0How to use this page
What it is for, where the links come from and how they are checked
Here are the official EUDR addresses and the Brazilian sources used to prove location and legality, each with one line saying what it is for. Links open in a new tab, straight at the source. Use the search box to find a document by name or topic.
1EU legal texts
The Regulation, its amendments and the acts that complete it
| Source | What it is for | Checked on |
|---|---|---|
| Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — consolidated text of 18/09/2026 | The text in force, with the 2024, 2025 and 2026 amendments, including the current product list in Annex I. This is the text to cite articles from. | 09/10/2026 |
| Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 — original publication (OJ L 150, 9.6.2023) | The 2023 version, with the recitals (which the consolidated text leaves out). Useful to understand the legislator's intent. | 09/10/2026 |
| Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 — first postponement | December 2024 amendment that postponed the dates of application by 12 months. | 09/10/2026 |
| Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 — second postponement and simplification | December 2025 amendment: application from 30/12/2026 (large and medium-sized) and 30/06/2027 (micro and small), and lighter obligations for downstream operators and traders. | 09/10/2026 |
| Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102 — new product list (Annex I) | Published on 17/09/2026, in force since 18/09/2026. For soy, code 1201 becomes 1201 90 00 (soybeans for sowing are excluded). | 09/10/2026 |
| Staff Working Document SWD(2026) 194 — review of the product list | Explains the method and results of the Annex I review, including what changed after the public feedback. | 09/10/2026 |
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 — country risk classification | The list of low-risk and high-risk countries. Countries not listed, such as Brazil, are standard risk. | 09/10/2026 |
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084 — functioning of the Information System | Rules for the system where due diligence statements are filed. | 09/10/2026 |
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 — Information System amendment | Amends 2024/3084: submission of statements, simplified declaration for micro and small primary operators, and contingency arrangements. | 09/10/2026 |
| Report COM(2026) 191 — simplification review | Commission report to Parliament and Council on the EUDR simplification review. | 09/10/2026 |
| Summary of the legislation (EUR-Lex) | Official plain-language summary of what the Regulation does. It does not replace the text. | 09/10/2026 |
2Commission guidance
How the Commission reads the Regulation — not binding, but the reference for authorities
| Source | What it is for | Checked on |
|---|---|---|
| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) — April 2026 version (5th iteration) | Geolocation, traceability, scope, obligations, Information System, timelines and penalties. All EU languages are listed; the file opens on CIRCABC (see section 7). | 09/10/2026 |
| Guidance Document — 3rd edition (C/2026/3896) | Definitions, roles, timelines, due diligence (including legality), certification and the concept of agricultural use. | 09/10/2026 |
| Guidance Document page (Green Forum) | Fixed address the Commission uses for the current edition. If a 4th edition comes out, this link will point to it. | 09/10/2026 |
| Supply chain infographics | What each link in the chain does, with examples: upstream operator, downstream operator, trader, micro and small. | 09/10/2026 |
| Implementing the EUDR — central page (Green Forum) | Where the Commission gathers practical materials and announces updates. The weekly check follows the links on this page. | 09/10/2026 |
| Roles and responsibilities (Green Forum) | What upstream and downstream operators, traders and authorities must do, and how company size changes obligations. | 09/10/2026 |
| Understand due diligence (Green Forum) | Information collection, risk assessment and mitigation, and when the next link must check the due diligence of the one before. | 09/10/2026 |
| Countries and partnerships (Green Forum) | How country risk classification works and how the EU cooperates with producing countries. | 09/10/2026 |
| EUDR page at DG Environment | The Regulation's institutional page: history, amendments, impact assessment and background documents. | 09/10/2026 |
3Information System
Where due diligence statements are filed, and the technical manuals
| Source | What it is for | Checked on |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to the Information System (Green Forum) | Starting point: registration, filing statements, training and webinars. | 09/10/2026 |
| Information System — production environment (TRACES) | Where the operator files the statement and gets the reference number. Statements here have legal value. Registration and login required. | 09/10/2026 |
| Information System — test (acceptance) environment | Replica of the system for training and testing; submissions here have no legal value. | 09/10/2026 |
| User Guide for Economic Operators (CIRCABC) | Folder with the step-by-step for each system screen. | 09/10/2026 |
| API Specifications for Economic Operators (CIRCABC) | For those connecting their own system to the EU's instead of filling statements by hand. | 09/10/2026 |
| GeoJSON file description, v1.5 (CIRCABC) | The format required to submit plot geolocation. | 09/10/2026 |
| Units of measure guidance, v1.2.1 (CIRCABC) | How to report quantities in the statement: net mass, supplementary unit depending on the HS code and, for domestic activity, the percentage estimate or deviation. | 09/10/2026 |
| Conventional DDS reference number — transitional products (CIRCABC) | Commission note: to export or re-import a product placed on the EU market during the transitional period, the single number 99EU9999999999 is used, without filing in the system, provided the date can be proven (FAQ 9.1 and 9.2). | 09/10/2026 |
