# EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains | Legal Guidance | LexisNexis

> A LexisNexis legal guidance piece explains that Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, the EU Deforestation Regulation, was published in June 2023 to restrict sales of commodities linked to deforestation. It covers soya, cattle, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee, rubber and derived products.

- Date: 2023-12-15 · published 2023-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32715-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains-legal-guidance-lexisnexis
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Legal guidance clarifies compliance obligations for importers of soy and palm oil into the EU, which can shift sourcing toward verified-deforestation-free origins. The effect on prices is a background cost factor rather than an immediate move.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-01-15 | [Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains – 12 months left](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32132-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains-12-months-left.md) | +1.5% | -1.1% |
| SOY | 2024-06-25 | [Ensuring deforestation-free supply chains: The new EU regulation - EFS Consulting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29775-ensuring-deforestation-free-supply-chains-the-new-eu-regulation-efs-consulting.md) | -1.3% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2022-03-17 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products - Proforest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42304-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-proforest.md) | +4.2% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-02-06 | [EUDR Regulation on Deforestation-free Products \| GA-Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26072-eudr-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-ga-alliance.md) | -2.8% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2020-05-04 | [New EU rules to remove deforestation from supply chains – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53149-new-eu-rules-to-remove-deforestation-from-supply-chains-global-canopy.md) | +0.2% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-03-17 | [EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products - Proforest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42304-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-proforest.md) | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-02-06 | [EUDR Regulation on Deforestation-free Products \| GA-Alliance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26072-eudr-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-ga-alliance.md) | +4.4% | +3.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-01-23 | [Deforestation in Supply Chains: Focus on Due Diligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49161-deforestation-in-supply-chains-focus-on-due-diligence.md) | +0.3% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- lexisnexis.co.uk: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/guidance/eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-supply-chains

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