EU Pushes Back Deforestation Law by a Year

EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation, caving in to demands from several producer nations from across the globe and domestic opposition within the 27-nation bloc.
EU agrees to delay anti-deforestation law by one year
The European Union's new anti-deforestation rules will be delayed by one year but no major changes will be made to the content of the legislation, European decision makers agreed on Tuesday evening.
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A major European Union law aimed at curbing deforestation by requiring importers to prove their worldwide supply chains are not causing more trees to be felled has been pushed back to Dec. 30, 2025.
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A last-minute vote of MEPs will decide whether the postponement agreed in principle with member states can take effect before 30 December.
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If the agreement is fully endorsed, companies will have until 30 December 2025 to prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
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Proposed legislation had been met with widespread pushback from agricultural giants like Brazil and Indonesia, as well as EU countries such as Austria and Finland
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Negotiators for EU institutions agreed a compromise on Tuesday on a ban on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, which will be delayed by a year but without changes proposed by EU lawmakers.
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The centre-right European People’s Party is claiming credit for a one-year delay to a regulation blocking EU market access for products linked to deforestation, although it failed in its attempt to further water down the law despite support from the far-right.
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