# France pushes for EU deforestation law as activists seek tougher measures  | The National

> France, using its EU presidency, is pushing the anti-deforestation proposal, which would require geographic coordinates for goods and classify countries by risk. The proposal must still be approved by the bloc's 27 member states, and activists say it does not protect indigenous people.

- Date: 2022-01-28 · published 2022-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43171-france-pushes-for-eu-deforestation-law-as-activists-seek-tougher-measures-the
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Designating high-risk origins would subject exports such as palm oil, soy and cocoa to stricter checks, which could slow flows and support prices of compliant supplies.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-21 | [On UN Forests Day, new studies put EU in position to take action on deforestation - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66018-on-un-forests-day-new-studies-put-eu-in-position-to-take-action-on.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-01-31 | [Critical Moment for the EU Anti-Deforestation Law \| Human Rights Watch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26536-critical-moment-for-the-eu-anti-deforestation-law-human-rights-watch.md) | +2.1% | +6.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-09-16 | [Green Deal: measures to step up the fight against global deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51139-green-deal-measures-to-step-up-the-fight-against-global-deforestation.md) | +1.2% | +1.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-11-09 | [Indonesia, Malaysia seek more time to implement EU anti-deforestation law \| Euractiv](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33208-indonesia-malaysia-seek-more-time-to-implement-eu-anti-deforestation-law.md) | +3.4% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-03-22 | [#ClientEarth: Two new Commission studies pave the way for EU action on deforestation - EU Reporter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66019-clientearth-two-new-commission-studies-pave-the-way-for-eu-action-on.md) | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| SOY | 2022-09-13 | [WWF - European Parliament votes for a strong EU Deforestation law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39610-wwf-european-parliament-votes-for-a-strong-eu-deforestation-law.md) | -5.7% | -11.3% |
| SOY | 2022-09-21 | [Another step forward on the new “Zero-Deforestation” regulation - Etifor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39606-another-step-forward-on-the-new-zero-deforestation-regulation-etifor.md) | -4.8% | -7.2% |
| SOY | 2022-02-21 | [EU: Member states call for delay of EU anti-deforestation law - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42740-eu-member-states-call-for-delay-of-eu-anti-deforestation-law-business-and-human.md) | +2.7% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/europe/2022/01/28/france-pushes-for-eu-deforestation-law-as-activists-seek-tougher-measures/

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