One Year Postponement Of EUDR Almost Certain! (Update)

As expected, the trilogue proceedings regarding the changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) ended quickly. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (Council) agreed to changes:

• Large operators and traders will have to apply the EUDR from December 30, 2026;
• Due diligence statements will only have to be submitted by companies that place a relevant product on the EU market first, thereby exempting all operators and traders that subsequently commercialize these products;
• Micro and small primary operators will only have to submit a one-off simplified declaration; and
• Printed products are removed from the scope of the EUDR (this change was not yet known to the public).