The European Commission adopted measures to prepare businesses for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), revising the product scope and updating the due diligence filing system.
Certain leather and rubber products were removed from the scope, while soluble coffee and some palm oil derivatives were added.
The EUDR will start applying from December 30, 2026.
Under the Delegated Act adopted on July 13, cattle hides, skins and leather, re-treaded tyres, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanised rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and motor vehicle seats have been removed from the regulation’s scope. Meanwhile, soluble coffee, selected palm oil derivatives and frozen cattle tongues have been added, with the newly included products becoming subject to the regulation from December 30, 2027.
The Commission said the update does not alter the seven commodities covered under the EUDR—cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood—but refines the list of products derived from them following stakeholder consultations and public feedback. The Delegated Act will now be examined by the European Parliament and the Council before entering into force.
The Commission also adopted an Implementing Act establishing technical rules for the EUDR Information System. The updated system introduces simplified due diligence declarations for micro and small primary operators, revised application programming interface (API) specifications for automated submissions, and additional functions due later this summer. Training for companies will begin at the end of July.
The EUDR will apply from December 30, 2026, to large and medium-sized operators and to micro and small operators already covered by the EU Timber Regulation. Other micro and small operators will come under the regulation from June 30, 2027.
Under the regulation, companies placing covered commodities or derived products on the EU market, or exporting them from the EU, must demonstrate that the goods are deforestation-free and produced in accordance with the relevant laws of the country of origin.
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