Can a buyer in France import from Turkey?

• establishedregistrationbuyerAug 12, 2026

  Applies from 2026-08-12: The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies from 12 August 2026; several substantive obligations start later.

  Act: (EU) 2025/40, Regulation on packaging and packaging waste (European Parliament and Council, Dec 19, 2024)

  Condition: Obligations and their dates depend on the packaging type and the provision

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• establishedregistrationeu responsible personMay 28, 2026

  Applies from 2026-05-28: The first four EUDAMED modules (actor registration, UDI and device registration, notified bodies and certificates, market surveillance) are mandatory from 28 May 2026.

  Document: EUDAMED actor registration and UDI device registration

  Act: Decision (EU) 2025/2371, Commission Decision on the functionality of EUDAMED systems (published in OJ on 27.11.2025) (European Commission, Nov 27, 2025)

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• establishedcertificatebuyerJan 10, 2026

  Applies from 2026-01-10: EU importers must submit catch certificates for fishery products through the CATCH IT tool from 10 January 2026.

  Document: Catch certificate submitted in the CATCH IT system

  Act: Regulation (EU) 2023/2842, Regulation amending the fisheries control system; CATCH requirement as stated on the Commission control regulation page (European Parliament and Council, Nov 22, 2023)

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• establisheddeclarationsupplierJan 8, 2026

  Applies from 2026-01-08: The new EU Construction Products Regulation applies mainly from 8 January 2026 and replaces Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 with a long transition.

  Act: (EU) 2024/3110, Regulation laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products (European Parliament and Council, Nov 27, 2024)

  Condition: Only construction products covered by a harmonised technical specification

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• establisheddeclarationbuyerJan 1, 2026

  Applies from 2026-01-01: Importers bringing in more than 50 tonnes of CBAM goods a year must hold authorised CBAM declarant status.

  Document: Authorised CBAM declarant status

  Act: (EU) 2025/2083, Regulation amending the CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (European Parliament and Council, Oct 8, 2025)

  Condition: Only CBAM goods (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers), counted per importer per calendar year

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• establishedregistrationbuyerOct 16, 2025

  Applies from 2025-10-16: Member States must set up extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles and footwear within 30 months of 16 October 2025.

  Act: Directive (EU) 2025/1892, Directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (textiles and food waste) (European Parliament and Council, Sep 10, 2025)

  Condition: Applies once the member state's textile EPR scheme is in place

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• establishedlabellingsupplierJun 20, 2025

  Applies from 2025-06-20: Smartphones, feature phones, cordless phones and slate tablets placed on the EU market must meet ecodesign requirements from 20 June 2025; smartphones and tablets also need the energy label.

  Document: EU energy label with EPREL registration

  Act: (EU) 2023/1670, Ecodesign requirements for smartphones and slate tablets (energy labelling date from the Commission product page) (European Commission, Jun 16, 2023)

  Condition: Only smartphones, feature phones, cordless phones and slate tablets

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

Dates ahead

• needs inputcertificatesupplierAug 1, 2030

  Applies from 2030-08-01: The new EU Toy Safety Regulation replaces Directive 2009/48/EC from 1 August 2030.

  Act: (EU) 2025/2509, Regulation on the safety of toys (European Parliament and Council, Nov 26, 2025)

  Condition: Only products that are toys under the Regulation

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• needs inputcertificatesupplierFeb 18, 2027

  Applies from 2027-02-18: Article 11 of the EU Battery Regulation (removability and replaceability of portable batteries) applies from 18 February 2027.

  Act: (EU) 2023/1542, Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries (European Parliament and Council, Jul 12, 2023)

  Condition: Only appliances with incorporated portable batteries or LMT batteries

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• needs inputcertificatesupplierJan 20, 2027

  Applies from 2027-01-20: The EU Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive from 20 January 2027.

  Act: (EU) 2023/1230, Regulation on machinery (application date as corrected by the corrigendum in OJ L 169, 4.7.2023) (European Parliament and Council, Jun 14, 2023)

  Condition: Only machinery and related products in the Regulation's scope

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

• needs inputdeclarationbuyerDec 30, 2026

  Applies from 2026-12-30: The EU Deforestation Regulation applies to large and medium operators from 30 December 2026 and to micro and small operators from 30 June 2027; Vietnam is classified low risk.

