Yes, twice. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) has been in force since 29 June 2023, but its obligations were pushed back by 12 months in December 2024 and again in December 2025. They now apply from 30 December 2026, with a later date for some micro and small companies. On 26 October 2026 no further delay had been proposed.
How has the date moved?
| Change | General date | In force from |
|---|---|---|
| Original regulation | 30 December 2024 | 29 June 2023 |
| First postponement, December 2024 | 30 December 2025 | 26 December 2024 |
| Second postponement, December 2025 | 30 December 2026 | 26 December 2025 |
The date for micro and small companies moved in step each time; the dates by company size are set out separately. The EU Timber Regulation, which EUDR replaces, is repealed from 30 December 2026, though it still applies until 31 December 2029 to timber produced before 29 June 2023.
Is another delay coming?
Nothing in the official record points to one. The second amendment told the Commission to carry out a simplification review by 30 April 2026. Its report, dated 4 May 2026, chose updated guidance, changes to the information system and a revised product list, aimed at applying the regulation by the end of 2026. It proposed no new delay. The only amendment pending on 26 October 2026 is a proposal of 10 September 2026 to take French Guiana out of the regulation’s territory, which leaves the dates alone. The next general review is due by 30 June 2030.
What about goods already on the market?
Goods first supplied in the EU before an operator’s date stay outside the regulation, and so do products made wholly from them. Timber products are the exception: those placed before 30 December 2026 fall under the old Timber Regulation instead. The Commission’s guidance asks for conclusive and verifiable evidence of that original placing date. Products produced before 29 June 2023 are outside the regulation, except older timber placed on the market from 31 December 2029, which must then meet its core conditions.
What can a business do now?
Plan for the current date, or the later small-company date where it applies, rather than for another postponement. For stock already on the market, keep the invoices or customs records that show when it was first placed.
Where this comes from: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Articles 1(2), 34, 37 and 38; Regulation (EU) 2024/3234; Regulation (EU) 2025/2650; Commission simplification review, COM(2026) 191; Commission guidance, OJ C/2026/3896, section 3.
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Reviewed by Team GreenSutra on 26 October 2026.