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# Deadlines and Compliance Calendar

EUDR deadline tracker with actionable milestones: information system readiness under Article 33, Commission benchmarking timing.

*Artifact Guide* *EU*

## EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): Deforestation-Free Products and Due Diligence Deadlines and Compliance Calendar

Treat EUDR dates like release gates: data readiness, supplier onboarding, and due diligence statements.

This calendar highlights the milestones that block go-live: information system, benchmarking, and application dates.

EUDR implementation is constrained by a few hard dates and several dependency milestones. Use this calendar to plan data readiness, supplier onboarding and traceability rollout, and the operational gate for due diligence statement reference numbers. The main compliance date is 30 December 2026, with a later 30 June 2027 date for certain natural persons and micro or small undertakings established by 31 December 2024, subject to the conditions in the Regulation.

## Calendar overview - the dates that matter operationally

This is the high-signal calendar: key obligations and dependency milestones you should reflect in your backlog and procurement deadlines.

If you wait until the main application date to start evidence collection and system design, you will not catch up.

- 30 Dec 2024: Commission must establish and maintain the information system for due diligence statements (Article 33)
- 30 Jun 2025: Commission must publish the benchmarking list of low-risk and high-risk countries/regions (Article 29)
- 30 Dec 2026: Core EUDR obligations apply for large and medium operators and traders and for micro and small operators already covered by the EU Timber Regulation
- 30 Jun 2027: Later application date for certain natural persons and micro or small undertakings established by 31 Dec 2024
- 31 Dec 2029: Timber transition: for certain timber/timber products produced before 29 Jun 2023 and placed on the market from 30 Dec 2026, the EU Timber Regulation continues to apply until this date (under the conditions in the Regulation)

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## Release gate 1 - scope and master data readiness (now)

Scope mapping is your first release gate. It unlocks the rest: which products need geolocation, what supplier evidence to request, and who is responsible as operator vs trader.

Make scope mapping a master-data deliverable, not a spreadsheet that dies in email.

- Build a SKU -> Annex I mapping table with owners and review cadence
- Define role per flow (operator/downstream operator/trader) and link to transaction types
- Add flags in product master data that trigger EUDR workflows

## Release gate 2 - geolocation and evidence pipeline (before go-live)

The due diligence system requires information and evidence collection, including geolocation of plots of land/establishments (with specific handling for certain micro/small primary operators).

Treat geolocation as a pipeline: collection, validation, storage, and packaging per batch/lot.

- Supplier onboarding to capture plot geolocation and legality/deforestation-free evidence
- Data quality controls (completeness, format validation, mismatch detection)
- Evidence retention and retrieval: be able to provide documentation to competent authorities on request

## Release gate 3 - due diligence statement operations and reference numbers

Operators must not place on the market or export without prior submission of a due diligence statement, or a simplified declaration where the Regulation allows it. This creates an operational gate in your shipping and release flow.

Design for reuse: reference numbers and identifiers must be communicated down the supply chain and retained for years.

- Implement a no reference number, no ship control for relevant products
- Store and retain due diligence statement references/identifiers for at least five years (and ensure downstream handoff)
- Build exception handling: corrections, cancellations, and supplier non-response

## Release gate 4 - benchmarking and simplified due diligence decisions

Benchmarking affects your risk posture and whether simplified due diligence may apply for low-risk production. Prepare to update decisions when the benchmarking list is published and as it changes.

Even in low-risk contexts, you must control complexity and circumvention/mixing risk.

- Implement a benchmarking watcher: classify origin regions and trigger re-assessment on list updates
- Define a low-risk playbook: what evidence is still required and how mixing/circumvention is controlled
- Document decisions and keep them auditable (who approved, when, and based on what evidence)

## Primary sources

- [Consolidated EUDR (Regulation (EU) 2023/1115) - ELI (2025-12-26)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1115/2025-12-26/eng?ref=sorena.io) - Timeline and application dates, including Article 33 information system milestone, Article 29 benchmarking date, and Article 38 application timing.
- [European Commission - EUDR overview page](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/forests/deforestation/regulation-deforestation-free-products_en?ref=sorena.io) - High-level timeline framing for EUDR application dates.

