(Reuters) - The European Union is ill-prepared to implement the bloc's new law aimed at banning the import of commodities and related goods linked to deforestation, an EU grain trade association said on Tuesday.
The law, which comes into effect end-December, requires importers of coffee, cocoa, beef, soy, rubber, timber and palm oil to prove their supply chains aren't contributing to deforestation anywhere in the world, or be fined up to 4% of their turnover inside the EU.
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