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EU reaches deal to delay, streamline deforestation law

Published 20:58 on December 4, 2025 / Last updated at 20:58 on December 4, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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The Council of EU member states and the European Parliament struck a political deal on Thursday to delay and simplify implementation of the bloc’s regulation on deforestation-free products, pushing back core obligations by a year to give companies and national authorities more time to prepare.
The Council of EU member states and the European Parliament struck a political deal on Thursday to delay and simplify implementation of the bloc’s regulation on deforestation-free products, pushing back core obligations by a year to give companies and national authorities more time to prepare.


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