Applies to you · 6 Oct 2026 · eur-lex.europa.eu

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — Article 17 – Article 24

Wooden furniture: due 30 December 2026, not moved to 30 June 2027

Leather goods: moved to 30 June 2027 for small companies

The move to 30 June 2027 leaves out products listed in the Annex to the EU Timber Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 995/2010), which lists wooden furniture. Leather goods were due 30 June 2026. The dates in RegWatch already use these.

This applies if your company was already small by 31 December 2024.

Moved by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650, which amends Article 38(3) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115.

Read the amended text

“Except as regards the products covered by the Annex to Regulation (EU)No 995/2010, for operators, whether natural persons or micro- or small undertakings within the meaning of Article 3(1) or Article 3(2), first subparagraph, respectively, of Directive 2013/34/EU, irrespective of their legal form, who were established as such by 31 December 2024, the Articles referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply from 30 June 2027.”— Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 38(3), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 · eur-lex.europa.eu

“9403 30 , 9403 40 , 9403 50 00 , 9403 60 and 9403 90 30 Wooden furniture”— Regulation (EU) No 995/2010, Annex · eur-lex.europa.eu

“Subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, Articles 3 to 13, Articles 16 to 24 and Articles 26, 31 and 32 shall apply from 30 December 2026.”— Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 38(2), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 · eur-lex.europa.eu

Before: “Except as regards the products covered in the Annex to Regulation (EU)No 995/2010, for operators that by 31 December 2020 were established as micro-undertakings or small undertakings pursuant to Article 3(1) or (2) of Directive 2013/34/EU, respectively, the Articles referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply from 30 June 2026.”— Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 38(3), as set by Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 · eur-lex.europa.eu

If an authority finds your products non-compliant, you must take corrective action: fix formal gaps, withdraw or recall the products, and close gaps in your due diligence system. Authorities can also stop high-risk products for up to three working days (72 hours for perishable goods).

Why this applies to you

Applies because you sell wooden furniture (wood products covered by the regulation) and leather goods (potentially covered) from Germany to EU markets, making you an operator placing relevant products on the market.
The regulation's corrective action obligations — rectifying non-compliance, withdrawing products, and fixing due diligence shortcomings — bind you as an operator when a competent authority finds non-compliance.
As a small company, these provisions apply to your leather goods from 30 June 2027 and to your wooden furniture from 30 December 2026, which the later date leaves out.

What to do

Review your due diligence system for wooden furniture for shortcomings and fix any gaps to prevent non-compliance risk

by 30 Dec 2026

“the operator, downstream operator or trader shall address any shortcomings in the due diligence system with a view to preventing the risk of further non-compliance with this Regulation.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Review your due diligence system for leather goods for shortcomings and fix any gaps to prevent non-compliance risk

by 30 Jun 2027

“the operator, downstream operator or trader shall address any shortcomings in the due diligence system with a view to preventing the risk of further non-compliance with this Regulation.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Prepare a procedure to rectify any formal non-compliance of your wooden furniture with Chapter 2 requirements if ordered by authorities

by 30 Dec 2026

“rectifying any formal non-compliance, in particular with the requirements of Chapter 2;”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Prepare a procedure to rectify any formal non-compliance of your leather goods with Chapter 2 requirements if ordered by authorities

by 30 Jun 2027

“rectifying any formal non-compliance, in particular with the requirements of Chapter 2;”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Prepare a procedure to withdraw or recall non-compliant wooden furniture immediately if ordered by authorities

by 30 Dec 2026

“withdrawing or recalling the relevant product immediately;”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Prepare a procedure to withdraw or recall non-compliant leather goods immediately if ordered by authorities

by 30 Jun 2027

“withdrawing or recalling the relevant product immediately;”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Obligations in the text

Identify high-risk situations and register them in the information system.

“Competent authorities shall identify situations where relevant products present such high risk of non-compliance with Article 3 that they require immediate action by competent authorities before those relevant products are placed or made available on the market or exported. Competent authorities shall register such identified situations in the information system referred to in Article 33.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Suspend placement of high-risk products within 72 hours for perishable goods.

“The suspensions referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall end within three working days or within 72 hours in the case of perishable relevant products, starting from the moment when the high risk of non-compliance is identified in the information system referred to in Article 33.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Require customs authorities to suspend release for free circulation or export of high-risk products.

“require customs authorities to suspend the release for free circulation or export of those relevant products under Article 26(7).”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Take immediate interim measures to suspend market placement upon detection of non-compliance.

“Member States shall provide for the possibility for their competent authorities to take immediate interim measures, including the seizure of the relevant commodities or relevant products, or the suspension of the placing or making available on the market or the export of the relevant commodities or relevant products, when potential non-compliance with this Regulation has been detected on the basis of any of the following:”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Require operators to take corrective action to end non-compliance within a reasonable period.

“where competent authorities establish that an operator, downstream operator or trader has not complied with this Regulation or that a relevant product placed or made available on the market or exported is non-compliant, they shall without delay require the operator, downstream operator or trader to take appropriate and proportionate corrective action to bring the non-compliance to an end within a specified and reasonable period of time.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Rectify formal non-compliance or prevent market placement of non-compliant products.

“rectifying any formal non-compliance, in particular with the requirements of Chapter 2;”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Withdraw or recall non-compliant products from the market immediately.

“withdrawing or recalling the relevant product immediately;”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Address shortcomings in the due diligence system to prevent further non-compliance.

“the operator, downstream operator or trader shall address any shortcomings in the due diligence system with a view to preventing the risk of further non-compliance with this Regulation.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Secure application of corrective action if operator fails to comply within specified period.

“If the operator, downstream operator or trader fails to take corrective action as referred to in paragraph 2 within the period of time specified by the competent authority under paragraph 1, or where non-compliance as referred to in paragraph 1 persists, after that period of time competent authorities shall secure application of the required corrective action referred to in paragraph 2 by all means available to them under the law of the Member State concerned.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Make public annual information on application of the Regulation by 30 April.

“By 30 April of each year, Member States shall make available to the public and to the Commission information on the application of this Regulation during the previous calendar year.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Commission shall publish Union-wide overview of Regulation application by 30 October each year.

“By 30 October of each year, the Commission services shall make publicly available a Union-wide overview of the application of this Regulation based on the data submitted by the Member States under paragraph 1.”— eur-lex.europa.eu

Source

Document: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML?uri=CELEX%3A02023R1115-20251226
Jurisdiction: EU
Dates: 30 Dec 2026 · 30 Jun 2027
Fetched: 19 Oct 2026 14:10 UTC
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