We would share the main questions & answers on the subjects of obligations arising from the EUDR compliance. What happens if a non-EU based operator places a relevant product or commodity on the EU market? Under which circumstances will non-EU based operators have access to the Information System? If a natural or legal person established outside the EU places relevant products on the EU market, according to Art. 7 EUDR the first person established in the Union who makes such products available on the market is deemed to be an operator within the meaning of the Regulation. This means that in this case, there will be two operators within the…

We would share the main questions & answers on the subjects of obligations arising from the EUDR compliance. Which actors does the EUDR cover, and where can I find more information about their obligations? The EUDR covers economic actors along supply chains of relevant products listed in Annex I of the Regulation. There are three distinct categories of actors: Operators (sometimes also referred to as “upstream operators”) are natural or legal persons placing a relevant product on the EU market, or exporting from there, for the first time, excluding downstream operators (see Art. 2(15) EUDR). For example: an importer of cocoa beans or a cattle farmer in the EU who…