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Adopted text, 17 December 2025

Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders

Document TA-10-2025-0331 · P10_TA(2025)0331 · PE780.035

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on certain obligations of operators and traders under the Deforestation Regulation. The position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, after an agreement was reached between Parliament and the Council. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposal to amend Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders.
  2. The position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, as an agreement was reached between Parliament and the Council.
  3. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Who is affected

  • Operators and traders subject to obligations under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, whose obligations the amending regulation concerns.

Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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TEXTS ADOPTED

Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 December 2025 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders (COM(2025)0652 – C10-0263/2025 – 2025/0329(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0652),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 192(1)) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C10-0263/2025),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 3 December 2025,

– after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 10 December 2025 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rules 60 and 170 of its Rules of Procedure,

Read the rest (6 paragraphs)

1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

P10_TC1-COD(2025)0329

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 December 2025 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as regards certain obligations of operators and traders

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.)