# EU Council general approach on the European Imported Deforestation Regulation approved - Iniciativa Española Empresa y Biodiversidad

> The EU Environment Council gave its approval to the general approach on the European Imported Deforestation Regulation. The text also creates an EU Observatory on Deforestation to monitor implementation. The article cites FAO figures showing 420 million hectares of forest lost between 1990 and 2020.

- Date: 2022-07-07 · published 2022-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40521-eu-council-general-approach-on-the-european-imported-deforestation-regulation
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Approval of the general approach moves the regulation closer to adoption, adding long-run compliance pressure on soy, palm oil and cattle supply chains into the EU. The short-term market effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2025-07-02 | [A comprehensive overview of the EU deforestation regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23776-a-comprehensive-overview-of-the-eu-deforestation-regulation.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-26 | [Is the European Union Deforestation Regulation WTO-Proof? – ECIPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28330-is-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-wto-proof-ecipe.md) | +0.3% | -5.3% |
| SOY | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | -2.2% | -7.9% |
| SOY | 2026-04-13 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: Early responses in producer countries \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19740-eu-deforestation-regulation-early-responses-in-producer-countries-european.md) | -0.7% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2024-01-08 | [The European Union and United Kingdom's deforestation-free supply chains regulations: implications for Brazil \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32136-the-european-union-and-united-kingdom-s-deforestation-free-supply-chains.md) | -3.5% | -4.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-09-26 | [Is the European Union Deforestation Regulation WTO-Proof? – ECIPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28330-is-the-european-union-deforestation-regulation-wto-proof-ecipe.md) | +8.4% | +9.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-10-01 | [EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): A Guide for Importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28334-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-a-guide-for-importers.md) | +9.3% | +9.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-04-13 | [EU Deforestation Regulation: Early responses in producer countries \| European Forest Institute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19740-eu-deforestation-regulation-early-responses-in-producer-countries-european.md) | -1.0% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- ieeb.fundacion-biodiversidad.es: https://ieeb.fundacion-biodiversidad.es/en/noticias/eu-council-general-approach-on-the-european-imported-deforestation-regulation-approved/

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