is compliant to EUDR Tdehleivfearr.m remains in Tony’s Open Chain’s Farm Register for the season and is allowed to • If the deforestation risk analysis states a farm is non-compliant to EUDR Tg rhoeufnadr m- t riust rhei nmgoavne dd rf reomme dt hi aet isoena sporno’tsoFc aorl m( s eRee gs ei scttei ro na nI IdI ibsenl oowt a) lil so we neadc tt oe dd. e l i v e r. T h e • If the deforestation risk analysis results suggest a farm has a high future risk of deforestation, based on the probabilistic risk analysis Ao f vdi es if to troe st thaet ifoanr m. Miist icgoant idounc mt e ed atsoudr ee sv eml oapy ai nmc l iut idgea tl ai onnd -pul as en ma i amneadg eamt reendtuacci tni gv itthi ees r, i s k forest-related interventions and direct investments in cocoa production. 4. Reconciling discrepancies with Supply Chain Partners What? While Tony’s Open Chain and its supply chain partners share a common Farmer Rs yesgtiesmt r sy , wt hi tehyi ne mt hpel os ya md ief fvear leunet cdheaf oi nr eesnt ha tai no cnersi sc ko ma npal il ay ns icsepvreorvi i` di ceartsi o. Un tai lni zdi ni mg pmruolvt ei ps l e tphreo caecscsu. rTaocny yo’ sf dOepfeonr eCsht aati ino, na sr ips ka rat sos fe tshs ims epnr ot sc et hs as ,nwk si l lt oc oammpualrt ei - fi at sc edtaetda vaegraii`ni csat ttiho ant o f supply chain partners. When? 1 October – 1 January Key steps in the process: • Compilation of non-compliant farms across all partners : Tony’s Open Chain will ca on md pb yi l et hael irset l eo vf aanl lt Et hUiDr dR--pnaornt -yc do emf op rl ieasnt at tf iaornmrsi si kd eanntai `l iyesdi sbpyr iot vs i sduepr. pAl yl l cf ha rami ns pf ao rr t wn ehri sc h
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tphaer rt en ei sr ab edliisecvreesptahnec yf a, rmme ai sn ni nogn o- cnoemppa lri tannet r, wb ei llli ebveefsu trht he ef ra remv ailsu ca ot emd pt lhi ar on ut ga hn dt haen o t h e r reintegration protocol. • Reintegration Protocol : In the case of discrepancies between the results of Tony’s Owpi lel nb eC hi ma ipnl eamn de ni ttse ds utpo pel vy acl hu aa itne , poanr tancearsse, -t bh ye - Tc ao sney ’bs aOs ipse, nw Ch hi cahi nmreeti hn ot edgorlaotgi oy np rpor vo itdoec so l tnhoen m- c oo ms t pr lei lai na bt lfea rrme ssuel tnst, et roi nr eg dt uh cees tuhpepcl yh ac nh caei no. fTfha irsmr ee ri ns tbeegirnagt i uo nn f pa irrol yt oecxocl l iundveodl vaens da ct eocmh pn ai qr ua teisv, ev aa nl i adlaytsi iosnosf tme pest ,haonddo ldoagtiae sa—c c uf orcauc syi. nI tg wo ni l ldaal tsao ci no vl l oe lcvt ei oan f, aprrmo c- leesvsei nl gr e v i e w , ag sr os eusnsdi n- tgr ui nt hd ii nv igd. uAat l tphleo tesn wd iot fh t hh ies troerviiceawl ,i mT oangye’ss, Of opreens t Cohvaei rnl awpi, l al ns hdawr eh tehne rseel e` ivnadni tn, g s wm iet thh iot ds os luopgpyl yf ocrheaai nc hpsapr et nc ei `ri cs , coafsf ee r. iFnagr ma ns imn faoyr mb ee rdeoi nptiengi or ant eodn ot hnel ymwohset rree ltihaeb lree l e v a n t rdei lvi igeewn cceo ang` irreme st oe lmi goi bdiilfiyt yt ha en df atrhme ’ ss uc po pml yp lci ha na icne ps taarttunse. rFsorre ms poornes ii nb fl oe rfmo ra Et iUo nD Ro nd ut hee reintegration process, see the Reintegration Protocol