Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders
Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders
- Stage
- In force, reached 23 Dec 2025
- In force
- In force since 26 Dec 2025 · CELEX 32025R2650
- Procedure
- Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Christine Schneider (EPP)
- Lead DG
- DG ENV
- Commissioner
- Jessika Roswall
- Council configuration
- Environment Council
- Last activity
- 23 Dec 2025
- Legal basis
- TFEU Art. 192; TFEU Art. 294
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 23 Dec 2025.
ShowHide the earlier record: 8 dates, 21 Oct 2025 to 3 Dec 2025
- 21 Oct 2025
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- 29 Oct 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 12 Nov 2025
- Referred to committee
- 13 Nov 2025
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- 14 Nov 2025
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- 19 Nov 2025
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
- 26 Nov 2025
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 3 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- 4 Dec 2025
- Interinstitutional negotiations
- 10 Dec 2025
- Deliberations in Coreper
- Endorsement of the provisional agreement by Coreper
- 15 Dec 2025
- Committee approved the provisional agreement
- 16 Dec 2025
- Vote in EP plenary
- 17 Dec 2025
- Plenary adopted first-reading position
- Plenary vote
- 18 Dec 2025
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 19 Dec 2025
- Signed
- 23 Dec 2025
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Christine Schneider | EPP | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anna Zalewska | ECR | PL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Delara Burkhardt | S&D | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Jonas Sjöstedt | The Left | SE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Marie Toussaint | Greens/EFA | FR | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Ondřej Knotek | PfE | CZ | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Pascal Canfin | Renew | FR | ENVI |
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Text adopted · T10-0331/2025Parliament · 15 Dec 2025
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2025)005950Parliament · 26 Nov 2025
- Text adopted · T10-0295/2025Parliament · 12 Nov 2025
- Proposal · COM(2025)0652Commission · 21 Oct 2025
- Proposal · COM(2026)0191Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 23.12.2025Commission
- Text adopted · Regulation 2025/2650Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2026)02-05Parliament
Summary
GeneratedThis amendment to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 imposes new obligations on operators and traders in EU forestry and commodities markets to improve traceability and reduce gas emissions. It refines information exchange requirements to strengthen environmental integrity and ensure compliance with sustainability standards in global trade.
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