## Related Topic Guides

- [Applicability Test | EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR): In-Scope Products, Roles, Dates](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/applicability-test.md): A 15-minute EUDR applicability test: confirm whether your commodities or products are in Annex I, determine if you are an operator, downstream operator.
- [Compliance Program | EUDR Implementation Playbook: Governance, Controls, Supplier Onboarding, Evidence](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/compliance.md): Turn EUDR into an execution program: governance and ownership, SKU -> Annex I scope mapping, supplier onboarding data contracts, geolocation pipeline.
- [Deadlines, Phasing, and What to Do First | EUDR Implementation Plan (90 Days -> Go-Live)](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/deadlines-phasing-and-what-to-do-first.md): A practical EUDR phasing guide: what to do first, what to build next, and how to sequence scope mapping, geolocation data collection, supplier evidence.
- [Due Diligence Statement (DDS) and Evidence Pack | EUDR: What to Collect, Store, and Prove](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/due-diligence-statement-and-evidence.md): EUDR due diligence statements made practical: what a DDS is, when a simplified declaration applies, who submits it, how reference numbers flow downstream.
- [EUDR Checklist | EU Deforestation Regulation Compliance Checklist (Scope -> DDS -> Evidence)](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/checklist.md): A practical EUDR checklist organized by workstream: scope mapping (Annex I), role mapping (operator/downstream operator/trader), geolocation pipeline.
- [EUDR Due Diligence Statement Template | Copy/Paste DDS Structure and Evidence Checklist](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/eudr-due-diligence-statement-template.md): A practical EUDR due diligence statement (DDS) template outline: the fields and annexes you should prepare (product identification, supplier and origin data.
- [EUDR vs CSDDD | What's Different, What Overlaps, and How to Build One Evidence Program](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/eudr-vs-csddd.md): EUDR vs CSDDD made practical: EUDR is product-and-lot specific with DDS reference numbers, geolocation, and deforestation-free/legality conditions.
- [FAQ | EUDR Explained: Scope, Roles, DDS Reference Numbers, Geolocation, Risk Mitigation, Penalties](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/faq.md): EUDR FAQ with practical answers: what is in scope (Annex I), operator vs downstream operator vs trader, what a due diligence statement (DDS) is.
- [Geolocation Data Requirements | EUDR: Plots of Land, Establishments, Validation, Exceptions](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/eudr-geolocation-data-requirements.md): EUDR geolocation requirements made practical: what geolocation data to collect (plots/establishments).
- [Geolocation, Traceability, and Systems | EUDR Technical Architecture and Data Model](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/geolocation-traceability-and-systems.md): Build EUDR ready systems: geolocation pipeline, batch and lot traceability, evidence storage, and risk control workflows.
- [In-Scope Commodities and Products (Annex I) | EUDR Scope Mapping Guide](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/in-scope-commodities-and-products.md): EUDR scope mapping guide for Annex I commodities and derived products: how to map SKUs to relevant commodities/products, handle composite goods and blends.
- [Penalties and Enforcement | EUDR Enforcement Actions, Corrective Measures, Interim Measures, Reporting](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/penalties-and-enforcement.md): How EUDR enforcement works in practice: competent authority checks, interim measures (including seizure/suspension).
- [Penalties and Fines | EUDR Penalty Framework (Article 25): Turnover-Based Fines and Other Measures](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/penalties-and-fines.md): EUDR penalties explained (Article 25): Member State penalty rules.
- [Requirements | EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Obligations: Due Diligence, Geolocation, Traceability, Roles](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/requirements.md): A structured EUDR requirements map: Article 3 core conditions, operator obligations in Article 4, simplified declaration rules in Article 4a.
- [Risk Assessment and Mitigation | EUDR Due Diligence (Articles 10-11) Playbook](/artifacts/eu/deforestation-regulation/risk-assessment-and-mitigation.md): EUDR due diligence risk assessment and mitigation made practical: how to structure Articles 10-11 decisions, what inputs to use (origin, supplier.


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