below. III. Ground-truthing and Remedia+on Protocol Go fr od ue fnodr-et sr tuatthi oi nng i ni s tahne ecsosceonat isael cet loerm. Te on nt yo’ fs tOh pe ednu Ce hdai li ing euns ce es gr er oq uu ni rde -dt rtuo t ah di ndgr et os svtahl ei dias tseu e dr eelfeovraens tt atthi oi rnd -apl earrttsy gdeenf oe rr ea st et adt if or onmr i ss ka taenl lai tl ey sl iasnpdr- ou vs ei daenr .a Gl yrsoi su,nwd h- tircuht hi si nc ga rhr ei el pd souust cboyl ltehcet isnufpopr mo rat tfioorn i tdoe ns ut ipf ipeodr ct arsi seks mo f i dt iegfaotri oe snt aa tcitoi vni tt iheast ahnadv, ewbheeerne sruebl esvt aa nn tt i, aptreodvti hd reoruegmh etdhiea t i o n aa pd dp il it ci oa nb al el or ebvs ieerwv apbrl oe ci ensf os .r Tmoant yi o’ sn Ot op ei tns Cpha ar it nn emr ackoeosp ue rs ae t oi vf egsr oa un nd ds-ut pr uptl hy i cnhgation ppraor vt ni deer no fef tewr oi mr kp. oRret ma not t ien sf oe rnms i an tgi ot ne cahbnooul ot gl ai ensd, iunscel .uHd oi nwg esvaet re, l ltiht ei s i dmaat ga ecraynaoncdc aa seiroi na la pl l hy obteo g r a p h y , iGnraocucnudr a- ttreudt huien tgoeins saubel esssTu oc hn ya’ss cOl op ue nd Cc ohvaei nr , asne da siot sn pa la vr tanr ei artsi ot on sg, aotrh emr i sf icrlsatshsai fni cda t i o n s . oo bwsne. rWv aet ibo enlsi etvhea tg br ouui lndda- tmr uotrhei nc go mc apnl eptlea yp iac tkuerye rtohlaeni nr et mh eo dt ee fsoernessi tnagt idoant amcoanni toofrf ienrgo n i t s
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pE rUoDc Re scsoe ms opfl icaonmc ep—a nmi easy, aasl ssoa theal vl i et ee mr r oo nr si t oo rr i tnhge mr e emt haoydsoi lmo gpileys b—e ceormr omr so innl yf aur sme dmt ao pcphi encgk. Cfoorrfraercmtinergst.hese misclassifications, or false positives, is crucial to prevent unfair penalties Legal Considerations: It is important to note that Tony’s Open Chain cannot guarantee tghr ao tu fnadr -mt rsuitdhei nn gt i fpi er od caess sh awviilnl gb eb ea el lno we rerdo nt oe os uu ps lpyl yf l abgegaends ftoorTdoenf oy ’rse Os tpaet ino nC ht ha irno ua gnhd oi tus r st huipr pd l-yp ac rhtayi nd epfaorrtenset rast iionnt hr ies ks aamn ael ya snids /porrouv pi dceormainndg ssue pa spol yn sc .hAa pi np rpoavr at nl ebrys trhees pr eolne sviabnl et f o r Ec oUmD pRl icaonmc ep lsi taant cues . uTphoi ns ae pn pt rryo vt oa lt hc ae nEoUnml y abr ek egtr ai sn rt ee qd ubi ar es eddf oorn mv eo rdi if fi iacbaltei oenvsi dt eo nac fea. rTmh ’iss padrohceersinsgistonethceesfsoaurry-etoyeesnpsurirnecdipaltea. credibility and validation through triangulation, 1. Identi]ication & planning (1 October – 1 January) 1. Igdr eo nu tni d` i -ctartui ot hni no gf .cDa suersi n. Eg Ut hDeR` inros nt -qcuoamr tpelri aonf tt chaes sees aasroena(u1t oOmc taotbi cearl l–y 1a Jparni uo rairtyy) f, oTro n y ’ s Oa pp er ino Cr iht ya ifno ri dgernotui `ni eds- twr uhtihc ihn go .t hTeo rocpatsi me si z` lea gg gr oe du ni nd -tthr eu tdhei fnogr ee sf ftoa rt it os ,nTroi ns ky ’ as nOapl yesni sCahraei n ww hi l el rc eo os ri md iinl aart ea sgsreosusnmde- tnrtust ahri ne gc oa nc tdi vuictti ee ds ,wt oi t ph riet sv esnutpdpul yp cl ihc aa itni opnaar nt ndeer nnseutrwe oerfk` i, c i e n t uwsoer ok ff or er svoius irtcseos .r Oc no nadcuacstej-obiyn-tc aa ss seebs as ms i se, npt as rwt nheerns ampapyr oc hp or ioast ee , tfoo ss tpel ri ti nt hg e s c o p e o f collaboration for greater impact. 