The European Commission has today (Monday, July 13) adopted measures on the product scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the functioning of its information system.

The EUDR means that companies will only be allowed to sell products in the EU if the supplier provides a 'due diligence' statement confirming that the product does not come from deforested land or has led to forest degradation.

These rules will apply to products produced within the EU as well as outside the bloc.

The measures announced today build on the legislative amendment agreed in December 2025 and are part of the simplification package presented in May 2026.

These measures aim to "provide greater legal certainty and predictability for businesses and member states while ensuring the regulation can be applied effectively as of December 2026", the commission said.

According to the commission, 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.  

Products removed from scope

Following stakeholder consultation, public feedback, and assessment with the methodology from the staff working document, a number of products have been removed from the scope of the regulation, the commission outlined.

These include cattle hides, skins and leather, retreaded tyres, soybeans for sowing, articles of vulcanised rubber, conveyor and transmission belts, and aircraft and motor vehicle seats.

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 December 30, 2027.

The delegated act will now be sent to the European Parliament and Council for scrutiny before entry into force, the commission said.

Information system

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 commission said.

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.

The commission said that companies can start familiarising themselves with new functionalities and entering their data well ahead of the entry into application.

Additional functionalities are to be introduced later this summer.

Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, commented: “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 EUDR.

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