Intense negotiations are ongoing as the draft EU law on "deforestation-free" and "forest degradation-free" products, published by the European Commission (EC) on 17th November last year, navigates the various stages of the EU law-making process.  The draft law is planned to replace the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) while at the same time extending regulations to a range of “forest risk” agricultural commodities, including beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil and soy together with derived products.  To become law the final text must be adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the European Council of ...