2. Iqdueenstt ii `oi cnaftoi or mn o, hf ac as sbee- ebny -dc ea vs ee l no epeeddst: oAegnraobul ne dc -ot nr us itshtienngc ay pi np l di caattai ocno,l li encctl iuodni .nTghae f o r m it nh cel us tdaensdkaeryd qpur oe st ot icoonl .s Ht oo wb ee vaenrs, wt heerreed md auyr i bn eg at hd ed igt ri oo nu anld, c- tarsuet-hs ipnegc pi ` ri co cqeusess at iso pn as r(teo. gf . rr ee ql aut ii nr egmt oe nptrso(oef . go.f dt hr oenl ee gi ma l iat gy eor fy a) gt rhiactu nl teuerde ti no ba es pper coiv` ii cd epdr owt ehci tcehdf aa lrl eoau) tos ri dtee cohf nt hi ci as l. Tq ou ne ys t’ si oOn ps /e rne Cq hu ai ri en m’ s es np tesc iparl ii os trs t wo ti lhl ei dgernotui fnyda- tnryu st hu icnhg amd di si st ii oo nn a. l
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3. Se sc thaebdl ui slhi negs va ipspi trso: pTroi na tye’ sdOa pt eesnf oC rh at hi ne, gi nr ocuonnds -ut lrtuatthi oi nn gwmi tihs spi oa rntsn. e r c o o p e r a t i v e s , 2. Ground-truthing (1 January – 1 April) 1. Tl ehaed —g r oc ou nn sdi-sttr uo ft ht wi nog pmairstssi o( cno—o pl eedr abtyi vteh lee vTeolniyn’ vs eOs pt iegna tCi ohna ianncdofuanr tmr yl epvreold u c t i v i t y it nh ve efsatri mg aet ri otnh)a. tBaorteh cionmv epsltei tgeadt i do ni gsi tcaol lnys ti sot f oa fc iql iut ea st et i od na tnaa si rheasr ti no gt haen dc odoapt ea rqa ut iavlei t ay n. d a. Dt huer fi anrgmt hoewcno eorpsehriapt,i vv ee rl ief vyetlhi en veexsi st itgeantci eo no,f Tmo nu yl t’ispOl epfeanr mC hs af oi nr at hi mi s sptroo cdounc `ei rr m( i f b. a D d p e u t p r a l i i i n l c e g a d b t , h l s e e i ) t , f e a a - r n s m p d e t l c e h i v e `i e c s l i i i z n n e f v o o e r f s m t a i l g a l a t f i t a o i r o n m n a , s b a , o a f u m a t r o m fa n r g l m e o v i t e n h l g e q r p u r c e a h s c e t t i c i o c k n e s n s . , a liar en dwui lsl eg, aatnhye r cphr oa nt egcet se di na vnedg de teaf ot i roens tceodv ea rr eoans .i nI fdai vf iadr uma el rf aorrmc so oa np de rpa ot itveen dt i oa el so vneort l awpi swh i tt oh pe xacr ltui cdi epda tfer oi nmt ht heegTr oo nu yn ’ds - Ot rpuet nh i Cn hg api nr oscueps sp, l yt hceh faai rnm. Ienr scuocnhc ec ar ns eesd, twhiel lr er ewmi lal i bn e no remediation support. 2. A t h ceomn saunlat ag teimo ne nwt i ot hf tchoemcpoec toean st eacut tohr oarni tdi efso ri npGr ohtaenc at i oa nn do fC pô rt eo tde'cI vt eodi raerreeasspwo ni l sl iabl lseo f o r tdaekf oe rpelsatcaet iwo nh er ni s kr eal es sv ea snstm, t eo nvtes r. iTf yh itsh we fi lal raml s’ so di ne cf ol ur de se t aa tci oh ne cskt aotnu swahcectohredri nt hg et of atrhme i irs cleogmalppliearnmt wissitihonfotroepstrapcrtoicteecatgiorniclualwtusr,ei.n case the farm is in a protected areas with 3. R a ne dmreedl ieavtai onnt sdpeecci si ai ol ins tssa, ri ne cmoands eu lbt ay tti ho en Twoint hy ’ tshOe pf ae rnmCehra, iann cdoduonct ur ympernot de du c. Tt i hv iet y l e a d dt rei ac insgi ol en” itso raelvi gi enwwe idt hb yt hteh ef oTuor neyy’ es sOpprei nn cCi ph laei nf o“rp br oe ds tu pc triavci tt iyc ea ni nd ae snsvui rr oa nn cme epnrto c e s s e s . Ar etvl ieeaws ts oanned—a pdpi frf oe rveens tt—h emc eomn cbl ue rs ioofntsh, ee npsruo rdiuncgt itvhiot yr oaungdh eonvvei rr soingmh teannt dt r i a n g l e cc ol i nmsaetnescuhs a. nTgheesppreocdi aul ci st ti vbi tays eadn di netnhvei rNo entmh eernl ta nt rdi as ,ntghl ee pc or on ds iusct st i vo ift: yt hl eeaednbv ai rsoendmi ne n t & Ghana and the productivity lead based in Côte d’Ivoire.
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A plan on how the farm will be remediated is designed by the triangle. This includes a ss eu tb omf ikt teeydpteor tf oh remf aarnmc ee ri nf odri ctahteoirrsvtaol ibdea tui os end. At on ma gorne ietmo re rnetmo en dt ihaet i roenmperdo igartei os sn. pI tl ai sn s must be reached between Tony’s Open Chain and the farmer. If no agreements can be mc l oasdee tahfet ecra3s er ef ovri sliaocnks oof f ctohnespe rnospuos ,s aa nl , dt ht eh ep rf aordmu crtei vmi tayi na sn de xecnl uv di reodn fmr oemn t tthr ei aTnognl ey ’ s Open Chain supply chain. 3. Consequences: exclusion or remediation If, following the ground-truthing process, EUDR non-compliance is confirmed for a farm: § The farm remains excluded from the Tony’s Open Chain supply chain. § Ir ne mc aesdei aatni oang rpel ae nm, eTnotniys ’ sr eOapc ehne dC hb ae it nw we ei nl l pT or onvyi’ ds eOtpheenaCg hr ea ei nd as nu dp pt ho er tf aa rnmd emr oonni tao r twhiellpbreodgree`isnseodf.the remediation effort. The timeframe and frequency of monitoring § Remediation activities usually take place in the period of April 1 st to July 1 st , which is tehnec ommops ta saspepsraonpyr iaact et i vt iimt yet ot or pe sl at onrt et raede se gi nr abdoetdh ecnovuinr ot rni me se. nRte, me deudci aattieo ann d r a i s e as uwpapr oe nr te isns roens pt hoen se en vt oi r do ne fmo reensttaal t li aown sd ae nt edc trieognu. lRa et imo nesd, i oa rt i po nr omv iedaes fuarrems mmaayn ai ngcelmu deen t rt reef oe rreesgt ea nt ieorna tai cotni viint ii et isa (t ipvl ea sn (t ienngc ot ruereasg ii nn gd et hf oe rne as tt eudr aal rreeagsr ot owrtehs ot of rter ef oe sr et shtr coouvgehr ) , pt or ar ce tcioc ve es rl iakne da st hs irsi tveed) an na dt uar ga rl or ef ogreenset rr ya tai opnp, rwo ahcehreesetxhi as tt i an igmn taot i ivme p` lroorvaei sb inoudri tvuerresdi t y ot hne ac fi ar cr umm. Ts thaen sc ee lse oc tf i tohne of af rt hme aanpdp rt ho ep ri idaet ne tri e` ime de dr ii sakt iso. nR eamc t ei vdi itai et isoins ami ma deed baat s e d o n rpersopgor anmd isn tgot ol o scoa cl icaol mo rmhuunmi tai ens a, ss up pe cptosrmt i na gy feani rc ol amnpdatsesneudr ue caant di o rni gahntds , t fraaci ni l ii nt agt i n g aacncdersesstoousrocceiaml asneravgiecmese,notriinmitpialetimveesn.ting community-based conservation projects § It fi mt heef rfaamr me e( rf o- dr eepxeanmdpe lnet, 8k e0y%p oe fr froer- mp l aa nn ct ee di nt dr ei ceas t sour rs vai rvee rwe ai tchhi ne d4 i yn etahres )e, xtpheecftaerdm ws uipl l pbl ye rc ehma i anp, pp reodvai dneddmt ha ay tbteh ee lni geiwb lley fmo ra pr epiendt efgarramt i oi sncionnt o` i rt mh ee Td oansyd’ se fOopr ee ns t aCthi oa inn- farpepe l ibcya bt hl ee, rs eulpe pv al yn ct ht ha ii nr dp- pa ratrnt ye rdserf eosr pe os tnast ii bo lne rf iosrk EaUnDa lRy sdi su ep rdoi lvi igdeenrc ae nadg, rwe eh et or e modify the farm’s compliance status. § It fh teheexfpaer cmt eedr - tdi me peef nr adme net, tr he emfeadr ima tei ro nr ekme ya i pn es ref xo cr lmu da ne dc e. Oi nbds iecravtaobr lse apr reongor et sr se at oc hweadr di ns
