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EUDR Glossary

Important EUDR definitions covering deforestation, due-diligence concepts, operators, traceability, and market-placement language for in-scope commodities and products.

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High-level summary

Important EUDR definitions covering deforestation, due-diligence concepts, operators, traceability, and market-placement language for in-scope commodities and products.

EUDR is a traceability-heavy regulation. For Minespider, it is directly relevant because compliant due diligence depends on origin data, chain-of-custody evidence, and clear definitions of market actors and production contexts.

Who it affects

  • Operators placing in-scope commodities and products on the EU market
  • Traders and downstream supply-chain participants
  • Teams managing origin, geolocation, and due-diligence evidence
  • Compliance programs working on deforestation-free claims

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

deforestation-free

The EUDR pass/fail condition that commodities or products must meet: no post-2020 deforestation, plus forest-degradation checks for wood products.

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deforestation

The EUDR land-use conversion concept: forest converted to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not.

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operator

A source-specific role term: under EUDR, the market/export actor; under CBAM, the installation-control actor.

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relevant products

The EUDR Annex I product layer: specified goods that contain, were fed with, or were made using relevant commodities.

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relevant commodities

The EUDR closed list of commodity categories that start the scope screen: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, and wood.

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agricultural plantation

An EUDR land-use category for tree-based agricultural production systems, including commodity plantations, that is expressly excluded from forest.

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agricultural use

Use of land for agriculture under EUDR, including agricultural plantations, set-aside agricultural areas, and livestock rearing.

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country of origin

An EUDR term pointing to the Union Customs Code country-or-territory concept used for origin, distinct from EUDR country of production.

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forest degradation

The EUDR forest-quality conversion concept relevant especially to wood products, separate from deforestation.

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in the course of a commercial activity

EUDR activity carried out for processing, distribution to consumers, or use in the business of an operator or trader.

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naturally regenerating forest

Forest predominantly composed of trees established through natural regeneration, including mixed or uncertain cases where natural regeneration is expected to dominate.

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non-compliant products

Relevant products that do not comply with EUDR Article 3 conditions.

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