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EU Seeks Second One-Year Delay for Deforestation Import Rules to 2026

The Commission attributes the move to an underpowered declaration platform, with final approval required from EU lawmakers.

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A palm oil plantation in Indonesia. Market leakage — sellers shifting EU-bound commodities to other less regulated markets — could undermine the effectiveness of the EUDR in some supply chains. Image by Ryan Woo/CIFOR via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
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Overview

  • The proposal would push the EU Deforestation Regulation’s start from late 2025 to late 2026, following an initial slip from 2024.
  • Officials said tests revealed serious capacity shortfalls in the IT system for supply-chain declarations, with one EU source citing demand at least ten times higher than expected.
  • Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall notified the Council and Parliament and signaled possible simplifications that ministers will now debate.
  • Green groups condemned the move as weakening forest protection and creating stranded compliance costs, while center-right lawmakers and some industry voices welcomed extra time.
  • The timing coincided with a new EU–Indonesia trade deal, though the Commission said the postponement is unrelated.