# The proposed EU law on deforestation-free products: what does it include and what is left out? | ClientEarth

> ClientEarth published a briefing on the European Commission's 17 November 2021 proposal for an EU regulation on deforestation-free products. It outlines strengths, weaknesses and omissions of the proposal.

- Date: 2021-12-13 · published 2021-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43611-the-proposed-eu-law-on-deforestation-free-products-what-does-it-include-and
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis highlights possible changes to the proposal during the legislative process, which affects the long-term outlook for compliance costs on EU-bound soy and palm oil.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2025-04-25 | [Was it produced legally? Understanding the 'legality requirement' in the EU Deforestation Regulation  \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25153-was-it-produced-legally-understanding-the-legality-requirement-in-the-eu.md) | -1.2% | +1.4% |
| SOY | 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) | +5.2% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2024-09-09 | [Navigating The EU's Regulation On Deforestation-free Products: What You Need To Know](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28328-navigating-the-eu-s-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-what-you-need-to.md) | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2025-04-25 | [Was it produced legally? Understanding the 'legality requirement' in the EU Deforestation Regulation  \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25153-was-it-produced-legally-understanding-the-legality-requirement-in-the-eu.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- clientearth.org: https://www.clientearth.org/latest/documents/the-proposed-eu-law-on-deforestation-free-products-what-does-it-include-and-what-is-left-out/

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