European Parliament rejects methodology for risk categorisation of countries under EUDR
Today 9th July the EU Parliament voted on a Motion for Resolution on the EUDR, concerning the classification list of low, standard and high risk countries.
The Motion calls out the Commission, saying that there are concerns regarding the data quality and methodology behind the classification. The Parliament calls the Commission to revise the country benchmarking to ensure its more transparent, solid, and aligned with the EUDR original objectives.
The motion was passed. While this is an important political stance from the Parliament, the Commission may decide not to respond, thus not changing the current risk classification and way of working. While this Motion adds to the debate and confusion regarding EUDR, for now it has no actual impact.
Should the European Commission decide to act, a new classification would be coming our way and there is a risk of a further postponement of the EU Deforestation Regulation. It is probably impossible for the Commission to come up with a new methodology for classifying countries before the current deadline of 30 December 2025.
Pressure will increase on the European legislators to avoid another last-minute decision on further delaying implementation, as happened at the end of 2024.
However, most (serious) companies will not anticipate another delay because they desperately need all the time they have to be ready for the requirements and to get their supply chain data collection in order.
