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EU States Back New Delay to Anti-Deforestation Rules
The EU will delay the anti-deforestation law to end-2026, reduce reporting for importers, and review the legislation in April amid concerns over business costs and IT system capacity.
- On Wednesday, EU member states backed a one-year delay to the anti-deforestation law, pushing rollout to the end of 2026 and cutting reporting requirements beyond the European Commission's proposal.
- Under pressure from businesses and some governments, EU capitals moved to ease requirements as the European Commission warned of IT overload risks, and two dozen companies warned delays would `prolong legal and market uncertainty`.
- The EUDR, adopted in 2023, required traceability statements from importers to the 27-nation European Union, banning goods from land deforested after December 2020 and covering at-risk products like coffee, cocoa, soy, timber, palm oil, cattle, printing paper and rubber.
- Fern environmental group called the move `a disastrous signal at every level` and warned it creates instability for companies that invested millions, with Pierre-Jean Sol Brasier criticizing the back-and-forth on the law.
- Led by Germany and Austria, EU capitals backed a review in April next year, but any revisions still require EU parliament approval.
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EU countries approve one-year delay in enforcement of anti-deforestation law
At the request of Germany and Austria, which have been strongly critical of the legislation, European states have also agreed to a review clause scheduled for April 2026, to revisit the regulation even before it comes into force.
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EU member states on Tuesday backed a one-year postponement of landmark rules on deforestation that have faced fierce opposition from businesses and trading partners, diplomats told AFP. The implementation of the law, which bans imports of products that cause deforestation and has already been delayed by a year, would be postponed until the end of 2026 under plans supported by a majority of member states....
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