EU places tough new anti-deforestation law on hold

EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
The European Union has agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation
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.
European Union places tough new anti-deforestation law on hold
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.
One-year delay to EU deforestation rules likely after agreement reached
A last-minute vote of MEPs will decide whether the postponement agreed in principle with member states can take effect before 30 December.
EU bodies provisionally agree one-year EUDR delay, amendments scrapped
If the agreement is fully endorsed, companies will have until 30 December 2025 to prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
EU reaches deal to delay contentious deforestation law
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
European Parliament and Council agree to postpone the application of the new deforestation rules
On Tuesday evening, negotiators from the Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement to delay implementing new EU rules to prevent deforestation. Large companies will now have until December 30,
EU delays deforestation ban but discards changes
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -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.
EU strikes deal on law to slow deforestation
The European Union has agreed to delay but not dilute a landmark deforestation regulation. Environmental NGOs and politicians have warned that the slowdown threatens forests and the climate.
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