The Council of EU Member States approved Parliament’s proposal on 4 December 2025.
The agreement is preliminary and must still be published in the EU’s Official Journal before entering into force.
The aim is to simplify the implementation of the current rules and postpone their application so that operators, traders, and authorities can prepare properly.
Key points of the agreement
The core obligations of the EUDR will enter into force on 30 December 2026 for medium-sized and large companies.
Micro and small enterprises will follow on 30 June 2027.
According to the agreement between Parliament and Council, the duty and responsibility to provide the required Due Diligence statement lies solely with operators who first place the product on the market. Legislators agreed that only the first downstream operator in the supply chain is responsible for collecting and storing the reference number of the original Due Diligence statement, and it does not need to be passed further along the chain.
The simplified notification intended for micro and small primary operators was clarified. These operators will submit only a one-off simplified notification and receive a notification identifier, which is sufficient to ensure traceability.
Printed products excluded from scope
To reduce administrative burden, legislators also agreed to exclude certain printed products (such as books, newspapers, printed images) from the scope of the regulation, as the deforestation risk associated with these products is minimal.
The European Commission has been tasked by both legislators to carry out a simplification review and present a report by 30 April 2026.
This information is based on the European Council press release of 4 December 2025