EUDR: Latest News & Updates
As of November 20th, 2025, the EU IS now on course to adopt a uniform one-year delay across the board for all companies regardless of size. EU member states endorsed the move following a suggestion (last week) by the Danish Presidency of the EU Council. This latest development follows the new proposals introduced in September and October (see immediately below), and the demand by the EU Council (Danish Presidency) to adopt a full one-year delay. Now, a plenary vote is tabled for November 26th in order to fully adopt the latest proposal.
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What You Need to Know:
The November 20th proposal would establish a uniform one-year delay for all companies instead of the December 30th, 2025 deadline for large operators (entities that are responsible for placing or making available products in the EU marketplace), and 2026 deadline micro and small enterprises.
For micro- and small enterprises, the six-month grace period may be implemented in January-June, 2027. As the EU noted in October, a grace period would “allow economic operators to start complying with their obligations in line with the entry into application, while providing them with a grace period to adapt to the legislative changes.”
If the proposal is adopted, it is possible that downstream small and medium operators and traders may not be required to submit due diligence statements. Only one submission in the IT system will be required for the entire supply chain. In other words, the operator that places the product (or makes it available) in the market is responsible for reporting obligations.
The proposal must still be formally adopted. See next section.
What’s Next?
The latest proposal must be formally adopted before they can be enforced. A plenary vote has been tabled for November 26th in Strasbourg.
What Should Companies/Operators Do?
The EUDR saga can seem confusing so it is important to get the right guidance and support. We strongly recommend an EUDR Check-Up to determine your overall progress and obligations. This is a free service from TBG’s EUDR team that enables operators (of all sizes/categories) to quickly determine overall compliance and obligations ahead of the key deadlines.
How Does the EU Classify Companies?
“Operators” refers to large corporations/multinationals that are responsible for “placing products on (or making those products available in) the EU marketplace” and that sit above the revenue and employee threshold determined for SMEs. Conversely, “small” operators refers to SMEs and small companies based on the the following (staff and personnel) EU guideline:
medium companies (defined as those <250 employees and turnover of <€50 million),
small companies (defined as those with <50 employees and a turnover of <€10 million)
micro-enterprises (defined as those with <10 employees and a turnover of <€2million)
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Historical Background: The November 20th news follows key developments in the last two months. On October 21st, the EU announced new (proposed) amendments for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). This latest development, which clarifies the deadlines as well as obligations of large operators and small operators and traders, is the latest twist in a 2-year saga as EUDR was originally scheduled for December 30th, 2024. It follows the July 9th EU Parliament vote, rejecting the Country Benchmarking (Classification) System and the subsequent September 23rd letter from European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall proposing another 1-year delay due to IT issues. CLICK HERE to get in touch with our dedicated EUDR team and scroll below for more information.
Excerpts from Commissioner Roswall’s September 23rd letter:
“Based on the available information, the Commission’s assessment is that this [new projections on the number of expected operations and interactions between economic operators and the IT system has led to a substantial upward reassessment of the projected load on the IT system] will very likely lead to the system slowing down to unacceptable levels or even to repeated and long-lasting disruptions, which would negatively impact companies and their possibilities to comply with the EUDR. Operators would be unable to register as economic operators, introduce their Due Diligence Statements, retrieve the necessary information from the IT system, or provide the necessary information for customs purposes where relevant. This would severely impact the achievement of the objectives of EUDR, but also potentially affect trade flows in the areas covered by the legislation.”
“Despite efforts to address the issues in time for the entry into application of the EUDR, it is not possible to have sufficient guarantees that the IT system will be able to sustain the level of the expected load.”