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trhe me Ke dP iIas tiino nt hpel af onl lbouwt idnogeysenaor tmb ayyi tjsuesltfi ftyr i cgog ne rt i nr eui endt emg roant ii ot onr. i Inf gs uo fr` iacni eunpt dpartoegdr e s s i s not observed, the case will be closed permanently. If, following the ground-truthing process a farm is believed to overlap with protected areas without legal permission: § The farm remains excluded from the Tony’s Open Chain supply chain. § Ta uo tnhyo’ sr iOt ipe es n, wCiht ha i tnh pe roobpj oe sc et isv er eomf er edsi at ot iroi nn gs tuhpep eonr tc rt oo at chheecdo pn rcoe trencet de df oarreesat . § If no agreement is reached with forest authorities by July 1 st , the case is closed. If tr he me feodr ieastti oanu tahcot irvi ti ti ey si na gt rheee pwr oi tthe ct theed saurpepa o, irnt , cTool nl ayb’ so rOapt ieonn Cwh iat ihn f eo nr ea sc tt sa ut ht he o r i t i e s . If, following the ground-truthing process, a farm is deemed to be compliant with EUDR and does not overlap with protected areas without legal permission: § Tp rhoev`iidnedri na gnsd wToi l nl yb ’es sOupbemn i Ct theadi nt o’ s tshueprpellye vc ahna ti nt hpiar rdt-npearrst y( adsepf oerretsht ae tri oe inn rt ei sgkr aatni oa nl y s i s pt rruotthoicnogl ei nv isdeecnt icoenpIrVo)v. iTdhe edsbeypTaor tnnye’ sr sOwp ei lnl bCeh raei nq ua ensdt ecdo nt o` i rcmo nws ihdeetrhtehrei tg ri so u n d - sdueff`oirceiesntatttioonwaalrerratn. t a revision of a farmer’s compliance status following the initial The EUDR mandates that some of Tony’s Open Chain’s supply chain partners must (pir) omv iadi en teavi ind ternaccee at hb ai lti ttyh ed saet ap fl oo rt st hh ea vpel obtes ewn hdeerfeo rt eh set amt iaot ne r- fi rael se asri ne cper oDde uc ec emdb, e( iri )3 1 , 2l e0g2a 0l ,f raanmd e(wi i io) rekns sruergea trhdai nt gc of oc or easpt rpordout ec ct it oi onno, nl a eb aocuhr pr il go ht tasd, ha ne rde hs ut omtahne rrieglhe tvsa. nTth e i r amgordeeifmyienngttthoetchoem`ipnldiainngcse osftatthuesgorfoaunfadr-mtreurt.hing process is therefore key to o If rf es eu pb pa sl ye dc hoani nT op na ryt’ ns eOrps eang rCehea ti no mg r oo du inf yd -tthr eu tf ha ri nmg’ se vs ti da teunsc teo: tdheef of ar er ms t amt i aoyn -b e raepipnltiecgarbal et ecdoinn`tior mt haet iToonnayn’ sd Oa ppepnr oCvhaal irne qs uupi rpelmy ec hn at si n. , s u b j e c t t o t h e o ICf hsaui pn pwl yi l cl he ax ipnl opraer wt nhe er tshdeirs ar ge -r me ea tpop mi n og doi ff yt ht he ef af ramr mi s’ s f setaastiubsl e: —T o bn ay s’ se dO po enn ceaxuclsuedseodf.the non-compliance status—to ensure that farmers are not unfairly
