"Hugo Schally, the law's original author who has since retired from the European Commission, told the Guardian he believed it had been hollowed out by the removal of obligations on downstream traders to verify the origin of commodities such as palm oil, soy, wood, beef, rubber, cocoa and coffee. There now will be fewer actors with direct obligations, fewer data points along the value chain and less precise origin data, which will make enforcement and eventual prosecution more difficult, he said."
"The Green party's vice-president in the European Parliament, Marie Toussaint, went further, saying that delays, loopholes and an added exemption for printed products an apparent sop to appease President Donald Trump amounted to the political dismantling of the law. She called on the commission to withdraw the proposal. It is a far cry from the hopes of the 1.2 million EU citizens who signed the petition kickstarting the process to ban deforestation-linked products from Europe's market in 2020."
The EU deforestation regulation lost significant provisions, notably obligations for downstream traders to verify commodity origins. Fewer actors will bear direct obligations, reducing data points and precise origin data, which will complicate enforcement and prosecutions. Negotiations introduced delays, loopholes and an exemption for printed products. Campaigners and original proponents criticized these changes and called for withdrawal. The proposal originated from a 2020 petition signed by 1.2 million EU citizens and was launched in 2021 as part of the Green Deal. Since 1990, 420 million hectares of forest have been lost, partly due to European consumption patterns. The law experienced two 12-month delays attributed to IT issues.
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