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Agreement reached on EU rules on deforestation

EU countries have agreed on new rules against deforestation, reports TT. Companies will be forced to account for their supply chains to show that they do not contribute to deforestation. Those who do not comply with the rules can be fined.

The EU's so-called deforestation regulation is due to enter into force on December 30 next year. It has already been postponed twice.

"An agreement in record time!" writes EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall (M) on X.

The US and other countries have pushed to stop the regulation, which aims to reduce the 10 percent of global deforestation caused by consumption within the EU. 

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EU agrees on rules for rainforest deforestation

TT

Updated 22.01 | Published 21.55

 

The rules that are to stop imports of products produced on land where rainforest has been recently logged have been postponed in several rounds. Archive image. Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP/TT

EU legislators have reached a temporary agreement on rules against rainforest deforestation.

“The aim is to simplify the implementation of the existing rules and postpone their introduction to give actors, traders and authorities the opportunity to prepare adequately,” the Council of Ministers wrote in a press release.

The so-called Deforestation Regulation, EUDR, aims, among other things, to stop imports of products produced on land where rainforest has been recently logged. However, there has been sharp criticism from several countries outside Europe as well as companies and forestry companies in Europe, who are concerned about excessive administration and bureaucracy.

The regulation is not expected to enter into force until December 30, 2026, after the EU Parliament decided to postpone it in November this year.