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§ Icno nt h` ier mc aesde at hs adteaf ofraersmt aitsi orne -mf raepepbeyd tahnedr et hl eevna enwt tl hy imr da- pp pa retdy p l o t i s dToe fnoyr’ es sOt aptei onnCrhi as ikna’ snsaul ypspi sl ypcrhoaviind earn, dt hme af ayrdme lmi vaeyr bc oe croeai ni nt etghrea t e d i n t o faoplplorwovinalgrceoqcuoiaresmeaesnotns., subject to the applicable con`irmation and § Ifrnotmhethcaesseutphpaltyrcehmaainp.ping is not done, the farm remains excluded It fe ca hf na ri cma l i es rdreoer m, i ne dc l ut od ibneg daenf oerrer sotra itni otnh-ef rme ea pb ep ci na gu ,stehtehne tdheef of arrems t aa tni od nf aarl me ret rwma as yd bu ee nt eo f ai t frreol emv ar ne it nt thei gr dr a- pt i aornt yi ndt eo f ot hr ee sTt oa tni yo ’ns rOi spke na nCahl ay isni sr pe gr oi svt iedre, rs ua bn jde, cwt thoe cr eo na fpi rpml i caat ibol ne , bayg rt eheem e n t fprroomt e sc ut epdp al yr ec ah aoirn l ep ga ar lt -npeerrsmr ei ssspi oo nn sqi bu lees tf ioornE, Ua nDyR r de ul eev da ni l ti gaeunt cheo. rWi t yh ei nr ep ut ht eo rc aa spep irnovvoal lvme su as t also be obtained. § Iafl ltohwe et edcthondi ceal il veerrr od ru rwi na gs ct ha ue sme da i bnyoTr omn iyd’ s- cOr op pe nc oCchoaai ns,eaans do nt sh,et hf aer fma remr we ra ws ni l ol t raeccceoimvepmlisohninegtaortyhceormfapremn-sraetliaotnedtonseuepdps.ort him/her in hiring labour services or IV. Reintegra+on protocol The Tony’s Open Chain reintegration protocol applies in the following cases: 1. A` l aggrgoeudn fdo-rt rduetfhoirnegs tpartoi oc ne sds urreisnugl ttehde idnevf oe rr ei `si at abtlieo ne vriids eknacneatl hy sa its apfraorcme dwuar se ea rnrdo nmeaoyu bs ley eligible for reintegration into the supply chain. 2. Tp lhaen f. aBrams ewd aosnnroenm- caopmp ipnl gi aannt ,dbtuhtet ahveafial ar mb l ee rdaecf oh ri eevs et adt itohne roibs kj e ac tsisveesss omf et nh te, rt he me feadr ima t wi o ans dr eeleemv aendt et hl iigridb-lpe afrotryrdeei nf ot er ge sr at at itoi onnurni sdke ra nt hael yEs iUsDpRr oavsisdeesrs. m e n t p r o c e s s , a s s e t o u t b y t h e 3. TpahretrneearrseadnidscTroenpya’nscOiepsebneCthwaeienn. the deforestation risk analysis results of supply chain
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In the cases described above, Tony’s Open Chain will take the following steps: 1. Caoslhleacrtedalbl raesleelvinaen,tudsaintagoafdTeodniyc’asteOdpefonrmCh.ain and its supply chain partners to create 2. C p a o r m tn p e a r r s e methodologies and results of Tony’s Open Chain and its supply chain a. Hi nicglhu-dl ei nvge lvrael vi di eawt i o: nR esvt ei epws , ha no wa l yesai sc ,hapnrdo ivni dp eurt cdoaltlae ct tyspaens .dCpornosci edsesreds adtaat aa c, c u r a c y, b. t F im h a e r a m g d e e -l s ` e i , n v fo i e t r l i e o r s e n t v o o ie f v w f e o r : r l E ground-truthing/`ield visits, if relevant. Tp oa nr tyn’ se rOs p, oe fnf eCrhi na gi ni tws ial ls ss ehsasrme et hnet o` i fnwd ihnigc sh fmr oemt hsotde oplso 1g -y2pwr oi tvhi di et ss st uh pe pglrye caht easi nt con`idence, and will request their input and perspective on each case accordingly. If, following completion of steps 1 and 2, partners unanimously agree on the methodology which gives the greatest confidence: e a s x p t a , m u