Commission Updates Product Scope And Tools To Support EUDR

The Commission adopted two measures today (13 July) to support the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which will begin to apply by the end of December.

A Delegated Act updates and simplifies the list of products covered by the Regulation, while an Implementing Act sets out the functioning of the Information System for submitting due diligence statements and simplified declarations.

These measures build on the legislative amendment agreed in December 2025 and are part of the simplification package presented in May 2026. Together, they provide greater legal certainty for businesses, Member States and partner countries ahead of the Regulation’s application.

“With this package, we are providing the clarity and predictability that businesses, Member States and our international partners need to prepare for the application of the EU Deforestation Regulation at the end of 2026.

Following the agreement reached by co-legislators, we have completed the simplification review and put in place the necessary measures to ensure a smooth and effective implementation of the Regulation.”

Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

Targeted changes to the product scope

The Delegated Act updates Annex I of the EUDR, following stakeholder consultation and public feedback. It removes 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 from the scope of the Regulation.

At the same time, it adds soluble coffee, certain palm oil derivatives and frozen cattle tongues.

All the changes to the product scope, including those introduced after the public feedback, have been assessed with the methodology presented in the Staff Working Document published with the draft Delegated Act on 4 May.

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 update of the product scope does not alter the list of commodities covered by the regulation, but concerns products derived from those commodities.

The Delegated Act also clarifies that samples and products used for analysis, examination and testing are outside the scope of the Regulation and introduces targeted exemptions for specific categories of products, including waste, used and second-hand products, packing material, and products used in the manufacture of medicinal products.

The Delegated Act will now be sent to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU for scrutiny before entering into force.

Information System Implementing Act

The Commission also adopted the Implementing Act establishing the technical rules for the EUDR Information System.

The updated system introduces operational simplifications requested by Member States and industry, including simplified declarations for micro and small primary operators and updated technical specifications for automated application programming interfaces (APIs).

Additional functionalities will be introduced later this summer.

Following the necessary technical updates, the Information System reopened at the end of June. The Commission will continue to improve the system, provide regular updates to its documentation and offer training sessions for companies starting at the end of July.

Simplification package

The measures adopted today complete the simplification package presented by the Commission in May 2026, which also included an updated Guidance document and Frequently Asked Questions. The Guidance, previously available only in English, has now been formally adopted in all EU languages.

Together with the legislative amendment agreed last December, these measures provide greater legal certainty and predictability for businesses and competent authorities while ensuring the Regulation can be applied effectively.

The Regulation will apply from 30 December 2026 for large and medium-sized operators and for micro and small operators already covered by the EU Timber Regulation, and from 30 June 2027 for other micro and small operators.

Background

The EU Deforestation Regulation aims to ensure that products placed on the EU market or exported from it do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation.

It covers seven commodities associated with deforestation: cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood, as well as a range of derived products. Operators placing these products on the EU market, or exporting them, must demonstrate that they are deforestation-free and produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production.

Even before entering into application, the Regulation has already encouraged positive changes in public and private sectors, bringing greater transparency to supply chains and opening new market opportunities for deforestation-free products.