{"id":8370,"date":"2022-01-27T12:21:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/?p=8370"},"modified":"2026-10-05T15:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:15:15","slug":"zero-deforestation-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/updates\/zero-deforestation-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class='titolo_parte_1'>EU imposes import ban on six goods to halt \u201cimported deforestation\u201d<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"481\" title=\"oltrepo-pavese-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/roya-ann-miller-BkTsP32Dfnc-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-12700\"\/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the new rules, soy, beef, palm oil, timber, cocoa, coffee and some of their derived products (such as leather, chocolate and furniture) will be allowed to enter the EU market only if their production processes are not contributing to deforestation. Europe moves towards \u201cdeforestation-free goods\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the wake of the European Green Deal, on the 21st of November 2021, the European Commission launched a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/environment\/forests\/deforestation-proposal.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposal for a Regulation to curb EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the latest data published by the WWF European Policy Office, the EU is the world&#8217;s second importer, behind China, of \u201c<\/span><b>embedded deforestation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and is responsible for 16% of deforestation associated with internationally traded commodities like meat, palm oil or soy. For the first time, recognizing its responsibility as a <\/span><b>large consumer of<\/b> <b>forest- and climate-impacting commodities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the EU has set ambitious targets to <\/span><b>eliminate deforestation and forest degradation from its supply chains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cut <\/span><b>greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The new rules are expected to bring down biodiversity loss and reduce GHG emissions by at least <\/span><b>32 million metric tons a year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (with potential cost savings of at least \u20ac 3 billion per year).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the logging industry remains a significant contributor to forest degradation and loss, the global top driver of deforestation is the <\/span><b>conversion of forests to cropland or grassland for livestock grazing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this regard, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that pastures and monocultures were responsible for about <\/span><b>90% of forest loss during the period 2000-2018.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The draft proposal will thus complement and expand the existing EU regulations on timber products (EUTR and FLEGT) by improving their framework and extending their scope to further imported commodities linked with global deforestation and climate change. The list drawn up by the Commission covers six \u201c<\/span><b>relevant commodities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d: <\/span><b>soya, palm oil and beef <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; among the products with the highest embedded tropical deforestation imported into the EU &#8211; followed by <\/span><b>timber, cocoa and coffee<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The list further refers to products that contain or have been fed or made with relevant commodities (\u201c<\/span><b>relevant products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordian fusion-accordian\" style=\"--awb-border-size:1px;--awb-icon-size:13px;--awb-content-font-size:16px;--awb-icon-alignment:left;--awb-hover-color:#f9f9f9;--awb-border-color:#cccccc;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-divider-color:#e0dede;--awb-divider-hover-color:#e0dede;--awb-icon-color:#ffffff;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-content-color:#747474;--awb-icon-box-color:#333333;--awb-toggle-hover-accent-color:#27272d;--awb-title-font-family:&quot;PT Sans&quot;;--awb-title-font-weight:700;--awb-title-font-style:normal;--awb-title-font-size:14px;--awb-content-font-family:&quot;PT Sans&quot;;--awb-content-font-style:normal;--awb-content-font-weight:400;\"><div class=\"panel-group fusion-toggle-icon-boxed\" id=\"accordion-8370-1\"><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-ac6597a507deec9f5 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_ac6597a507deec9f5\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ac6597a507deec9f5\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-8370-1\" data-target=\"#ac6597a507deec9f5\" href=\"#ac6597a507deec9f5\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Italy's unsustainable practices<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"ac6597a507deec9f5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_ac6597a507deec9f5\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2005-2017, Italy was the second-largest consumer of forest-risk commodities in the EU.\u00a0 Indeed, Italy is heavily dependent on the import of raw materials for the production of high protein commodities such as soy and cattle. As reported by Greenpeace, in 2020 Italy was the EU\u2019s third-largest importer of soybeans, with more than 48,000 tonnes imported from Rond\u00f4nia (Brazil), and among the top five international importers of soybeans from Brazil. In addition, Italy is the main European importer of cattle from areas of the Amazon that have been illegally deforested for the production of Bresaola della Valtellina and canned meat. To better understand the role of Italy in the phenomenon of embodied deforestation, in 2020 <\/span><b>Etifor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published the report &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etifor.com\/en\/publications\/deforestation-made-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deforestation made in Italy<\/a><b>&#8220;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-a06de98be975488b6 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_a06de98be975488b6\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"a06de98be975488b6\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-8370-1\" data-target=\"#a06de98be975488b6\" href=\"#a06de98be975488b6\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Stronger due diligence and supply chain controls<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"a06de98be975488b6\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_a06de98be975488b6\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the new proposal of regulation, an <\/span><b>enhanced traceability system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will require operators to prove that products entering the EU market have not been sourced from land deforested or degraded after 31 December 2020, in addition to being legal by the producing country\u2019s standard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-f8be7de41ee60cd1a fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_f8be7de41ee60cd1a\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"f8be7de41ee60cd1a\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-8370-1\" data-target=\"#f8be7de41ee60cd1a\" href=\"#f8be7de41ee60cd1a\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">How?