EUDR geolocation timeline: key dates from 2023 to 2030

Every date that matters for EUDR geolocation (the cut-off, the application dates after two postponements, the 2026 changes) each checked against the Official Journal.

Dates move: the application date has been pushed back twice. Every date below was read from the Official Journal text or the Commission document cited next to it, on the date shown at the foot of this page.

DateWhat happenedSource
31 December 2020The cut-off date. Products are "deforestation-free" only if produced on land not deforested after this date.(Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 2(13))
9 June 2023Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 published in the Official Journal (L 150).(Regulation (EU) 2023/1115)
29 June 2023It enters into force, on the twentieth day after publication.(Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 38)
6 December 2024Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084 on the Information System published.(Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084)
23 December 2024Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 published: application postponed by a year, to 30 December 2025 (30 June 2026 for micro and small undertakings).(Regulation (EU) 2024/3234, Art. 1)
23 December 2025Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 published, in force three days later: application postponed again, the downstream operator category and the simplified declaration introduced.(Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Art. 1)
4 May 2026The Commission's simplification review concludes no further amendment to the regulation's text is appropriate.(COM(2026) 191)
14 July 2026Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 published: grouping of statements, simplified declarations, contingency arrangements.(Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565, Art. 8a)
17 August 2026Current version of the GeoJSON file description on the Information System's help pages.(GeoJSON File Description)
17 September 2026Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 published, amending the product list in Annex I; several changes apply from 30 December 2027.(Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102)
30 December 2026The regulation's obligations apply to operators and traders.(Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Art. 1)
30 June 2027They apply to operators who were micro or small undertakings on 31 December 2024, except for products covered by the old EU Timber Regulation, for which 30 December 2026 applies.(Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Art. 1)
30 December 2027Annex I changes from Delegated Regulation 2026/2102 apply: for example soluble coffee extracts added.(Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102)
30 June 2030First general review due, including the four-hectare polygon threshold.(Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, Art. 1)

What changed for geolocation

The geolocation requirement itself (at least six decimals, polygons above four hectares except for cattle) has not changed since 2023 (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Art. 2(28)). What changed around it:

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