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\t\t\t<\/p>\nThe European Parliament has largely backed changes to the EU\u2019s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) that mirror the position adopted by EU countries at the Council last week, paving the way for a swift agreement before Christmas.<\/p>\n
The rules, which should have entered into force by December this year, require companies to demonstrate that products sold in the EU \u2013 including cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, rubber, livestock, and timber \u2013 did not contribute to deforestation.<\/p>\n
EU countries back German push to delay, reopen deforestation rules<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tEU countries have backed a proposal to stop the clock on deforestation rules for an\u2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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A majority of MEPs voted in favour of the amendments put forward by centre-right lead negotiator Christine Schneider (Germany), which seek to delay the rules\u2019 implementation for all companies by one year and mandate the Commission to carry out an assessment of the rules\u2019 impact on businesses by April 2026. This could include legislative changes if needed.<\/p>\n
The changes were backed by the so-called Venezuela majority, including the far-right groups Patriots for Europe and European Conservatives and Reformists.<\/p>\n
Socialists and the Renew group attempted to reach an agreement with the centre-right EPP that did not go as far as the Commission\u2019s mandate, but negotiations collapsed on Tuesday evening, parliamentary staffers told Euractiv.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s difficult to understand why a compromise supported by 24 of the 27 member states is deemed unacceptable for S&D and Renew,\u201d the EPP\u2019s Christine Schneider said after the talks.<\/p>\n
Major food companies, including Ferrero and Nestl\u00e9, had pushed to keep the implementation timeline as originally planned and warned against reopening the legislation next year due to the uncertainty it could create.<\/p>\n
This article will be updated.<\/p>\n
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