← All legislative files
Regulation (EU) 2023/11152021/0366(COD)COM(2021)706
Deforestation Regulation
Making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010
- Stage
- In force, reached 9 Jun 2023
- In force
- In force since 29 Jun 2023 · CELEX 32023R1115
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Christophe Hansen (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Last activity
- 12 Jul 2026
37 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026
Where it stands
Latest: Delegated act adopted: Deforestation - list of relevant commodities and products (amendments), 12 Jul 2026.
ShowHide the earlier record: 22 dates, 18 Nov 2021 to 9 May 2023
- 18 Nov 2021
- Adoption by Commission
- 19 Nov 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Jan 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 4 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 15 Feb 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Mar 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 21 Mar 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Apr 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 24 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 28 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Jul 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Sept 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Debate in plenary
- 13 Sept 2022
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 21 Dec 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 17 Apr 2023
- Debate in plenary
- 19 Apr 2023
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 24 Apr 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 3 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 5 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 May 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 16 May 2023
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 31 May 2023
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2023
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Jun 2023
- Published in the Official Journal
- 9 Mar 2026
- Implementing act adopted: EU Deforestation Regulation – measures simplifying the use of the information system
- 21 May 2026
- Expert group meeting: Commission Expert Group/Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protec — Deforestation - list of relevant commodities and products (amendments)
- 12 Jul 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Deforestation - list of relevant commodities and products (amendments)
- Implementing act adopted: EU Deforestation Regulation – measures simplifying the use of the information system
10 people
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Christophe Hansen | EPP | LU | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anna Zalewska | ECR | PL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Delara Burkhardt | S&D | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Kateřina Konečná | The Left | CZ | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marie Toussaint | Greens/EFA | FR | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Renew | RO | ENVI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Norbert Lins | EPP | DE | AGRI |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Rosa Estaràs Ferragut | EPP | ES | DEVE |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Anna Cavazzini | Greens/EFA | DE | IMCO |
| Rapporteur for opinion | Karin Karlsbro | Renew | SE | INTA |
267 amendments
Amendments
Tabled between 6 Sept 2022 and 12 Apr 2023. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By author
- Anna Zalewska13
- Bernd Lange6
- Christophe Hansen · PPE3
- Andreas Schwab1
- Catherine Griset1
- Daniel Buda1
- Dolors Montserrat1
- Esteban González Pons1
- Eugen Tomac1
- Francisco José Millán Mon1
ShowHide 20 more authors
- Fulvio Martusciello1
- Gheorghe Falcă1
- György Hölvényi1
- Herbert Dorfmann1
- Hildegard Bentele1
- Isabel Benjumea Benjumea1
- Iuliu Winkler1
- Ivan David · ID1
- Javier Zarzalejos1
- Jens Gieseke1
- Kateřina Konečná1
- Loránt Vincze1
- Marie Toussaint1
- Marion Walsmann1
- Massimiliano Salini1
- Michael Gahler1
- Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ · Renew1
- Pablo Arias Echeverría1
- Pascal Canfin1
- Rosa Estaràs Ferragut1
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 28 of the 267 amendments.
By article
- Annex I – Table – Line 12
- Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 32
- Article 10 – paragraph 32
- Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point a2
- Article 12 – paragraph 12
- Article 14 – paragraph 122
- Article 14 – paragraph 92
- Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 62
- Article 20 – paragraph 12
- Article 28 – paragraph 22
ShowHide 20 more provisions
- Article 32 – paragraph 42
- Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part2
- Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d2
- Article 9 – paragraph 32
- Recital 552
- Annex I1
- Annex I – Table – Line 1 a (new)1
- Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 21
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b1
- Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)1
- Article 10 – paragraph 11
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)1
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)1
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c1
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e1
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f1
- Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point g1
Covers 45 of the 267 amendments.
5 acts
Delegated and implementing acts beneath it
By status: 2 adopted, 2 published, 1 planned.
| Act | Kind | Status | Adoption |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU Deforestation Regulation – measures simplifying the use of the information system | Implementing · Regulation | Adopted | Q2 2026 |
| Deforestation - list of relevant commodities and products (amendments) | Delegated · Regulation | Adopted | |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2024 |
| Functioning of the Electronic Interface for deforestation-free products | Implementing · Regulation | Planned | Q3 2025 |
| Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084 | Implementing · Regulation | Published | Q4 2024 |
Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.
20 documents
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0219/2022Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2021)0706Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 150 09.06.2023, p. 0206Commission
- Committee opinion · PE719.797Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE719.876Parliament
- Report · PE729.953Parliament
- Proposal · PE730.012Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE730.020Parliament
- Amendments · PE730.104Parliament
- Committee opinion · PE731.537Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.626Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.627Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.628Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.704Parliament
- Amendments · PE731.737Parliament
- Agenda · PE740.655Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2023/1115Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2023)260Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0109/2023Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0311/2022Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThe EU Deforestation Regulation bans placing or exporting cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood products unless deforestation-free, legally produced, and covered by a due diligence statement. Operators must collect geolocation data and assess risk; micro or small primary operators may file a simplified declaration.
What the workspace adds on this file
Everything above is the public record. Subscribers see this page with their own layer on top.
Why it matters to you
What this file means for your organization, assessed against your own priorities.
What moved
When this file moves, it reaches your own briefing, with a link to its source.
Your contacts on it
Your team's contacts logged against this file: who you met, what was said and the next step.
A first draft
A statement, a member update or a meeting brief on this file, in your organization's voice, with its sources.
Sources: EP Legislative Observatory · EUR-Lex. Record as of 14 Sept 2026. Something wrong on this page? Report an error.
Request access
See this file with your own layer on top: why it matters to you, your contacts on it and a first draft. We’ll schedule a 20-minute walkthrough.
EU-hosted · GDPR-compliant · Trust Center →
By submitting, you agree to our privacy policy.