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  • EU agrees to bans imports of products that drive deforestation

    12/06/2022 4:33:08 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 35 replies
    France24 ^ | December 8, 2022
    The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where they are deemed to contribute to deforestation. The draft law, which aims to ensure "deforestation-free supply chains" for the 27-nation EU, was hailed by environmental groups as "groundbreaking". It requires companies importing into the EU to guarantee products are not produced on land that suffered deforestation after December 31, 2020, and that they comply with all laws of the source country. The scope encompasses palm oil, cattle, soy, coffee, cocoa, timber and rubber as well as derived products such...