On 18 December 2025 the Council formally adopted an amendment to
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (the
EUDR). After months of debate, technical review
and negotiations with the Parliament and the Commission, the
revised text introduces a number of important adjustments to the
way operators and traders will have to discharge their due
diligence obligations. With the final text now agreed, the
countdown to the new entry-into-force dates has begun. In this blog
we set out the amendment on the EUDR and draw out the practical
consequences for those active in sectors dealing in relevant
commodities and products.
Background
The EUDR aims to minimise the EU's contribution to global
deforestation and forest degradation, which is mainly driven by
agricultural expansion, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and global biodiversity loss. By preventing products from supply
chains linked to deforestation and forest degradation from entering
or
