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After two years of delays, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 starts to apply from 30 December 2026. That being said, some requirements will only start to apply in the coming years.
In this guide, we list key dates under the EUDR to help you understand when certain requirements apply to your company and products.
Methodology
Step 1: I mapped out all the articles mentioning a date*
Step 2: I determined if the requirement is relevant to either:
- Operators and traders
- EU Commission or Member States
Step 3: The respective EUDR requirements tied to a particular date were added to one of the two tables below
*Note that the table contains the dates identified during this stage. I cannot guarantee that I identified every single article or requirement tied to a specific date.
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EUDR Requirements – Operators & Traders
The following tables list dates relevant for economic operators, such as operators and traders.
| Article | Date | Summary |
| Article 2 – Definitions | 31 December 2020 | Article 2 defines ‘deforestation-free’ as:
a. Products that contain, have been fed with, or have been made using commodities produced on land not subject to deforestation after 31 December 2020 and b. In the case of wood, wood harvested without inducing forest degradation after 31 December 2020 |
| Article 37 – Repeal | 30 December 2026 | The EUTR is repealed from 30 December 2026. |
| Article 38 – Entry into force and date of application | 30 December 2026 | Articles 3 to 13, Articles 16 to 24 and Articles 26, 31 and 32 of the EUDR apply from 30 December 2026. |
| Article 38 – Entry into force and date of application | 30 June 2027 | Except as for products covered by the Annex of the EUTR, Articles 3 to 13, Articles 16 to 24 and Articles 26, 31 and 32 of the EUDR apply from 30 June 2027 for the natural persons or micro- or small undertakings described in Article 38. |
| ANNEX I – Relevant commodities and relevant products as referred to in Article 1 | 30 December 2027 | The EUDR only applies to certain products starting from 30 December 2027. I listed these products in the section below. |
| Article 37 – Repeal | 31 December 2029 | The EUTR continues to apply until 31 December 2029 to timber and timber products produced before 29 June 2023 and placed on the market from 30 December 2026.
Also, timber and timber products produced before 29 June 2023 and placed on the market from 31 December 2029 must comply with Article 3 of the EUDR |
Note that some of the requirements listed in Article 2, Article 37 and Article 38 may also be relevant for the Commission and Member States. However, we do not list these requirements again in the section concerning Commission / Member State Deadlines.
EUDR Products – Annex I
The EUDR only applies to certain products starting from 30 December 2027:
ex 0206 21 00 Frozen cattle tongues
2101 11 00 Extracts, essences, and concentrates of coffee
ex 1516 20 Palm, palm kernel and babassu oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
(not including products to the extent they are used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European parliament and of the Council (7), or Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8))
ex 1518 00 Palm, palm kernel and babassu oils and their fractions boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading 1516 ; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, that contain or have been made using oil palm
(not including waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC)
ex 2905 16 Octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof, that have been synthesized using oil palm
ex 2905 17 00 Dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol), that have been synthesized using oil palm
(not including products to the extent they are used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or Regulation (EU) 2019/6)
ex 2905 19 00 Other saturated monohydric alcohols, not elsewhere specified or included, that have synthesized using oil palm
ex 2915 39 Esters of acetic acid, other than ethyl acetate, vinyl acetate, n-butyl acetate and dinoseb (ISO) acetate, that have been synthesized using oil palm
ex 2916 15 Oleic, linoleic, linolenic acids, their salts and esters that have been synthesized using oil palm
ex 2916 19 10 Undecenoic acids, its salts and esters that have been synthesized using oil palm
ex 2921 19 Acyclic monoamines and their derivatives; salts thereof, other than methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts, 2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylchloride hydrochloride, 2-(N,N-diethylamino)ethylchloride hydrochloride and 2-(N,N-diisopropylamino)ethylchloride hydrochloride, that have been synthesized using oil palm
(not including products to the extent they are used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or Regulation (EU) 2019/6)
ex 2923 90 00 Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides, other than choline and its salts, tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate and didecyldimethylammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate, that have been synthesized using oil palm
(not including products to the extent they are used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or Regulation (EU) 2019/6)
ex 2924 19 00 Acyclic amides, carbamates and their salts, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) and phosphamidon (ISO), that have been synthesized using oil palm
(not including products to the extent they are used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or Regulation (EU) 2019/6)
ex 3401 11 00 Soap in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes for toilet use (including medicated products), that contain or have been made using oil palm
(not including products to the extent they are used in the manufacturing of medicinal products for human or veterinary use within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or Regulation (EU) 2019/6)
ex 3401 20 Soap in forms other than bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, that contain or have been made using oil palm
Note that the EUDR applies to other products starting 30 December 2026 by default.
Commission / Member State Deadlines
| Article | Date/s | Summary |
| Article 35 – Exercise of the delegation | 29 June 2023 | The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 29 June 2023.
The Commission should prepare a report in respect of the delegation of power at the latest six months before the end of the five-year period. |
| Article 29 – Assessment of countries | 29 June 2023 | The Commission must assign a level of risk to each country. |
| Article 14 – Competent authorities | 30 December 2023 | Member States must inform the Commission of the names, addresses and contact details of the authorities responsible for fulfilling the obligations of the EUDR. |
| Article 33 – Information system | 30 December 2024 | The Commission should establish an information system that contains the due diligence statements made available |
| Article 29 – Assessment of countries | 30 June 2025 | The list of countries that present a low or high risk should be published by means of implementing acts. It should also be updated, if necessary |
| Article 34 – Review | 30 April 2026 | The Commission should carry out a simplification review of the EUDR and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council. |
| Article 28 – Electronic interface | 1 December 2029 | The Commission must develop an electronic interface based on the European Union Single Window Environment for Customs to enable the transmission of data between national customs systems and the information system referred to in Article 33 of the EUDR. |
| Article 34 – Review | 30 June 2030 | The Commission should carry out a general review of the EUDR and present a report to the European Parliament and the Council. |
FAQ
When does the EUDR apply?
Articles 3 to 13, Articles 16 to 24 and Articles 26, 31 and 32 of the EUDR should apply from 30 December 2026.
However, Article 38 specifies the following exception:
Except as regards the products covered by the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010, for operators, whether natural persons or micro- or small undertakings within the meaning of Article 3(1) or Article 3(2), first subparagraph, respectively, of Directive 2013/34/EU, irrespective of their legal form, who were established as such by 31 December 2024, the Articles referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply from 30 June 2027.
When is the EUTR repealed?
The EUTR, also known as Regulation (EU) 995/2010, is repealed from 30 December 2026.
However, according to Article 37, it should continue to apply until 31 December 2029 to timber and timber products as defined in Article 2, point (a), of the EUTR that were produced before 29 June 2023 and placed on the market from 30 December 2026.
Timber and timber products as defined in Article 2, point (a) of the EUTR that were produced before 29 June 2023 and placed on the market from 31 December 2029 shall comply with Article 3 of the EUDR
Note that Article 2, point (a) of the EUTR contains the following definition of ‘timber and timber products’:
‘timber and timber products’ means the timber and timber products set out in the Annex, with the exception of timber products or components of such products manufactured from timber or timber products that have completed their lifecycle and would otherwise be disposed of as waste, as defined in Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste
