US EditionCombating Deforestation: Eu Countries Approve a One-Year Extension of the Law
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Initially planned for 2024, a law aimed at forcing agro-industry into its practice of deforestation was again postponed to the end of 2026 by the countries of the European Union.
European states supported the postponement of the entry into force of the law against deforestation by one year, from the end of 2025 to the end of 2026, said diplomats to the AFP on Wednesday. ...
The member states of the European Union (Council of the EU) agreed on Wednesday on a negotiating mandate for the revision of the EU regulation on deforestation-free products. The aim is to simplify the implementation of the existing rules and postpone their application so that operators, traders and authorities can prepare adequately for their enforcement, informs the TASR reporter. The Council of the EU announced its support for the simplificat…
Diplomats said on Wednesday 19 November that European countries had supported further easing of the EU's flagship law against deforestation, including a postponement to the end of 2026, which has not yet entered into force, aims to ban the marketing of products from cleared land.
Member states want to postpone the implementation of the European anti-deforestation law until December 30, 2026. For small businesses, the law will take effect from mid-2027. The member states agreed on Wednesday. The European Commission wants to implement the law for large businesses on July 1, 2026, and for small businesses on December 30, 2026.
Initially planned for 2024, a law aimed at forcing agro-industry into its practice of deforestation was again postponed to the end of 2026 by the countries of the European Union.
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