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On September 13, 2022, the European Parliament voted to adopt a regulation on deforestation-free products (Proposal for a Regulation on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010). The new rules are to apply from the date of the entry into force which is expected before the end of the year with a transition period of 12 months and will make it obligatory for companies to verify (in “due diligence”) that goods sold in the EU have not been produced on deforested or degraded land. Soon as the Regulation enters into force, non- or improper compliance can likely create costs and operational inefficiencies down the road, invoking national authorities’ attention and in the worst case national authorities’ penalties. The proposed regulation joins the ranks of the EU efforts towards more sustainable supply chains (i.e. the proposal for European supply chain directive), making corporate adaptations necessary for European businesses.