Implementation of EU deforestation rules will be delayed for a second time, to December 2026, the European Commission announced on Tuesday, citing technical issues in the IT system dealing with the submission of due diligence statements by affected businesses.
Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall revealed the postponement of the EU’s anti-deforestation law by one year in a letter sent on Tuesday to lawmakers in the European Parliament and the European Council, claiming the IT system wouldn’t be able to handle the flow of information coming from economic operators that would arrive from 1 January 2026.
