# Hardening international soft law frameworks into EU measures to address forest-risk commodities - Fern

> Fern published a paper proposing a toolbox of supply-side and demand-side measures for the EU to address forest-risk commodities such as palm oil, beef, soy, cocoa and timber. It argues the EU should harden voluntary international frameworks into binding measures, including enforcing FLEGT and EUTR rules against illegal forest conversion.

- Date: 2018-12-03 · published 2018-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61583-hardening-international-soft-law-frameworks-into-eu-measures-to-address-forest
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

EU regulation of deforestation-linked imports could eventually restrict palm oil, soy and beef supply into Europe, a medium-term bearish signal for those imports. The proposal is still at discussion stage, so near-term price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼
- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-11-16 | [EU Targets Key Commodities in New Rules to Prevent Deforestation - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44101-eu-targets-key-commodities-in-new-rules-to-prevent-deforestation-bloomberg.md) | +1.7% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-21 | [Parliament resolves to tackle EU’s role in driving illegal deforestation through imports of agro-commodities \| Earthsight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71524-parliament-resolves-to-tackle-eu-s-role-in-driving-illegal-deforestation.md) | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-13 | [Brussels adopts implementation measures for EU's Deforestation Regulation - EUbusiness.com \| EU news, business and politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18358-brussels-adopts-implementation-measures-for-eu-s-deforestation-regulation.md) | +0.5% | +3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-12-20 | [India halts futures trade in key farm commodities to fight inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43552-india-halts-futures-trade-in-key-farm-commodities-to-fight-inflation.md) | +1.3% | +11.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-18 | [EU countries approve year-long delay to deforestation law \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21521-eu-countries-approve-year-long-delay-to-deforestation-law-reuters.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-09-25 | [Brazil Risks Losing Soy Sales to Europe Over Forest Protection Law Compliance - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34126-brazil-risks-losing-soy-sales-to-europe-over-forest-protection-law-compliance.md) | -1.6% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2021-11-16 | [EU Targets Key Commodities in New Rules to Prevent Deforestation - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44101-eu-targets-key-commodities-in-new-rules-to-prevent-deforestation-bloomberg.md) | +1.4% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2017-04-21 | [Parliament resolves to tackle EU’s role in driving illegal deforestation through imports of agro-commodities \| Earthsight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71524-parliament-resolves-to-tackle-eu-s-role-in-driving-illegal-deforestation.md) | -0.1% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- fern.org: https://www.fern.org/publications-insight/article/hardening-international-soft-law-frameworks-into-eu-measures-to-address-forest-risk-commodities-888/

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