Associations come together urging the European Commission to include the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in its 2025 simplification agenda
16 associations from across sectors unfairly affected by the regulation are urging the European Commission to include the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in its 2025 simplification agenda. The message is clear:
The EUDR, as it stands, is unworkable — it places a disproportionate burden on operators, creates legal uncertainty, and risks significant trade disruption.
For the leather industry, simplification means:
- Focussing on the main drivers of deforestation and freeing by-products from the EUDR scope, as these have a marginal to nil impact on deforestation and virtually no leverage to drive a virtuous behaviour upstream in the supply chain
- Or, at the very least, introducing a “no/negligible-risk country” classification to exempt operators from geolocation-based traceability burdens,
- Due diligence Statement only for those who first place concerned goods on the EU market
It’s time for a targeted, risk-based, and practical review—through formal & objective amendments, not just FAQs. Simplification is a commitment. Now it must be delivered.
Joint Statement