ECR Group MEP Pietro Fiocchi has submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission, challenging its apparent intention to limit the upcoming review of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to non-legislative measures. The question, filed on 8 April 2026, targets Commissioner Jessika Roswall's reported plan to rely on guidelines and delegated acts rather than a full legislative revision, which Fiocchi argues would sideline Parliament and undermine the review clause agreed by co-legislators.
The question follows the adoption of targeted amendments to the EUDR in December 2025, which included a review clause requiring the Commission to carry out a simplification review by 30 April 2026 and to submit a report, accompanied where appropriate by a legislative proposal. Fiocchi contends that the clause was intended to allow structural implementation challenges to be assessed transparently and addressed through the ordinary legislative process, not through executive acts alone.
Fiocchi's four questions demand clarity on how the Commission will ensure an open, evidence-based review; the criteria for deciding whether legislative amendments are needed; safeguards against delegated acts replacing co-legislators on substantive policy choices; and how Parliament will be fully involved in addressing structural challenges, in line with the principle of institutional balance.
The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks. Its answer will signal whether it intends to pursue a narrow, technical adjustment or a broader legislative overhaul, with implications for businesses facing due diligence obligations, EU producers, and environmental NGOs. A non-legislative approach would offer regulatory predictability but may be seen as insufficient to address traceability and geolocation challenges, while a legislative proposal could reopen contentious debates on scope and definitions.