Germany supports postponing the regulation aimed at combating imported deforestation for one year. Agence Europe published a note, shared on Thursday 13 November, in which the Member State put forward proposals for amendments to the revision proposed by the European Commission (see EUROPE 13735/4).
The postponement of the application of the regulation supported by Germany corresponds to the proposal of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU (see EUROPE 13750/25) and concerns all operators. Regarding the other points, Germany wants to introduce further simplifications.
While micro and small operators will already be subject to a simplified scheme, Germany believes that the annual quantity of products to be indicated “should only be an estimation”. To reduce the administrative burden associated with geolocation, the Member State suggests not including the geolocation of all plots of land, “but only that of establishments”. Germany also wants the simplified scheme to apply to mixed businesses “just exceeding the threshold of a small operator”.
With the co-legislators running out of time to reach an agreement before the end of the year, Germany wants to introduce a simplification review clause to identify and assess further simplification measures by April 2026.
France and Spain, in particular, do not want any further simplifications.
Read the document: https://aeur.eu/f/jfy (Original version in French by Florent Servia)