# European Parliament calls for rules to end imported deforestation - Fern

> The European Parliament backed a due diligence regulation to end imported deforestation in a January 2020 resolution on the European Green Deal. Parliamentary reports on an EU legal framework are scheduled for committee and plenary votes later in 2020. Major political groups broadly support the approach.

- Date: 2020-02-13 · published 2020-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54635-european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-fern
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

A binding EU due diligence law would raise traceability requirements for soy and palm oil imports, potentially tightening compliant supply. The next steps are still long, so near-term price effects are minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-09-11 | [European Parliament calls for tangible EU measures to help put an end to deforestation \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63050-european-parliament-calls-for-tangible-eu-measures-to-help-put-an-end-to.md) | -1.2% | +4.3% |
| SOY | 2017-09-18 | [Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ \| Rapporteur](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur.md) | +1.6% | +3.3% |
| SOY | 2021-10-20 | [Future rules against imported deforestation in EU, Greens/EFA Group reiterates European Parliament’s expectations \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44587-future-rules-against-imported-deforestation-in-eu-greens-efa-group-reiterates.md) | +0.8% | +1.9% |
| SOY | 2020-10-20 | [Broad consensus in European Parliament to call for a binding legal framework to fight deforestation driven by EU commodity imports \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50660-broad-consensus-in-european-parliament-to-call-for-a-binding-legal-framework-to.md) | +3.2% | +9.4% |
| SOY | 2021-09-20 | [European Commission to ban beef, soy and palm oil imports linked to deforestation \| Eurogroup for Animals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45103-european-commission-to-ban-beef-soy-and-palm-oil-imports-linked-to.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-09-18 | [Figueres calls for EU action plan on ‘imported deforestation’ \| Rapporteur](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68981-figueres-calls-for-eu-action-plan-on-imported-deforestation-rapporteur.md) | -2.0% | -4.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-10-20 | [Future rules against imported deforestation in EU, Greens/EFA Group reiterates European Parliament’s expectations \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44587-future-rules-against-imported-deforestation-in-eu-greens-efa-group-reiterates.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-11-26 | [European Parliament supports year-long deforestation law delay \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21985-european-parliament-supports-year-long-deforestation-law-delay-reuters.md) | +1.9% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/european-parliament-calls-for-rules-to-end-imported-deforestation-2081/

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