The due diligence statement (DDS) required under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and the simplified declaration (SD) are electronic declarations submitted through online forms in the EUDR Information System. The exact content of the DDS and the SD can be found in Annexes II and III to the Regulation.
An operator within the meaning of the EUDR prepares a DDS for products before placing them on the market (for example, before import). A DDS does not need to be batch-specific and may cover multiple batches of several different relevant products. A DDS may be prepared up to one year in advance.
Instead of a DDS, a micro or small primary operator submits an SD. As a rule, the SD is a one-time declaration and is submitted before placing commodities or products on the market. The declaration must be updated if significant changes occur in the information provided after the declaration has been submitted. Significant changes may include, for example, the consolidation of properties or the commencement of production of entirely new commodities.
The user guide for the Information System can be downloaded from the Commission's website (Circabc). If you wish to familiarise yourself with the test environment of the EUDR Information System, you can use the ACCEPTANCE Server.
Log in to the EUDR Information System
Log in to the test environment (ACCEPTANCE)
Registration in the EUDR Information System
See the instructional video on registration (in finnish): Introduction to the EUDR Information System (YouTube)
Creating a Due Diligence Statement (DDS)
See the instructional video on creating and saving DDS submissions (in finnish): Creating Due Diligence Statements (YouTube)
Creating a Simplified Declaration (SD)
The Finnish Food Authority will provide more detailed guidance on creating an SD once the related technical details have been clarified.
Submitting a DD-statement in a nutshell:
- Register in the European Commission’s TRACES system.
- Register in the system and save a new DD-statement (for information requirements, see below or Annex II to the EUDR).
- Write down the submitted DD-statement’s reference number.
- You can continue with the customs declaration or deliver your products to the buyer in the EU.
- The DD-statement’s reference number must be forwarded to the buyer when it is a company.