Council, Parliament Postpone EU Deforestation Regulation

In late October, the European Commission ("Commission") shared a Proposal simplifying certain reporting obligations and reducing some unnecessary administrative burden of the European Union Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") with the hope of seeing those changes adopted by the entry into force of the Regulation, scheduled for 30 December 2025 (see our previous alert here). The Commission's Proposal included notably targeted simplifications to reduce obligations for downstream operators and traders commercialising covered products once they have been placed on the EU market, and for micro and small primary operators from low-risk countries selling their goods directly on the EU market. The Commission also proposed a transitional period to enable to strengthen its IT system.