Free Reference · 2026 edition

EUDR Quick Reference Guide

Everything you need to know about the EU Deforestation Regulation, on three pages — and what your buyers will ask for beyond the law.

Updated for the European Commission's May 4, 2026 simplification package (COM(2026) 191 final). Revised June 2026.

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What's inside

• The three-role supply chain in plain English (First Operator, Downstream, First Downstream, Trader)
• The May 4, 2026 simplification package — what changed, what didn't
• The market floor: what your sawmill and pulp buyers will ask for beyond the law — sub-area data, CSRD audit trails, reliable delivery
• Who carries the liability: why you can delegate the filing to a forester or association, but the legal responsibility stays with you
• Application dates, country-list status, and TRACES timeline
• Draft Annex I changes (leather, soluble coffee, palm soap)
• The free tools that actually work for due diligence — and the GeoJSON format TRACES expects
• What's still open — and what to watch through summer 2026

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