| System change log (CIRCABC) | Release notes: what changed in each Information System update. | 09/10/2026 |
| Video tutorial in Portuguese: searching for a statement | Official Commission tutorial; the link opens the page with all language versions. | 09/10/2026 |
4Authorities, governance and updates
Who enforces, who takes part and how to follow updates
| Source | What it is for | Checked on |
|---|---|---|
| List of competent authorities — version 1.10, 22/09/2026 (CIRCABC) | Name, address, website and e-mail of each Member State's authority — who checks the importer. | 09/10/2026 |
| Public EUDR library on CIRCABC | The folder where the Commission publishes the authorities list, the country classification method, the GeoJSON format and the manuals. | 09/10/2026 |
| Country classification methodology (CIRCABC) | Staff working document explaining the criteria used in Implementing Regulation 2025/1093. | 09/10/2026 |
| EUDR Multi-Stakeholder Platform — meeting summaries | Official register of the expert group bringing together the Commission, Member States, companies and NGOs. Shows what is under discussion. | 09/10/2026 |
| EUDR newsletter | Free sign-up to receive the Commission's notices of new FAQ, Guidance and system versions. | 09/10/2026 |
| Legislation and certification repositories (ITC) — under construction | The International Trade Centre, with the Commission, is preparing a repository of producing countries' legislation and one of certification schemes. Authorities and scheme owners can register. | 09/10/2026 |
| Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains | EU and Member States programme supporting producing countries, including smallholders. | 09/10/2026 |
5Maps and tools
To check the area — none of them, alone, proves compliance
| Source | What it is for | Checked on |
|---|---|---|
| EU Observatory — global forest cover map 2020 (GFC2020) | The EU's official map of forest as at 31/12/2020. A support tool: neither mandatory nor conclusive. | 09/10/2026 |
| EU Observatory on deforestation — home page | Forest and commodity data and maps maintained by the Commission's Joint Research Centre. | 09/10/2026 |
| WHISP — FAO (United Nations agency) | Free tool that checks a polygon against several forest maps at once. Not an EU tool. | 09/10/2026 |
| Global Forest Watch Pro — WRI (non-governmental) | Area and supplier monitoring platform run by a non-governmental organisation. Complementary. | 09/10/2026 |
| MapBiomas Alerta — MapBiomas network (non-governmental) | Validated deforestation alerts across Brazil, with a report for each alert. Complementary, not official. | 09/10/2026 |
6Official Brazilian sources
Where the evidence on location and legality of the area comes from
| Source | What it is for | Checked on |
|---|---|---|
| SICAR — public CAR lookup | Status and boundary of the property in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). Evidence of location and environmental compliance. | 09/10/2026 |
| Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) portal | Official information on the CAR, registration and analysis modules. | 09/10/2026 |
| IBAMA — public lookup of embargoed areas | Federal embargoes by taxpayer number or property. States keep their own lists, which must also be checked. | 09/10/2026 |
| Ministry of Labour — Employers' Register (forced labour) | The so-called "dirty list", updated periodically by the Ministry of Labour. Evidence on labour legality. | 09/10/2026 |
| INPE — TerraBrasilis (PRODES and DETER) | Official deforestation data by biome, with historical series. A basis for checking clearing after 2020. | 09/10/2026 |
| INCRA — SIGEF (certified georeferencing) | Property boundaries certified by INCRA, the land reform agency. Helps check the declared polygon. | 09/10/2026 |
| FUNAI — geodata and maps of Indigenous lands | Boundaries of Indigenous lands, to check overlaps — third-party rights are part of legality under the EUDR. | 09/10/2026 |
| Law 12,651/2012 — Forest Code | Permanent Preservation Areas, Legal Reserve and CAR: the basis of environmental legality in Brazil. Compiled text (in Portuguese). | 09/10/2026 |
| Decree 7,830/2012 — SICAR and CAR | Regulates the rural environmental registry and its system (in Portuguese). | 09/10/2026 |
| Selo Verde Pará — Pará State Environment Department | Free state platform that cross-checks official data per property (soy and cattle). | 09/10/2026 |
| SeloVerde MG — Minas Gerais state government | Minas Gerais version of the platform, with soy, coffee and other chains per property. | 09/10/2026 |
7How to use CIRCABC
The Commission's document repository, step by step
CIRCABC is the European Commission's document repository. Several EUDR files are there: the list of competent authorities, the FAQ as a PDF, the GeoJSON format, the country classification methodology and the Information System manuals. No account is needed: everything listed on this page is public, with guest access.
- Click the link on this page. CIRCABC opens straight at the document or folder. The first load can take a few seconds, with the word “Loading…” on screen.
- In the cookie notice, choose “Accept only essential cookies”. That is enough to browse.
- If an “IMPORTANT!” box about CIRCABC moving to institutional use appears, close it. It concerns creating working groups, not reading documents.
- A banner saying you are accessing the group as a guest with limited access is the public access and is normal. There is no need to log in.
- On a document page, check the title, the last-modified date and the version. To download, go to the actions area below the details and click the download icon (an arrow pointing down).
- To see everything the Commission has published in the same folder, click the folder name in the breadcrumb at the top (for example, “Regulation on deforestation-free products”). The list shows when each file was last modified.
- The globe icon at the top right changes the interface language. The documents themselves are generally in English only.
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