\nThe updated guidance document<\/a> follows the current timeline, with micro- and small companies needing to apply the rules as of 30 June 2026. It also clarifies key definitions such as \u201cnegligible risk\u201d \u2013 which means that there is solid proof that a product is compliant with the EUDR rules \u2013 and\u00a0reiterates that converting forest to land for non-agricultural use is not considered deforestation under the regulation.\n<\/p>\n \nJust last week, food importers were seeking<\/a> clarity on the EUDR, amid speculation about the possibility of re-opening the file. In a June vote, the European Parliament backed the relaxation of the rules, and EU farming chief Christophe Hansen told Euractiv<\/a> he would support this \u2013 especially for products made in the EU.\n<\/p>\n \nHowever, Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall has the final say and Hansen confirmed in July that no decision had been made on easing or delaying the regulation. Potential changes could be included in a simplification package aimed at farmers and foresters due this autumn.\n<\/p>\n \nEnvironmental groups hope that this won’t happen. \u201cThe update of the guidance is a positive sign that the Commission is still working on supporting the implementation of the EUDR. We hope it means that credibility and legal certainty will prevail over attempts to reopen the EUDR, and that it won\u2019t be included in a [simplification] omnibus of any sort,\u201d the NGO Rainforest Alliance told Euractiv.\n<\/p>\n \n(vib)\n<\/p>\n \n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Commission on Tuesday clarified definitions and exemptions related to its anti-deforestation regulation, while maintaining the timeline…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-65868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cab6fb9c-375c-4983-b6bf-1ac2932d2e85-800x600.jpg\")
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