# Was it produced legally? Understanding the 'legality requirement' in the EU Deforestation Regulation  | ClientEarth

> ClientEarth published a legal briefing on the EUDR legality requirement, which obliges products to be produced in line with local laws. The document covers due diligence duties for EU companies. It includes case studies for soy, cattle, cocoa and oil palm in Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Indonesia.

- Date: 2025-04-25 · published 2025-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25153-was-it-produced-legally-understanding-the-legality-requirement-in-the-eu
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Legality checks add diligence costs for Brazilian soy and Indonesian palm oil sold into the EU. This is a background factor rather than a direct price driver.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2022-06-30 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: Will the traceability requirement hold smallholder producers back? - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40970-eu-deforestation-regulation-will-the-traceability-requirement-hold-smallholder.md) | -24.6% | -29.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-13 | [The proposed EU law on deforestation-free products: what does it include and what is left out? \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43611-the-proposed-eu-law-on-deforestation-free-products-what-does-it-include-and.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-23 | [The EU has a new deforestation law: here’s what it means \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43616-the-eu-has-a-new-deforestation-law-here-s-what-it-means-clientearth.md) | +1.6% | +13.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-05-19 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41417-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +1.4% | -7.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-08-29 | [The EU’s Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR) \| Crowe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28802-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-eudr-crowe.md) | +4.8% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2021-12-13 | [The proposed EU law on deforestation-free products: what does it include and what is left out? \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43611-the-proposed-eu-law-on-deforestation-free-products-what-does-it-include-and.md) | +1.4% | +8.4% |
| SOY | 2021-12-23 | [The EU has a new deforestation law: here’s what it means \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43616-the-eu-has-a-new-deforestation-law-here-s-what-it-means-clientearth.md) | -0.1% | +6.4% |
| SOY | 2022-05-19 | [Strengthening the EU regulation on deforestation-free products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41417-strengthening-the-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- clientearth.org: https://www.clientearth.org/latest/press-office/documents/understanding-the-legality-requirement-in-the-eu-deforestation-regulation/

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