{"id":12660,"date":"2024-11-14T12:52:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T12:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osapiens.com\/?p=12660"},"modified":"2024-11-14T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:46:27","slug":"postponement-of-eudr-implementation-date-approved-by-eu-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osapiens.com\/blog\/postponement-of-eudr-implementation-date-approved-by-eu-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"Postponement of EUDR Implementation Date Approved by EU Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On November 14, 2024, the European Parliament has adopted<\/a> amendments to the EUDR provisions proposed by the EPP (European People’s Party Group), including the extension of the original date of application of December 30, 2024, to December 30, 2025<\/strong>. Besides this, a new risk category, \u201cno-risk\u201d, was proposed and adopted by the Parliament as part of the benchmarking system. The amendments still need to be approved by the Council, as they go beyond the proposal of the EU Commission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of November 14, all three institutions agreed on the one-year extension of the transition period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For context: On October 2, 2024, the European Commission had formally requested a postponement of the application date for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a measure designed to regulate the import and trade of products linked to deforestation and forest degradation. The European Council and the European Parliament have now approved this proposal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voting on Amendments Introduced by EPP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the plenary session, the European Parliament voted for: <\/p>\n\n\n\n