US Asked EU in May 30 Letter to Delay Deforestation Law: FT

The US requested the European Commission to delay a ban on cocoa, timber and sanitary products potentially linked to deforestation, the Financial Times reports, citing a letter sent by US administration dated May 30.

• The law posed “critical challenges” to US producers, said US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and US trade representative Katherine Tai in the letter
  • “We therefore urge the European Commission to delay the implementation of this regulation and subsequent enforcement of penalties until these substantial challenges have been addressed,” they said in the letter
• The European Commission confirmed that it ...