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"f8be7de41ee60cd1a\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_f8be7de41ee60cd1a\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to mandatory due diligence obligations, importers that place these commodities on the EU market for the first time will be required to collect the <\/span><b>geographic coordinates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the plots of land where the commodities were produced. This will allow traceability by national authorities in EU Member States via \u201c<\/span><b>a digital system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d. In case there is a non-negligible risk, companies will have to analyse and evaluate risks in their supply chain and perform risk mitigation measures (such as using <\/span><b>satellite monitoring tools, field audits, capacity building of suppliers or isotope testing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) to check the origin of the product. Compared to the EU Timber Regulation, the drafts also pledge stronger implementation of the law, for example by assigning direct responsibilities to <\/span><b>EU Member States&#8217; customs officials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more detailed penalties for companies that breach the rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-cd55b567aca9c6513 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_cd55b567aca9c6513\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"cd55b567aca9c6513\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-8370-1\" data-target=\"#cd55b567aca9c6513\" href=\"#cd55b567aca9c6513\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Responsibilities according to risk levels<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"cd55b567aca9c6513\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_cd55b567aca9c6513\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The due diligence obligations will be combined with a <\/span><b>country benchmarking system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> put in place by the EU commission. This system will categorise countries based on the risk &#8211; low, medium or high &#8211; of producing goods linked to deforestation or not in compliance with the legislation of the producing country.\u00a0 Products from countries categorised as \u201clow risk\u201d will result in simplified due diligence obligations, whilst increased scrutiny will be applied to commodities from high risk-areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-6f769074857876345 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_6f769074857876345\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"6f769074857876345\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-8370-1\" data-target=\"#6f769074857876345\" href=\"#6f769074857876345\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Incentives<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"6f769074857876345\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_6f769074857876345\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next to the EU\u2019s commitment to reduce its land-use footprint, \u20ac 1 billion will be addressed to facilitate the protection, restoration and sustainable management of forests in the partner countries. In addition, the Commission will work on promoting trade opportunities for sustainable products and combating unfair competition from non-sustainable producers exporting to the EU market.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-panel panel-default panel-220bcb9cc2abc0a21 fusion-toggle-has-divider\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 class=\"panel-title toggle\" id=\"toggle_220bcb9cc2abc0a21\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"220bcb9cc2abc0a21\" role=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion-8370-1\" data-target=\"#220bcb9cc2abc0a21\" href=\"#220bcb9cc2abc0a21\"><span class=\"fusion-toggle-icon-wrapper\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-fusion-box active-icon awb-icon-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><i class=\"fa-fusion-box inactive-icon awb-icon-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-toggle-heading\">Reactions and criticism<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div><div id=\"220bcb9cc2abc0a21\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"toggle_220bcb9cc2abc0a21\"><div class=\"panel-body toggle-content fusion-clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the environmental organizations have welcomed the plan as \u201ca major leap forward in the fight to protect the world\u2019s endangered forests\u201d as for the first time EU will attempt to regulate all products \u2013 included legally produced and not affected by illegal deforestation \u2013\u00a0 that pose a risk to nature. However, the same <strong>organizations blame the legislation for not covering key elements<\/strong> (yet). For instance, even though the Commission faced significant pressure from NGOs and the European Parliament, other products that have a proven negative impact on forests, like rubber, pork, poultry, and maize, are out of the legal scope. Similarly, it left out other fragile and highly biodiverse ecosystems supporting people\u2019s livelihoods such as grasslands, peatlands, and wetlands. Environmental organisations have also criticised the omissions regarding Indigenous People\u2019s rights and other human rights abuses. In addition, another potential hole identified by WWF concerns exemptions for commodities originating from so-called \u201clow risk\u201d countries. Experts say this could lead to loopholes as high-risk products may be transported through low-risk countries. In this regard, they claim that the low-risk category should be eliminated altogether and that due diligence procedures should be applied to all commodities from all countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Negotiations both in the European Parliament and among national ministers are expected to start during the French presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2022<\/strong>. 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