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Trading Straits provides legal and business insights at the intersection of shipping, energy and trade compliance. This podcast series is hosted by Reed Smith’s market-leading team of cross-office and cross-practice lawyers. Join us to hear key developments across the industry, including on emissions, sanctions, LNG, shipbuilding and supply chain issues.
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Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
A new EU regulation will come into force on June 29, 2023, imposing onerous due diligence requirements for businesses buying and selling products made from seven common commodities: cocoa, coffee, cattle, soy, rubber, palm oil, and timber, or the raw commodities themselves.
For timber, the regulation replaces an earlier law, but for the remaining commodities, it is cutting new ground. In this podcast, Julie Vaughan and Nicolas Walker from our environmental team lead you through how it all works.