Editorial Policy: Independence, Sources and Corrections

This policy sets out how each commitment is applied, and every page is published under the byline "EUDR Guide Editorial Team".

The rules below cover independence from authorities, schemes and providers, the accepted sources, the labels for binding rules, guidance and proposals, the correction rule, the update triggers and the topics the guide leaves out. Readers who want the rules rather than the policy can start with the guide to the EU Deforestation Regulation.

Is EUDR Guide Independent of Authorities, Certification Schemes and Providers?

Yes: EUDR Guide is not affiliated with the European Commission, any competent authority or any certification scheme, and no company pays for a mention, a ranking or a placement.

The site earns money by matching operators, traders and non-EU suppliers with independent providers and suppliers, and through supplier enquiries. That income is kept apart from editorial decisions: no lead partner has been chosen, no company is named as a partner, and no vendor is named, ranked or linked.

Nothing beyond the EUDR Information System is mandatory. Software, consultants and certification are never required: the system is free of charge (Article 18(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3084), and responsibility stays with the operator (Articles 4(3) and 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115). No EUDR certificate exists, because the legal output is the due diligence statement reference number or the simplified declaration identifier, and as of 24 October 2026 no EU list of approved schemes or providers exists. What a scheme can prove is explained under certification and the EUDR.

Sources: Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Commission Guidance and National Law

A fact appears on EUDR Guide only when a primary source holds it: the act and its amendments on EUR-Lex and in the Official Journal, the Commission's EUDR pages and guidance, national gazettes and competent authorities, and FAO data where the Commission relies on it.

Table 1. Sources EUDR Guide accepts for EUDR facts

Secondary reports (news, consultancies, NGOs, providers) point to sources; they are never the source of a fact on this site.

The act decides, and the Commission's Guidance and FAQ explain it without binding anyone (Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650). A statement that cannot be matched to a primary source, with its instrument and the date it was checked, is not published.

How Are Rules, Guidance, Proposals and Postponed Dates Labelled?

Every statement carries its legal weight: binding rules are cited by article and instrument, Commission guidance and the FAQ are labelled non-binding, proposals are labelled "proposed" with their stage and date, and replaced dates appear only as dated history.

Table 2. How statements are labelled

A date is always shown with its scope. The deferred date of 30 June 2027 applies to operators that are natural persons or micro or small undertakings established as such by 31 December 2024 (Article 38(3)), while products in the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 apply from 30 December 2026. Readers can check every date against the dates in force.

How Does EUDR Guide Correct Errors?

When a fact on EUDR Guide is wrong, the page is corrected and the correction is dated on that page. Each page also shows the date it was last checked.

Readers report an error to editorial@eudrguide.com, naming the page and the statement concerned. No response time is promised. The same editorial address is on the page to contact EUDR Guide.

When Are EUDR Pages Rechecked After Amendments, Guidance, Country-List or Information System Changes?

Every page shows the date it was last checked, and pages are rechecked whenever one of five sources changes: the EUDR itself, the country list, the Commission guidance or FAQ, a national law, or the EUDR Information System.

Table 3. What triggers a recheck

National law changes are dated "as of" the day of the check.

What Does EUDR Guide Not Publish?

EUDR Guide does not publish legal advice for an individual case, unverified claims, vendor names or rankings, or rules of other regimes.

• Legal advice: responsibility stays with the operator (Articles 4(3) and 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115).
• Unverified claims: an item that no primary source confirms is not stated.
• Vendors: no provider is named, ranked or linked.
• Other regimes: the UK Forest Risk Commodities scheme and US FOREST Act proposals are out, and CSRD, CSDDD, LkSG, the Forced Labour Regulation and CBAM get one sentence at most, where relevant.
• Consumer and brand questions about individual products.

Every fact on this site is checked against EUR-Lex and Commission sources; see our methodology and fact-checking.

This guide explains the rules; it is not legal advice for an individual case.

How Does This Policy Connect to the Methodology, About and Privacy Pages?

Three pages complete this policy: the methodology for how facts are checked, the about page for funding, and the privacy policy for report data.

How Are Facts Checked Against These Sources?

Each fact is matched to the source and version in Table 1 and recorded with the date it was checked. The fact-checking methodology describes the procedure.

Where Are Funding and the Legal-Advice Limit Explained?

The about page sets out how EUDR Guide is funded and why it is not legal advice. Read About EUDR Guide for both.

How Is Personal Data in an Error Report Handled?

An error report sent to the editorial address is personal data, and the privacy policy explains how it is kept. The privacy policy covers reports and forms.