Updated October 22, 2026

EUDR sources

Our EUDR guides and free tools are based on the official EU texts below: the regulation and the acts that amend it, the Commission's guidance and the EU information system's documentation. Each entry gives the version we follow and the day we last checked our content against it. We last checked them between 17 October 2026 and 2 November 2026.

When a source changes, we update the guides and tools that rely on it, and the date here. Our guides are plain-language summaries, not legal advice. Where they differ from the official text, the official text applies.

Which EU laws are our guides and tools based on?

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

Who has to do what, the application dates, the geolocation rules, the due diligence statement and the product list in Annex I.

Version: Consolidated text of 18 September 2026, which includes the amendments below. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Regulation (EU) 2024/3234

The first delay, which moved the application dates back by a year.

Version: Regulation of 19 December 2024. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Regulation (EU) 2025/2650

The second delay and simplification: the current application dates, only the first operator files a statement, and the simplified declaration.

Version: Regulation of 19 December 2025. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102

The Annex I update: products added from 30 December 2027, such as soluble coffee, and products taken out.

Version: Included in the consolidated text of 18 September 2026. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093, country benchmarking

Each country’s risk tier (low, standard or high) in the code lookup, the statement prep sheet and the guides.

Version: Annex; adopted 22 May 2025, published 23 May 2025. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084, the information system

How the EU information system works: registration, statements and their reference numbers.

Version: Regulation of 4 December 2024; amended by 2026/1565. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565

The amended information system rules, such as which competent authority each statement goes to.

Version: Official Journal of 14 July 2026. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Legislative procedure 2024/0249(COD), the first delay

The dates of the Commission’s proposal, COM(2024) 452, and of each step to Regulation (EU) 2024/3234.

Version: Procedure file, completed 23 December 2024. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Legislative procedure 2025/0329(COD), the second delay and simplification

The dates of the Commission’s proposal, COM(2025) 652, and of each step to Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.

Version: Procedure file, completed 23 December 2025. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Legislative procedure 2026/0261(CNS), COM(2026) 661 on French Guiana

The pending proposal to take French Guiana out of the EUDR’s territory, and where it stands.

Version: Procedure file, preparatory phase in Parliament. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Which Commission guidance do we follow?

Commission follow-up to the Parliament’s resolution on the country risk list

The Commission’s plan to review the country risk list in 2026, after new FAO forest data.

Version: Follow-up to resolution P10_TA(2025)0149 of 9 July 2025. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Commission FAQ on EUDR implementation

The Commission’s reading of the rules, such as how to locate plots, who files and what the EU forest map is for.

Version: Version 5, published 21 August 2026. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Commission guidance on the EUDR

Points the FAQ doesn’t cover, such as certification schemes supporting due diligence without replacing it.

Version: Official Journal, C series, 2026. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Commission review of the EUDR, COM(2026) 191

The review that proposed no further delay and estimated the cost savings since 2023.

Version: Report of 4 May 2026. Last checked: 21 October 2026.

Earlier Commission guidance on the EUDR, C/2024/6789 and C/2025/4524

The dates of the earlier guidance documents in the EUDR change log.

Version: Official Journal of 13 November 2024 and of 12 August 2025. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Commission press releases on the EUDR, IP/25/2939 and IP/26/941

The provisional agreement on the second delay, and what the May 2026 review package contained.

Version: 4 December 2025 and 4 May 2026. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Commission news on the EUDR information system and product scope

When the information system was limited (16 February 2026) and reopened (end of June 2026).

Version: News of 13 July 2026, and the notice of 12 February 2026 on limiting access. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Designated Member States’ competent authorities

Each EU country’s competent authority under Article 14(1), where it has designated one.

Version: List updated 12 October 2026. Last checked: 2 November 2026.

Commission page on the EUDR

The Commission’s overview, linked for readers who want the official starting point.

Version: Web page. Last checked: 17 October 2026.

Which reference maps do we cite?

EU Observatory on deforestation and forest degradation

The JRC Global Forest Cover 2020 map, which the FAQ calls a non-mandatory reference, not a legal baseline.