al s e i e n r d e t , s i a , n a n d n d i d v t i h f d a e u r r a m e l s p l o e l v o lu e t t s l i ’ o r s e n t s a o u t f l u t i s m r : e h a li i g a s e t b o r i y l r i i t g c y a a , t l a h h s e i w g re h e d - l r l a e a s s s o e r l v e u i s t d i u e o l n n ts c e o . f • Tachteedmuepthoond. ology with the greatest con`idence has been identi`ied and is therefore • Irfe ti nh teemg reattheoddi onltoogtyh ce oTnocnl uy d’ seOs pt he en fCahr ma i ni ss cuopmp lpy l icahnati nt oaEn Ud DmRa, yt hdee lfiavremr ei nr tmh ae y b e following season, subject to the applicable con`irmation and approval requirements. • Irfetmhaeimn seet hxcolduodleodg yf rcoomn ctlhuedTeos nt hya’ st Ot hpee nfaCr mh aiisn nsounp-pcloymc hpal iiann. t to E U D R , t h e fa r m e r • Twoansyr’ es aOc ph ee nd , Cwh ha ii cnhwwi lill lwbrei tsehaa rs eudmwmi at hr yt hr ee ps ourptpcl oy vcehrai ni ng pt ha er t cnoenr sc l tuhsai ot nw ae nr ed ihnov wo l vi te d in the process. If, following completion of steps 1 and 2, partners do not unanimously agree about the methodology which gives the greatest confidence, the third step is enacted: 3. Th oi gnhy-’rseOs opleunt i Co hn ai imn aagnedr /yorre pp ao rsti nt oerrise swliilkl emOank ee Autsl ae soof ra no tahdedr irt ei ol envaal ns to du ar ct ae —s osuurcche sa—s to clarify unclear plots and identify which methodology the additional source
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cc oo rmr op bl i oa rnat tteos .EIUf tDhRe , at hd ed iftai or mn aelrdma taay sbuep rpeoi rnttse tghr ea tceodn, cs luubsjieocnt tt ho atthtehaepf pa rl imc a ibsl e cc oo nn `cilrums iaotni otnh aatntdh ae pf pa rrmo v ai sl nr eoqnu- ci roemmpelni at ns .t I, ft ht heef aardmd ietri orne aml adiantsa esxucpl updoer dt s. t h e If, following completion of the 3 steps, the partners do not unanimously agree about which results gives the greatest confidence: • TD hi l ei gme nect eh oSdt aotleomg ye no tf t( hDeDsSu) pi np layccchoar idna np ca er twn ei trhr Ee supr oo np seiabnl el af owr wc oi lml bpel eat ci nt egdt huep oDnu. e • Twoansyr’ es aOc ph ee nd , Cwh ha ii cnhwwi lill lwbrei tsehaa rs eudmwmi at hr yt hr ee ps ourptpcl oy vcehrai ni ng pt ha er t cnoenr sc l tuhsai ot nw ae nr ed ihnov wo l vi te d in the process.
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Annex 1: Ground-truthing decision tree
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CHANGE LOG
Version
Date
Summary
First published version on the Tony’s Open Chain website.
v1.0
24 February 2026
v1.1
24-25 August 2026
Compliance review completed.
Clarified EUDR responsibilities, mitigation and remediation measures, supply-chain partner roles, and the boundaries of deforestation assessments. Refined reintegration criteria, annual monitoring, compliance-status wording and the treatment of mapping or assessment errors. Published revised protocol with approved wording and authoritative links to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 and the relevant third-party deforestation risk analysis provider.
v1.2
25 August 2026
v1.3
26 August 2026
v1.4 (this version)
7 September 2026
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