EU wants to postpone deforestation rules again

utilising commodities such as soy, palm oil, beef, timber, coffee, cocoa or rubber. In a letter to MEPs, European Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall says a further delay is necessary because the central IT system could not handle the expected volume of data. “Based on the available information, the Commission’s assessment is that this will very likely lead to the system slowing down to unacceptable levels or even to repeated and long-lasting disruptions, which would negatively impact companies and their possibilities to comply with the EUDR. Operators would be unable to register as economic operators, introduce their Due Diligence Statements, retrieve the necessary information from the IT system, or provide the necessary information for customs purposes where relevant. This would severely impact the achievement of the objectives of EUDR, but also potentially affect trade flows in the areas covered by the legislation.” Roswall also wants to use the time to further simplify ...