20 states rebel against the law on defor • Table.Briefings

Anyone offering certain products from risk areas on the EU market is supposed to guarantee that they were not grown on deforested areas from the turn of the year.

Almost a year ago, Parliament and the Council approved the law on deforestation-free supply chains. Now 20 member states and parliamentarians want to stop the project – or at least delay it.

Around 20 member states called on Brussels on Tuesday to scale back and possibly suspend the law on deforestation-free supply chains. They stated that the policy would harm farmers.

20 states rebel against the law on deforestation-free supply chains

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