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EU Parliament backs one-year delay, review clause for deforestation rules

By Oscar Pandiello ( November 26, 2025, 13:08 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers backed a second one-year delay to the bloc’s anti-deforestation rules and approved an early review clause that could reopen the law before it applies. The European Parliament’s position shifts due-diligence obligations to companies first placing products on the EU market and eases requirements for small operators. A majority consisting of the center-right European People's Party and far-right groups supported the changes, prompting criticism from the center-left. Lawmakers must now negotiate with EU governments on the final version of the law.The EU’s anti-deforestation rules would be postponed by a year and made subject to an early review clause under changes backed by EU lawmakers on Wednesday, going beyond the European Commission’s initial simplification proposal....

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