Regulation

The EUDR, without reading all 80 pages.

What Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (as amended by 2025/2650) requires, who it applies to and from when. And where Maya helps.

Deadlines

The dates that matter.

December 2025

Amendment 2025/2650New dates, a simplified declaration for micro and small primary operators, and no due diligence statement (DDS) for downstream operators.

Art. 4a · Art. 5 · Art. 38

30 December 2026

General applicationThe obligations apply to large and medium companies, and to micro and small companies established after 31 December 2024. For timber covered by the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), they also apply to all micro and small companies.

Art. 38(2)–(3)

30 June 2027

Micro and small companiesMicro and small companies already established as such by 31 December 2024, and natural persons.

Art. 38(3)

1 December 2029

EU customs interfaceDDS and customs declarations linked at EU level.

Art. 28(1)

Roles

Who has to do what.

Your role defines your obligations. Maya helps you pick the right one for each statement.

Art. 2(15)

Operator

Places relevant products on the EU market or exports them, and is not a downstream operator.

→ submits the DDS

Art. 2(15b) · Art. 5

Downstream operator

Places on the market or exports relevant products made using products already covered by a DDS or a simplified declaration. Keeps the references; registers if not an SME.

→ no DDS

Art. 2(17) · Art. 5

Trader

Makes relevant products available on the market without being an operator or downstream operator. Same obligations as a downstream operator.

→ no DDS

Art. 2(15a) · Art. 4a

Micro or small primary operator

Is based and produces in a low-risk country, and places on the market or exports relevant products it has grown, harvested or raised itself.

→ one-off simplified declaration

Article by article

What the rules require, what Maya does.

Arts 4 and 33

DDS and information systemSubmission in TRACES; Maya also handles amendment, withdrawal and verification.

Art. 9 · Annex II

Information requirementsGeolocation, quantity, suppliers and customers, HS codes.

Art. 10

Risk assessmentPlot questionnaire, documented and reviewed every year.

Art. 11

Risk mitigationPlans and policies; DDS blocked until the risk is negligible.

Art. 12

Due diligence system and annual reportAnnual review; public report for non-SMEs.

Art. 13

Simplified due diligenceFor products sourced entirely from low-risk countries.

Arts 26–28

CustomsDDS reference at customs; customs declarations from Italian Customs (ADM) reconciled.

Art. 29

EU country benchmarkingLow, standard or high risk, with country profile and sources.