Companies must declare it through a label. The products affected by the law are cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soybeans and wood, including all those products that are directly related to them.
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The European Parliament has agreed this Tuesday with the governments of the European Union (EU) a new law on deforestation-free products. According to the agreed text, companies will be required to verify and issue a “due diligence” statement, which means that the traded goods have not led to deforestation and forest degradation anywhere in the world after December 31, 2020, and that respect human rights.
Companies both inside and outside the European Union will not be able to sell their products in the EU without this type of declaration. In addition, they will have to verify compliance with the relevant legislation of the country of production, including that relating to human rights and respect for the affected indigenous peoples.
In this way, European consumers will have the certainty that the products they buy do not contribute to the destruction of forests. It will also help fight climate change and the loss of biodiversity worldwide.
The products affected by the new legislation are cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soybeans and timber, including products that contain, have been fed with or have been manufactured using these raw materials, as well as leather, chocolate and furniture.
The European Parliament and the Council will have to formally approve the agreement and the new law will enter into force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU, although some articles will apply 18 months later.
Source: Eitb
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