EU Commission looks to delay EUDR implementation by one more year
“An unwelcome step in the drive to eradicate deforestation from our global food system.”
The European Commission has notified the Parliament of its intention to delay the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by one more year due to IT challenges.
The notification came today in the form of a letter sent today (September 23) by EU Commission member Jessika Roswall to Member of the European Parliament Antonio Decaro. In the letter, Roswall explains that the Commission has been working with stakeholders on the deployment of the IT system meant to handle all the transactions for products covered by the EUDR, which has led to “a substantial upward reassessment of the projected load on the IT system”.
