EUDR EU Information System — Status and Functionality

The EUDR Information System — Digital Infrastructure

The EUDR mandates the creation of a centralised information system at the European level, administered by the European Commission, which will be the centrepiece of the verification and compliance mechanism. This system, officially called the EUDR Information System, will be the platform through which operators and traders submit due diligence statements and through which competent authorities verify compliance.

Core Functionality

• Submission of due diligence statements: Operators will enter information about products placed on the EU market or exported, including GPS coordinates of production land, quantities, product descriptions and supplier data.
• Generation of reference numbers: Each statement will receive a unique reference number, which must be passed along the supply chain. Traders who are not operators will use these references to fulfil their obligations.
• Country benchmarking data: The system will integrate country classifications (high, standard, low risk) and automatically apply the corresponding level of scrutiny. Operators sourcing from high-risk countries will face more frequent checks.
• Interface with competent authorities: National authorities will have access to the system to conduct checks, request additional documents and flag irregularities. The system will also facilitate cross-border cooperation.
• Automated alerts: The platform will generate alerts based on risk analysis, flagging suspicious operations or inconsistencies in declared data.

Development Status — Relaunched June 2026, Rules Final Since July 2026

After a period of temporary closure for rework, the Information System relaunched in June 2026 with the operational simplifications agreed in the December 2025 revision. On 13 July 2026 the Commission adopted the implementing act establishing its final technical rules:

• A simplified declaration form for micro and small primary operators (one-time declaration instead of a full due diligence statement).
• Updated API specifications for companies that automate DDS submission at volume.
• Further functionality announced for later in summer 2026.

The implementing act was published as Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1565 and entered into force on 17 July 2026. Both the production and the test (acceptance) environments are operational, so companies can trial submissions before filing real statements.

Official Training Sessions — Register Now

Since the end of July 2026 the Commission has been running free virtual training sessions on the Information System, demonstrating how to register and submit due diligence statements. New dates were published in early August on the Commission's EUDR implementation pages, where registration links and the system user guide are available. Dedicated sessions for micro and small primary operators, covering the simplified declaration, have been announced and will follow. Romanian operators should note that the guidance document is now available in Romanian, which makes these trainings substantially easier to apply.

The system's immaturity was one of the main reasons for the first postponement in October 2024. That risk is now largely closed: the platform is live, the technical rules are adopted, and integration work — including interoperability with national systems such as SUMAL in Romania — can proceed against stable specifications.

Technical Challenges

• Data volume: The system will need to process millions of statements annually from operators across all 27 member states.
• Geolocation: Verifying GPS coordinates requires integration with satellite data and up-to-date forest maps.
• Interoperability: The system must communicate with national traceability systems (SUMAL in Romania, SIPAF in Brazil, etc.).
• Data security: Sensitive commercial information must be protected while meeting the regulation's transparency requirements.

Timeline to the Deadline

The system is operational well ahead of the 30 December 2026 compliance deadline for large and medium operators. Companies planning automated submission should build against the API specifications adopted in the July 2026 implementing act.

Operators are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the system interface and prepare their data. For practical preparation instructions, consult eudr.solutions.