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Umberto BACCHI, with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt

Germany Joins Criticism Of EU Anti-Deforestation Law

Illegal deforestation has been rampant in the Amazon (Credit: AFP)

Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after Germany added became the latest country to request the rules be postponed.

Berlin urged the European Commission to delay implementation for six months to July 1, 2025, saying a lack of clarity on key aspects of the law meant conditions were not yet there for it to be efficiently applied.

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