EU Parliament approves deforestation regulation

The European Parliament approved on April 19 the deforestation regulation that requires mandatory due diligence from operators and traders selling and importing wood, cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, rubber into the EU. The votes were divided into 552 for, 44 against and 43 abstentions. Also covered are derivative products that contain, have been fed with or made using cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, rubber and wood — such as leather, chocolate and furniture as well as charcoal, printed paper products and certain palm oil derivatives. Firms must ensure products sold in the EU have not caused deforestation ...