The European Commission adopted Monday measures on the product scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the functioning of its Information System.
Together with amendments agreed last December, as well as updated Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions documents, the measures aim to provide greater legal certainty and predictability for businesses and EU states while ensuring the Regulation can be applied effectively as of December 2026.
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) mandates that all major commodities imported or sold within the EU must not originate from deforested or degraded land after December 31, 2020. It covers seven key products: cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood.
The delegated act updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the Regulation. Following stakeholder consultation, cattle hides, skins, leather, re-treaded tyres, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanised rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and motor vehicle seats are removed from the scope of the Regulation. At the same time, soluble coffee, certain palm oil derivatives and frozen cattle tongues are added to the list of products. To allow businesses sufficient time to prepare, the new products added to the scope will become subject to the Regulation from 30 December 2027. The Delegated Act will now be sent to the European Parliament and Council for scrutiny before entry into force.
The implementing act sets out the functioning of the Information System, updating it to reflect the changes introduced by the revised Regulation and enhance the user friendliness of the system. The updated system introduces operational simplifications, including simplified declarations for micro and small primary operators and updated technical specifications for automated application programming interfaces. The IT system is accessible again since June 2026. Companies can already start familiarising themselves with new functionalities and entering their data well ahead of the entry into application. Additional functionalities will be introduced later this summer. The Commission says it will also continue to improve the system and remain in close contact with companies.
Implementing Act on the Information System | European Commission
Delegated Act on the product scope of the EUDR | European Commission
Report to the European Parliament and Council | European Commission
