EUDR: Timber and cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya

EUTR: Timber

EUDR: EUTR listed + charcoal, tools, timber wool, books and newspapers, kitchen furniture, coffins, seats etc

Note: The list of all relevant products can be found in Annex I of the EUDR Regulation.

EUTR: Products containing paper, paper- board, timber fibre or timber

EUDR: Timber and other products imported into the EU, produced and consumed in the EU and exported from the EU.

EUTR: Timber and other timber by-products circulating within the EU market, whether domestically produced or imported.

EUDR: Any natural or legal person who, in the course of a commercial activity, places timber and timber by-products on the EU market or exports them from the EU market.

EUTR: Companies (importers and loggers) that place timber and timber by-products on the EU market.

EUDR: Any entity in the supply chain other than the operator who, in the course of a commercial activity, makes timber and timber by-products available in the EU market.

EUTR: Companies that buy or sell timber or timber by-products on the internal EU market after it has first been placed on the market.

EUDR: The making available or sale of timber or timber by-products in the EU market:
- that have contributed to deforestation and forest degradation
- that were illegally harvested
- that are not covered by a due diligence statement are forbidden.

EUTR: The placing on the market of illegally harvested timber or timber by-products is prohibited.

EUDR: Operators must carry out due diligence prior to placing timber or timber by-products on the EU market or exporting them out of the EU, using both a system and procedures, and must first submit a due diligence statement. Operators must provide their Due Diligence information to other operators and traders further down the supply chain. Each year, they must publish a report on their Due Diligence.

EUTR: Operators must demonstrate due diligence when placing timber or timber by-products on the EU market, using both a system and procedures. They must maintain and regularly evaluate their due diligence system.

EUDR: SMEs are exempt from:
- Due Diligence if the products have already been subject to Due Diligence,
- the publication of a report on their Due Diligence.

EUTR: not applicable

Note: SME - small and medium-sized enterprises

EUDR: Large traders (non-SMEs) are subject to the same due diligence requirements as large operators (no more «shell» companies). All traders must gather and keep some information from their suppliers and customers for 5 years and cooperate with the competent authorities.

EUTR: Keep records of timber purchases and sales for five years and make them available to competent authorities upon request.

EUDR: As part of the Due Diligence process, operators must gather geolocation information on all of the plots of land where the timber of the relevant products was harvested and the date/period of production. The «geolocation» means the GPS coordinates of the production plots of land, or the plot of land’s perimeter (using polygon).

EUTR: Traders must gather and keep information from suppliers throughout the supply chain and from their clients. As part of due diligence, operators must assess the complexity of the supply chain for timber.

EUDR: The information is the same as for the EUTR (sometimes in greater detail) and includes:
- evidence that there is no deforestation or forest degradation,
- the geolocation of production plots of land and the dates/periods of production.

EUTR: The information to be gathered regarding the products are:
- the description,
- the country/region/ concession of harvest,
- the quantity,
- the names and contact details of both the supplier and client,
- compliance and legality information.

EUDR: The risk assessment takes into account the EUTR’s criteria, as well as the following:
- the EC’s assignment of risk to the relevant country of production (see Country assessment – Art 29),
- the presence of forests in the country / production area,
- the prevalence of deforestation or forest degradation,
- the presence of indigenous peoples,
- consultation and cooperation in good faith with indigenous peoples,
- the existence of justified claims by indigenous peoples to land and usage rights,
- concerns regarding corruption or the falsification of documents/data,
- the risk of mixing products,
- the conclusions of EC expert panels,
- Reports of justified concerns (Art 31),
- etc.

EUTR: The risk assessment procedures are based on:
- The gathered information,
- assurance of compliance with legislation, such as third-party certification,
- the prevalence of illegal harvesting or illegal practices,
- sanctions (UN, EU Council),
- the complexity of the supply chain.

EUDR: In the event of a non-negligible risk, risk mitigation procedures may include:
- the requiring of additional information or documentation,
- the conducting of independent inspections or audits,
- other measures depending on the information that is gathered,
- the enhancement of capacities and investments.
Checks, measures and procedures must be in place prior the products are placed on the market.
Additional requirements apply to non-SMEs:
- the appointment of a compliance officer at the management level,
- the conducting of independent audits to check the internal system.
Decisions on risk mitigation measures are documented, evaluated at least once a year and made available to competent authorities upon request.

EUTR: In the event of a non-negligible risk, risk mitigation procedures may include:
- the requiring of additional information or documentation,
- and/or the requiring of third-party verification.
- and/or other measures according to the information collected.

EUDR: For products coming from countries assessed by the EC as low risk (see Country assessment – Art 29), it is possible to carry out simplified due diligence:
- Gathering of information (step 1),
- Exemption from risk analysis and mitigation measures (steps 2 and 3), after having analysed the risk of mixing with products having an unknown origin.

EUTR: not applicable

EUDR: The EC will conduct risk assessments by country (EU and other countries):
- The EC will publish a list of low and high risk countries,
- The results will be available via the EC’s «Information System»,
- The system has 3 country assessment levels: low, standard or high risk.

EUTR: not applicable

EUDR: The European Commission establishes and maintains an information system («register») enabling operators to submit their due diligence statement and to verify the statement that have already been recorded. This register will be interconnected with customs authorities and will be accessible to competent authorities so that they may conduct their checks.

EUTR: not applicable

EUDR: An agreement between competent authorities and customs authorities will be established. Customs authorities will have to verify the status of the Due Diligence statement prior to authorising a «release for free circulation» or export.

EUTR: not applicable