Overview

• Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall announced an additional one-year delay, warning the central monitoring platform could slow to unacceptable levels.
• Reports diverge on the new start date, with one account pointing to 2027 and another to 2026.
• The postponement is a proposal that still needs approval from EU member states and the European Parliament.
• The regulation targets imports such as palm oil, cocoa, coffee, soy and wood, requiring geolocation proof that goods do not come from land deforested after December 31, 2020.
• Agribusiness groups including Ciara-CEC and Argentina’s Visec platform welcomed the extra time, while WWF and other environmental organizations criticized the move and producer countries and EU members such as Italy and Austria have pressed for changes.