(fra Kommisjonens initiativ og explanatory memorandum 15.4.2025)

Delegated Regulation amending Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EU Deforestation Regulation)

In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EUDR), relevant commodities and relevant products shall not be placed or made available on the Union market or exported, unless all the following conditions are fulfilled: 

(a) They are deforestation-free; 

(b) They have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production; and 

(c) They are covered by a due diligence statement. 

Article 2(1) of EUDR defines relevant commodities as cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. Article 2(2) of EUDR defines relevant product as products listed in Annex I of the same Regulation that contain, have been fed or have been made using relevant commodities. 

Before placing on, making available on, or exporting from the Union market relevant products, operators and traders are subject to specific due diligence obligations as regards relevant products pursuant to Articles 4 and 5 of EUDR. 

Article 34(5) of EUDR empowers the Commission to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex I with regard to the relevant CN codes of relevant products that contain, have been fed with or have been made using relevant commodities. 

The Delegated Regulation amends Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council to introduce targeted and limited technical fixes to the list of relevant products, by clarifying the range of products not covered by the Regulation. The revisions are necessary to ensure a simpler and more straightforward application of the EUDR and legal certainty. The Delegated Act Regulation also prevent problems at the EU external borders as economic operators and customs authorities will have clarity on which products are in/out of scope of the EUDR. It will also avoid unnecessary administrative costs for economic operators and competent authorities.

Draft act

Feedback period: 15 April 2025 - 13 May 2025

Draft delegated regulation - Ares(2025)3099313