EU to delay anti-deforestation law by another year

BRUSSELS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The European Union will delay launching its anti-deforestation law for a second time, Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall said on Tuesday, postponing the ban on imports of commodities such as palm oil linked to forest destruction for another year.

Brussels had already delayed the law by a year, but that had not quelled opposition from industry and trade partners such as Brazil, Indonesia and the United States, who say complying with the rules would be costly and hurt their exports to Europe.

布鲁塞尔9月23日（路透社）——欧盟环境专员杰西卡·罗斯瓦尔周二表示，欧盟将第二次推迟实施其反毁林法，禁止进口棕榈油等与森林破坏相关的大宗商品的禁令将再延迟一年。

布鲁塞尔此前已将该法规推迟一年实施，但此举未能平息来自巴西、印度尼西亚和美国等工业及贸易伙伴的反对。这些国家认为遵守法规将造成高昂成本，并损害其对欧洲的出口。

源文章摘自路透社

By Kate Abnett and Makini Brice

September 24, 2025