In the EUDR, ‘import’ means imports from outside the EU and ‘export’ means exports outside the EU. As a rule, import and export companies are operators as referred to in the EUDR. With regard to imports and exports, the company’s size is irrelevant for the measures required by the EUDR.
In the EUDR, ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places relevant products on the market or exports them.
It is important that measures related to the EUDR are carried out before any procurement decision.
Measures:
- Start by identifying whether your product is listed in Annex 1 to determine whether your product falls within the scope of the EUDR’s obligations.
- All operators must have an appropriate due diligence system, i.e. a DD-system, to ensure that products placed on the market are in compliance with the EUDR.
- Acquire the product information required using the DD-system. Detailed information requirements are defined in Chapter 2, Article 9.
- Carry out risk assessment and risk mitigation measures for your products using the DD system. The European Commission will later specify the risk classification.
- Well before imports or exports, complete a DD-statement in the European Commission’s TRACES system.
NOTE: Products cannot be declared until a DD-statement has been completed.
- Forward the DD-statement’s reference number assigned to the batch in question to the product buyer.