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The EU's Deforestation Regulation: Will There Be Further Changes?

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The EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), designed to ensure that no products that contribute to deforestation are sold in, or exported from, the EU, continues to be criticized by EU Member States and major market players....more

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European Commission Consults on CBAM Extension and Announces Plans to Protect EU Exporters

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On 1 July 2025, the European Commission (Commission) released a call for evidence regarding the potential to extend the scope of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Regulation (CBAM) to cover certain downstream...more

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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: How to Navigate a Complex Mechanism

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This note is dedicated to importers and producers of specific goods from countries outside the European Union, who will be subject to carbon pricing equivalent to that applied to European manufacturers of the same goods,...more

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EU Commission Publishes The Risk Classification Under The EUDR

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On May 22, 2025, the EU Commission adopted an implementing regulation to the EU's Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") in which it identified the risk classification of countries as “low, standard or high risk” required under...more

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EC Announces Low- and High-Risk Countries under the EUDR

The European Commission (EC) released on May 22, 2025, the identity of the countries that present a low or high risk of deforestation in producing seven commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood)...more

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EU Deforestation Regulation: New Guidance Document, new FAQs and a proposal for a Delegated Act

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On April 15, 2025, the EU Commission published a new Guidance Document, new frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a proposal for a new Delegated Act designed to simplify the compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation...more

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Europe Daily News, 19 December 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11805 - Unicredit / CNP Unicredit Vita) Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11834 - GTCR / Insight Partners / Tricentis)...more

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CBAM – how the EU’s new carbon border tax will impact non-EU businesses

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On 17 May 2023, the EU Regulation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the CBAM Regulation) came into force. The CBAM Regulation will become applicable in phases, with provisions applying from 1 October 2023, 31...more

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EU Parliament Approves Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

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The European Parliament voted in favor of implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) after reaching a provisional agreement on the CBAM in December 2022. Several countries and the European Union (EU) have long...more

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European Parliament and Council Reach Agreement on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and EU Emissions Trading System

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The European Parliament and Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on the text of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism regulation and the directive providing an updated EU Emissions Trading System....more

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European Parliament and Council adopt positions on ETS and CBAM proposals: next steps—final agreement & formal adoption

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The EU "Fit for 55" package, if adopted, will significantly reshape environmental regulation in Europe, with impact beyond the EU's borders. In this alert, we focus on developments in two of the most impactful files, the...more

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The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism proposal and considerations for U.S. businesses

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The EU CBAM proposal signals a transformation of the European carbon pricing regulations. U.S. businesses with significant European operations, or with operations in emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industry sectors, should...more

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The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism : inspiration for others or Pandora’s box?

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Following the release of the European Commission’s proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM Proposal”) on 14 July 2021 as part of the “Fit for 55” legislative package aimed at reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas...more

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European Commission Consults on a Carbon Border Mechanism

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On 11 December 2019, the European Commission (Commission) unveiled the European Green Deal (Green Deal), an ambitious environmental and climate set of policy proposals aiming to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050....more

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