AHEC Comments on Proposed EU Deforestation Law and their effects on exporters of US hardwood products. The EU Deforestation Law begins with a positive initiative, but the geolocation requirement needs adaptation to avoid discrimination against non-industrial forest operators supplying diverse hardwood products. These low-intensity small landowners and producers that make up the vast majority of the United States' hardwood supply are in danger of being frozen out of the European market, regardless of our sustainability and legality credentials