Published: December 4th, 2024,
Last updated: December 14th, 2024

The EU regulation for deforestation-free supply chains (EUDR) is to be applied a year later than planned, but its content will not be changed. The negotiators from the EU Parliament and Council agreed on this on Tuesday evening. Rapporteur Christine Schneider (EPP) gave in: Her amendments did not make it into the final text. The trilogue result thus ultimately confirms the Commission’s proposal unchanged. Schneider was only able to negotiate a political declaration by the Commission without legally binding effect.