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EU Deforestation Regulation

The EU Deforestation Regulation replaces the EU Timber Timber Regulation and has implications for growers and others operating and trading in the forestry and timber sector

The EU Deforestation Regulation 2023/115 (EUDR) was postponed and will enter into application from 30th December 2026.  The EUDR replaces the European Union Timber Regulation 995/2010 (EUTR).

The postponement provides additional time for businesses to prepare appropriately for the implementation of the EUDR.

Specific targeted amendments have been introduced to help businesses and stakeholders implement the regulation.

The Objective of the EUDR Regulation is to minimise the EU’s contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation and to reduce the EU’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global biodiversity loss.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine remains the Competent Authority responsible for the application and enforcement of this Regulation in Ireland. The Department has the responsibility for checking if operators fulfil the requirements of the Regulation. This includes the organisation of spot checks to see if operators follow a Due Diligence System. For more information, see DAFM Website ‘EU Deforestation Regulation‘.

Ireland’s Competent Authority for EUDR
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR),
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,
Johnstown Castle Estate,
Co. Wexford Y35 PN52

For general queries on the EUDR regulation overall email: eudr@agriculture.gov.ie
For queries with respect to Wood email: EUDRwoodproducts@agriculture.gov.ie

Information System Requirement:

  • Economic operators should register in the information system.

Operators and Large and Medium Enterprises will have to submit their due diligence statements (DDS) using the European Commission’s Information System. This applies to imports, exports and domestic trade. The information system will generate a unique reference number for each DDS submitted. This reference number must be made available to Customs for Imports and Exports.
Operators are the entity that places relevant products on the market or exports them in the course of a commercial activity.

A simplified one-time declaration must be submitted by micro and small enterprises.

  • Operators must exercise Due Diligence with all products in scope of the regulation

Due diligence involves the collection of certain information, data and documentation relating to the origin of the consignment. On this basis, a risk assessment is carried out to determine whether there is a danger that the relevant products are not in compliance with the Regulation.

The goods concerned may only be placed on the EU market, made available in the EU or exported from the EU if there is negligible risk, that they are not in compliance with the Regulation.

For more information on EUDR, see: