EUDR Due Diligence Reporting
Requirements for European Union Deforestation Regulation Report
Under the EUDR Due Diligence Statements must be reported to competent authorities before a product is placed on the market. This means that the requisite due diligence must be conducted for the commodities and derived products prior to their placement on the EU market, not retroactively.
The EUDR due diligence procedure requires the fulfilment of the three elements:
- Risk assessment and risk mitigation – complemented by the reporting requirements for the EUDR report.
- Operators should be able to demonstrate how due diligence was carried out and what mitigation measures were put in place in case risk was identified.
- Relevant documentation about these measures must be saved for at least five years from the date of the placing on the market, accompanied by evidence.
In that regard, non-SME traders have the same obligations as the operators.
