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Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · European Union · 2024–2026

EU narrows supply-chain law and delays deforestation rule twice

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Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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  • The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
What the record lacks: 1 none on record · 3 insufficient · 1 not measured See the gaps

The EU narrowed its corporate due diligence directive (CSDDD) and postponed its deforestation regulation (EUDR) twice. Leaked documents and lobbying records show oil and agribusiness interests sought the changes.

What?
The EU narrowed its corporate due diligence directive and postponed the deforestation regulation twice. Linklaters
Where?
European Union Linklaters
When?
Narrowing reported December 2025; second EUDR postponement reported 17 December 2025 (FoodNavigator). FoodNavigator
Who?
Gained
  • Chevron, ExxonMobil, Koch and TotalEnergies — Leaked documents show they worked to narrow the supply-chain law SOMO
  • Agriculture and paper industry lobbies — Requested the EUDR delays, according to InfluenceMap InfluenceMap
Lost
None on record
Harmed
None on record
Why?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Through the Omnibus I simplification package and deadline postponements. Linklaters
6 of 6 questions answered from the record

What happened

The record, in order.

Linklaters reported in December 2025 that the EU Council and Parliament reached political agreement narrowing the CSDDD, removing EU-level civil liability.

Baker McKenzie and FoodNavigator reported that the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR) has been postponed twice.

Leaked documents reported by SOMO show Chevron, ExxonMobil, Koch and TotalEnergies worked to narrow the supply-chain law.

InfluenceMap reported in October 2025 that agriculture and paper industry lobbies requested the EUDR delays.

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    Lawsuits and rulings

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    Insurers

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    What we don't know

    Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.

    Nature

    • Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.

    Record

    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: the EUDR's new application dates (30 December 2026 for large and medium companies, 30 June 2027 for small ones) and the 31 December 2020 cut-off date.
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: the EUDR delay vote was 371 to 240 (Earthsight, November 2024).
    • Insufficient Reported but not verified: leaked documents show 11 companies held 17 meetings on the directive, and three of ExxonMobil's four priorities were included.
    • None on record The sources reviewed do not say how many companies the narrowed directive will cover in practice.

    Did the harm stop?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Who paid?

    Not stated in the sources reviewed.

    Sources

    Voices on record: ✓ Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations✓ Communities and civil society— Researchers

    Company or project

    2. Simplification review of EUDR
      Baker McKenzie · 2026-05

    Press and investigations

    1. EUDR delay confirmed
      FoodNavigator · 2025-12-17

    Communities and civil society

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