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The European Commission publishes Delegated Act: leather excluded from the EUDR

On 13 July, the European Commission published the delegated act updating and simplifying the list of products covered by the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The final text confirms what had already emerged in the draft released in May: bovine leather, at every stage of processing, is excluded from the scope of the Regulation. The decision marks a major step towards the objective pursued since 2021 by industry associations such as UNIC – Italian Tanneries and COTANCE, which have consistently argued that leather should not fall under the EUDR. While highly significant, the outcome is not yet the final step in the legislative process.