REG-008
EU deforestation rules apply to large and medium operators
30 December 2026
in 116 days
Cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood cannot be placed on the EU market without a due-diligence statement carrying the geolocation of every plot of land the commodity came from.
The sentence that fixes the date
Subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, Articles 3 to 13, Articles 16 to 24 and Articles 26, 31 and 32 shall apply from 30 December 2026.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Article 38(2) — Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, OJ L, 23 December 2025
The day it lands
30 December 2026
116
days remaining
Counted from the date in the official journal text linked on this page. Arithmetic, not a forecast.
Who is forced to spend
Who
Large and medium operators and traders importing or first-placing those seven commodities, and every supplier they have to pull coordinates out of.
What they spend today
Traceability is bought as ESG platform seats and audit engagements, and most of the plot-level data collection is still done over email with suppliers.
Sector
Commodities and food
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