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EUDR simplification cuts burden but keeps the 30 December 2026 implementation date in view

Baker McKenzie’s update on the Commission’s EUDR simplification review notes expected compliance-cost reductions of about 75%, while making clear that the regulation is not being reopened and large and medium companies still face the 30 December 2026 application date.

BY ESG DESK · JUNE 5, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Baker McKenzie’s update on the Commission’s EUDR simplification review notes expected compliance-cost reductions of about 75%, while making clear that the regulation is not being reopened and large and medium companies still face the 30 December 2026 application date. Supply-chain counsel should treat simplification as a scoping and systems issue, not a deferral.

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