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title: "EUDR with GS1 standards and EPCIS 2.0"
description: "What the EU Deforestation Regulation requires, when it applies, and how origin data and reference numbers flow between partners with EPCIS 2.0 and GS1 standards."
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last_updated: "2026-11-02T15:44:09.796Z"
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The EU Deforestation Regulation requires proof down to the plot of land for cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, rubber, wood and cattle. That proof arises at the start of the supply chain and has to arrive, traceably, at every partner further along. We make sure the data for it flows on open GS1 standards.

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Timeline

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## <span className="block,text-benelog">When it affects you.</span><span className="block,text-benelog-primary">From December 2026 for large and medium-sized companies.</span>

Application has been postponed twice. The dates are now settled, and in May 2026 the Commission decided not to amend the text of the regulation again.

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<dpp-timeline-item group="Cut-off date" label="Confirmed" status="fest" text="Land deforested after this date is excluded." time="31 December 2020">



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<dpp-timeline-item group="Large and medium-sized companies" label="Confirmed" status="fest" text="The obligations apply to everyone not classified as a micro or small enterprise." time="December 2026">



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<dpp-timeline-item group="Micro and small enterprises" label="Confirmed" status="fest" text="The later deadline applies to companies that already existed as such at the end of 2024." time="June 2027">



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<dpp-timeline-item group="Newly added products" label="Confirmed" status="fest" text="Soluble coffee and numerous palm oil derivatives, among others." time="December 2027">



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<dpp-timeline-item group="Review" label="Planned" status="erwartet" text="The Commission reviews the regulation as a whole." time="By 2030">



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As of October 2026. This overview is no substitute for legal advice.

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The obligation

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## What the EUDR requires

A product may only be sold or exported in the EU if it was produced on land free of deforestation after the cut-off date, if it was produced lawfully under the law of the producing country, and if a due diligence statement exists for it.

That calls for the geolocation of every plot, given as a polygon for larger areas. Goods of known origin must not be mixed with goods of unknown origin. And the reference number of the due diligence statement has to be passed on to the buyer.

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Who it's for

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## <span className="block,text-benelog">Every stage has its task.</span><span className="block,text-benelog-primary">From the field to the shelf.</span>

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<icon-card description="Importers and producers in the EU record the origin, assess the risk and submit the due diligence statement in the EU information system." icon="mdi:sprout-outline" title="Whoever places it on the market first">



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<icon-card description="Manufacturers and traders immediately downstream take over the reference numbers and keep them verifiable for five years." icon="mdi:factory" title="Whoever first processes or trades it">



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<icon-card description="Later stages document suppliers and buyers. They benefit when the data from the earlier stages is in good order." icon="mdi:storefront-outline" title="Whoever sits further down the chain">



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Standard

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## Why open standards are the foundation

One supplier serves many customers, and every customer runs different systems. Without a shared format it would have to prepare its EUDR data differently for every buyer.

GS1 has therefore published a dedicated EUDR standard, and GS1 Germany recommends EPCIS 2.0 as best practice for passing on the reference numbers. Products, batches and places are identified with the same GS1 numbers already used in retail today. That way the details arrive in the same shape at every partner.

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With us

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## How we support you

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<icon-card description="Plots, harvest and batch as EPCIS events, linked to GTIN and GLN." icon="mdi:map-marker-outline" title="Record the origin">



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<icon-card description="Which incoming batches went into which outgoing batch, documented as a transformation event. That keeps the link to the plot intact." icon="mdi:call-split" title="Follow the processing">



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<icon-card description="Transmit reference and verification numbers the way the GS1 EUDR standard sets out, machine-readable and queryable." icon="mdi:file-send-outline" title="Pass the numbers on">



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<icon-card description="Link ERP, supplier portals and due diligence tools through one shared data layer." icon="mdi:lan-connect" title="Connect the partners">



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<icon-card description="EUDR details are validated against the data model before they go out to partners. Missing coordinates or numbers surface early." icon="mdi:clipboard-check-outline" title="Check it up front">



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<icon-card description="OpenEPCIS implements the GS1 standards openly. Your data stays usable even if you change your systems." icon="mdi:lock-open-variant-outline" title="Open and connectable">



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## Let's talk about your supply chain

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How your EUDR data flows from the plot to the buyer depends on where you sit in the chain. That is best clarified together. The legal assessment is a matter for qualified legal advice, the robust data foundation comes from us.

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