France bans the imports of soybeans, beef, palm oil, cocoa, and coffee towards a European instrument to fight against "imported deforestation"

Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he wanted to "advance negotiations on the establishment of a European instrument to combat imported deforestation" during the French presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2022. This instrument "will aim to prohibit the import into the European Union of soybeans, beef, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee, when they contribute to deforestation" in their countries of production, declared the Head of State at a press conference at the Elysee Palace. In addition, "the French presidency will be a key moment to push what are called mirror clauses (which oblige to respect the same standards as within the EU, editor's note) and to have environmental and social requirements in our trade agreements ", indicated the President of the Republic. And to add: "These mirror clauses, it is a harmonization of our commercial agenda and our climate agenda". Emmanuel Macron wants globally "to reconcile economic development and ...