# Enforcing a Due Diligence based regulation for forest risk commodities - Fern

> Fern hosted a webinar on enforcing due diligence rules for forest-risk commodities, drawing on a Fern report that reviews the EU Timber Regulation, the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation and the US Lacey Act. The discussion focused on how a new EU due diligence regulation against imported deforestation could be designed and enforced.

- Date: 2021-02-09 · published 2021-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48665-enforcing-a-due-diligence-based-regulation-for-forest-risk-commodities-fern
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A possible EU due diligence rule on deforestation could eventually raise compliance costs and traceability requirements for imports such as palm oil and soy. The effect on feed prices would be gradual and depends on the rules adopted.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2019-11-13 | [Support solidifies for an EU Due Diligence Regulation - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56085-support-solidifies-for-an-eu-due-diligence-regulation-fern.md) | -0.0% | +10.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-07-29 | [Deforestation Regulation. Due diligence on critical raw materials kicks off - FoodTimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35078-deforestation-regulation-due-diligence-on-critical-raw-materials-kicks-off.md) | -1.1% | -3.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-13 | [EU Due Diligence Update: Deforestation Enters Regulatory Crosshairs \| EcoVadis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43612-eu-due-diligence-update-deforestation-enters-regulatory-crosshairs-ecovadis.md) | -2.3% | +5.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-07-01 | [‘Full of more holes than Swiss cheese’? Europe accused of watering down its deforestation due diligence regulation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40524-full-of-more-holes-than-swiss-cheese-europe-accused-of-watering-down-its.md) | -24.3% | -29.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-09-01 | [EU's Deforestation Regulation poses risks for companies and investors \| IFR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34124-eu-s-deforestation-regulation-poses-risks-for-companies-and-investors-ifr.md) | -4.5% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/es/publications-insight/article/enforcing-a-due-diligence-based-regulation-for-forest-risk-commodities-2294/

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