Printed products to be exempt from EUDR if Parliament text confirmed

“While this vote is a significant and positive development, we must emphasize that it is not yet the final, legally binding decision for the exemption to take effect,” DistriPress and World Printers Forum director Sarah Lesting said in a statement.

She added: “The process now moves to the next stage where the Council and the European Commission must be convinced to support and formally adopt the demand to exclude finished printed products.”

But not everyone in the industry was excited for this news. According to Intergraf, the European Association representing the printing industry, only imported printed products would fall outside the Regulation, while printed products manufactured within the EU would continue to be subjected to it.

“This would create a significant environmental loophole and undermine consumer confidence,” the association said in a statement on November 26.

It added: “Europeans would no longer be assured that the book or card they purchase is protected against global deforestation.”

According to Intergraf secretary general Beatrice Klose, a workable EUDR with obligations only for the first placer on the market is still the most favorable path.

The text approved by the Parliament includes a one-year delay for all companies, in line with the position expressed by the Council on November 19, simplified due diligence obligations, and a mandate for a review of the Regulation by April 30, 2026.

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