# Deforestation law: deal with Council to postpone and simplify measures  | Aktuelles | Europäisches Parlament

> Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement to postpone the EU Deforestation Regulation by one year for all businesses. Large operators must comply from 30 December 2026 and small operators from 30 June 2027, with simplified traceability and due diligence rules.

- Date: 2025-12-04 · published 2025-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21522-deforestation-law-deal-with-council-to-postpone-and-simplify-measures-aktuelles
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The extra year and simpler rules reduce compliance costs for importers of soy, palm oil and cattle products into the EU, supporting continued flows and limiting price premiums for compliant supply.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2022-12-06 | [Council and Parliament strike provisional deal to cut down deforestation worldwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38271-council-and-parliament-strike-provisional-deal-to-cut-down-deforestation.md) | +1.6% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2023-04-19 | [Parliament adopts new law to fight global deforestation  \| News \| European Parliament](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36437-parliament-adopts-new-law-to-fight-global-deforestation-news-european-parliament.md) | -4.9% | -10.2% |
| SOY | 2023-01-16 | [MEPs approve Parliament/Council agreement on ‘imported deforestation’ EU regulation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37812-meps-approve-parliament-council-agreement-on-imported-deforestation-eu.md) | -3.1% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2022-11-15 | [European Parliament pass bill to ban imports of deforestation-linked commodities \| NGIS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38692-european-parliament-pass-bill-to-ban-imports-of-deforestation-linked.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2025-11-26 | [European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21985-european-parliament-supports-year-long-deforestation-law-delay-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-12-06 | [Council and Parliament strike provisional deal to cut down deforestation worldwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38271-council-and-parliament-strike-provisional-deal-to-cut-down-deforestation.md) | -4.6% | +3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-09-11 | [European Parliament calls for tangible EU measures to help put an end to deforestation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63050-european-parliament-calls-for-tangible-eu-measures-to-help-put-an-end-to.md) | -1.2% | -3.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-03-08 | [MEPs call for measures to stem deforestation for palm oil \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72015-meps-call-for-measures-to-stem-deforestation-for-palm-oil-agence-europe.md) | -2.6% | -7.5% |

## Sources

- europarl.europa.eu: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/press-room/20251201IPR31711/deforestation-law-deal-with-council-to-postpone-and-simplify-measures

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