The EUDR applies to domestic and intra-EU trade when commodities or the products made from them are listed in Annex 1.
Small- and medium sized enterprises that place products available on the market domestically or in the EU are regarded as traders.
Large undertakings are regarded as operators. The size categories of undertakings are based on Regulation 2013/34/EU, Article 3.
Measures by role
Before placing products on the market, ensure the following measures.
Small- or medium-sized enterprise engaged in trade
- Identify whether the product being traded is listed in Annex 1 to determine whether your product falls within the scope of the EUDR’s obligations.
- Collect and retain information about the suppliers of the products. Identify the company’s name, registered trade name or trademark, address, email and URL. Make sure that you obtain the DD-statement’s reference number.
- Forward the DD-statement’s reference number assigned to the batch in question in the case of a corporate customer.
Large undertaking engaged in trade
- Identify whether the product being traded 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.
- Carry out risk assessment and risk mitigation measures for your products using the DD-system.
- Complete a DD-statement in the European Commission’s TRACES system before placing your products on the market.
- Forward the DD-statement’s reference number assigned to the batch in question to the product buyer if it is a corporate customer.
Examples
- If, as a small- or medium-sized company, you buy wooden furniture from an importer and sell them in your shop, your role is a trader.
- Wholesaler B purchases products listed in Annex 1 from importer A and sells them to company C in Finland and elsewhere in the EU. Wholesaler B is a trader. Obligations are determined based on the company’s size category.
- Company C’s role is determined similarly to the roles of the companies that precede it in the supply chain (e.g. trader or company engaged in further processing).