Concern among exporters over the entry into force of the Anti-Deforestation Regulation in Europe: Without an extension, in the

In recent days, the European Commission made another significant move with its controversial Anti-Deforestation Regulation, which seeks to prohibit the entry into the old continent of agricultural products from countries that have deforested fields in recent times. The president of CIARA-CEC, Gustavo Idígora, warned that this decision "revolutionizes global trade again." According to the executive of the Argentine agro-export sector, the European bloc decided to reverse the extension until 2027 that it had announced just two weeks ago and now intends for the regulation to come into full force from January 1, 2026. "The European Commission completely changed its position and sent a new draft to Parliament that only extends the application (of Regulation 1115/2023) for micro-enterprises from zero-risk countries, such as the Europeans, the United States, or China," he pointed out. Argentina was considered an "intermediate-risk country," and therefore its companies are not covered by ...