Overview

• Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall set out a new timetable with rules applying to large companies from late 2026 and to small and medium-sized firms from June 30, 2027.
• Roswall cited concerns over the EU’s IT systems and the volume of data to be processed as the reason for the postponement, with officials warning that multiple company queries could overload the platform.
• The proposal leaves room for changes during talks, and the Commission signaled that business obligations could be eased during the extended preparation period.
• The regulation would bar sales of coffee, palm oil, soy, cocoa, rubber and beef linked to post‑2020 deforestation and require satellite or GPS traceability and reporting to Brussels.
• The law was already delayed once after pressure from Germany and other states, and the European People’s Party is now advocating a ‘zero‑risk’ category that would exempt some countries from reporting duties.