The European Parliament confirmed a new extension in the validity of its demands against deforestation, which now s

The European Parliament voted this Wednesday for a new one-year extension to the application of Regulation 1115/2023, which already suffered a similar postponement in its attempt to prevent imported products produced on recently deforested lands from entering the continent. These rules, which especially affect, in our case, soy and beef, were originally set to begin in 2025, were then postponed to 2026, and now are delayed again until 2027. A statement from the European Commission ended the lobbying of the last few weeks, officially making this second extension official. "According to the Parliament's position, companies will have an additional year to comply with the new EU rules aimed at preventing deforestation. Large operators and traders must comply with the obligations of this regulation starting from December 30, 2026, and micro-enterprises and small businesses from June 30, 2027," it was reported. The explanation hides an acknowledgment that the computer systems needed to ...