# Environment & Climate Change Laws and Regulations Report 2026 03 An Analysis of the EU Deforestation Regulation and Forest-Risk Commodities Legislation in the UK

> A legal report summarizes the EU Deforestation Regulation scope and obligations, covering cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood. It also reviews the UK's forest-risk commodities legislation and next steps in the EU.

- Date: 2026-03-27 · published 2026-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20174-environment-and-climate-change-laws-and-regulations-report-2026-03-an-analysis
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Compliance rules for EU imports of soy and cattle products affect trade flows, but this legal overview adds no new price-moving development.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-01-23 | [The origins of deforestation-risk commodities linked to the EU market - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37814-the-origins-of-deforestation-risk-commodities-linked-to-the-eu-market.md) | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 2022-07-06 | [An Update: European Union Draft Law Seeking to Ban Imports and Exports of Commodities from Regions at Risk of Deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40520-an-update-european-union-draft-law-seeking-to-ban-imports-and-exports-of.md) | +1.1% | -0.4% |
| SOY | 2025-02-21 | [Spotlight on deforestation regulations in the UK and EU : Clyde & Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26066-spotlight-on-deforestation-regulations-in-the-uk-and-eu-clyde-and-co.md) | -2.2% | -3.1% |
| SOY | 2025-10-22 | [European Commission Maintains 30 December 2025 Application Date for EU Deforestation Regulation \| Environment, Land & Resources](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22427-european-commission-maintains-30-december-2025-application-date-for-eu.md) | +4.6% | +11.9% |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| SBM | 2025-02-21 | [Spotlight on deforestation regulations in the UK and EU : Clyde & Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26066-spotlight-on-deforestation-regulations-in-the-uk-and-eu-clyde-and-co.md) | -1.7% | +0.5% |
| SBM | 2024-01-15 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: considerations for commodities traders - Lexology](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32131-eu-deforestation-regulation-considerations-for-commodities-traders-lexology.md) | +1.1% | -1.2% |
| SBM | 2024-12-06 | [EU Deforestation Regulation Information System launches - Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26990-eu-deforestation-regulation-information-system-launches-environment.md) | -0.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- iclg.com: https://iclg.com/practice-areas/environment-and-climate-change-laws-and-regulations/03-an-analysis-of-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-and-forest-risk-commodities-legislation-in-the-uk/

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