Will The EUDR Be Delayed For A Second Time?

According to news reports, the EU Commission proposed delaying the European Union's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for a second time. The EUDR was already delayed by one year at the end of 2024 and is supposed to become effective by the end of 2025.

An additional delay to the EUDR will require the approval of a majority of EU Member States and the European Parliament.

The EU Commission justified the proposal with concerns that its IT system on which covered companies rely for their compliance with the EUDR may not be able to deal with the expected data traffic. There has also been speculation that the proposal to delay the EUDR is part of the political agreement reached between the EU Commission and Indonesia on a trade deal that was announced on the same day when the Commission proposed delaying the EUDR. Some have also argued that the Commission's proposal is the result of continuing U.S. pressure on the EU because of non-tariff barriers to trade.