The European Union (EU) has postponed the Law of its features landmarks to combat warning for the second year in a row, which caused criticism that the bloc abandons its climate ambitions while granting partners and commercial partners a field to reshape the rules.

The regulation of European forest removal (EUDR) was scheduled to enter into force as of December 2024 on the rise, which requires companies to prove that goods such as palm oil or beef, soybeans, coffee and cocoa are not related to the removal of forests or human rights violations. He was Last year’s delay Because of the pressure from industry groups.

Now, the European Commission has now suggested another 12 -month delay until the end of 2026, citing IT (IT) and pressure to reduce the regulatory red strip.

The decline is part of the Brussels batch wider to give priority for economic competitiveness for the most stringent climate. European industry groups have argued that the law is very complex and costly, while commercial partners including Indonesia, Malaysia and the United States have pressured them.

European Union Environment Jessica Roswal said companies are not ready. She told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday: “We still cannot believe that we can really get this without disrupting our business,” she told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday.

The European Union and Indonesia concluded a deal covering industries including electric cars, electronics and pharmaceutical preparations on Monday, which was a contract in this field.

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R.His current design excludes “all or nothing” small holders instead of bringing them. This is where the change is required – not more delay.

Caroline Lim, Corporate Communications Head, Musim Mas

Indonesia pays exemptions to take it

The delay comes at a time when the palm oil industry in Indonesia is pressing for changes on Eudr. Earlier this month, the Indonesian palm oil (Gapki), a reaction group in the industry, presented notes on the European Commission’s inquiry about simplifying environmental reports.

The group, which welcomed the delay to Eudr, called on Brussels to exempt the micro -holders farmers from the requirements of EUDR and recognize the national sustainability scheme in Indonesia, and the standard of the Indonesian sustainable palm oil (ISPO), as a path to compliance.

“Gabaki and many Indonesian stakeholders support the goal of the list of reducing the removal of global forests,” said Eddie Martono, President of Gabaki. However, the possible exclusion of the farmers of the Indonesian small holders from the European markets – whether in palm oil, rubber, coffee, wood or cocoa – is a great danger to their livelihoods, as well as to achieve the goals of the organization. “

Martono said ISPO will determine the requirements of the European Union with national frameworks and reduce unnecessary costs. He added: “Our concerns are not different from many European stakeholders who criticize the list,” noting that the trade agreement in Indonesia and the European Union ends as a “ideal opportunity” for cooperation.

“Every delay risks market confidence erosion”

Some palm oil companies, such as Musim MAS in Singapore, say they are already ready to comply-but to share Gapki concerns about excluding small holders. “Musim MAS is preparing for three years, and we are ready to comply.

Meanwhile, the round table on sustainable palm oil (RSPO), which is the leading certificates of the cultivated oil, indicated that the palm oil sector is advancing more than other commodities in preparation for compliance, with reference to long -term transparency efforts and new tracking systems such as the PRISMA platform.

Non -profitability, however, sees the delay as a decline. The WWF memorization group described it as “unacceptable and huge” embarrassing “for the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Lin. Thomas Whits, co -chair of the European Green Party, described the decision as a “dark day to protect global forests.”

Nicole Recoft, the founder and chief executive of Canopy, said that the delay is not only risked by forests, but also undermines the certainty of work.

“The forests – the climate – cannot afford another year of inaction. Every delay risks the erosion of market confidence, slowing progress, and undermining those companies that are already moving in good faith to prepare their supply chains,” she said in a statement.

“Companies should use this delay as a starting point, not a nap button … by moving faster, companies not only get the organization, but also respond to consumer expectations and the increasing investor for driving and flexibility.”

Critics say that the repeated decline in Europe undermines its credibility as a global climate leader. While parts of the palm oil industry show preparedness, the sectors of other commodities are still left behind, which increases the risk of delays and sculptures more than the organization.

The delay of Eudr appears a few months after the delay in the regional bloc in the introduction of the corporate sustainability of corporate (CSRD), which will lead to the mandate of companies with a certain size to report their sustainability adoption data, and to direct green claims in the European Union, which is to cut their green washing.