  Document: EUDR due diligence statement

  Act: (EU) 2025/2650, Regulation amending the Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (European Parliament and Council, Dec 19, 2025)

  Condition: Only relevant commodities and products (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood)

  Official source · Observed Sep 16, 2026

11 verified entries on this lane as of 2026-09-21. Name a product category to see the requirements for the goods. The register lists only what we have opened and quoted from the official act: silence is a gap in our register, not a clearance.

• Commercial invoice and packing list

  Core shipment and valuation documents.

  TypicalSupplier

• Transport document

  Bill of lading, air waybill or road consignment note.

  TypicalCarrier

• Customs declaration

  Filed by the importer or a customs representative under the EORI number.

  MandatoryBuyer / broker

• A.TR movement certificate or product-specific origin document

  A.TR proves free-circulation status for covered industrial goods; excluded product groups follow their own origin rules.

  ConditionalSupplier

• Product compliance evidence

  Depends on the product code and intended use.

  ConditionalSupplier

Typical and mandatory are kept separate. Each requirement names the responsible party.

The same facet states, sources, evidence dates, missing inputs and transaction context as structured JSON.

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  "kind": "trade_route_answer",
  "context_id": "TR-FR-TR-6F0262",
  "mode": "third_country",
  "transaction": {
    "buyer": {
      "company_id": null,
      "name": "Buyer in France",
      "country": "FR"
    },
    "supplier": {
      "company_id": null,
      "name": "Supplier in Turkey",
      "country": "TR"
    },
    "movement": {
      "ship_from": "TR",
      "origin_country": "TR"
    },
    "goods": {
      "description": null,
      "hs_code": null,
      "end_use": "unknown"
    },
    "payment": {
      "currency": null,
      "bank_jurisdiction": "unknown"
    }
  },
  "verdict": {
    "state": "review",
    "title": "Country route described, coverage incomplete. No conclusion on this transaction yet.",
    "summary": "Turkey to France is a third-country movement. Our data does not cover the France sanctions regime, so the answer shows the gap instead of assuming ordinary treatment."
  },
  "coverage_summary": "2 established · 1 need input · 3 not checked",
  "facets": [
    {
      "key": "route",
      "state": "established",
      "conclusion": "Third-country import into France",
      "explanation": "Turkey to France crosses a customs border. A customs declaration is filed on entry and the importer needs a EORI number.",
      "scope": "Country route only. Says nothing about the goods or the parties.",
      "missing_inputs": [],
      "sources": [
        {
          "source_id": "customs-id-fr",
          "source_label": "European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union",
          "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/eos/eori_home.jsp?Lang=en",
          "observed_at": "2026-07-21",
          "source_as_of": "Import mechanics reviewed 2026-07-21"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "restrictions",
      "state": "not_checked",
      "conclusion": "Turkey outside our sanctions register's reviewed coverage",
      "explanation": "Our country-level register holds no programme for Turkey, but it lists only measures we have reviewed and is not exhaustive: silence here is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that no measure exists. EU binds this lane, so their measures on Turkey have to be checked at the authority before anyone relies on this.",
      "scope": "No reviewed coverage for this country in our register",
      "missing_inputs": [
        "Check the Turkey country measures at each binding authority (EU)",
        "Screen the supplier, its owners, the consignee and the end user"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "source_id": "un-sc-sanctions",
          "source_label": "United Nations Security Council, sanctions information",
          "source_url": "https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/information",
          "observed_at": "2026-08-27",
          "source_as_of": "Current official programme index"
        },
        {
          "source_id": "eu-sanctions-map",
          "source_label": "European Commission, EU Sanctions Map",
          "source_url": "https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/",
          "observed_at": "2026-08-27",
          "source_as_of": "Current official programme index"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "trade_preference",
      "state": "needs_input",
      "conclusion": "EU-Turkey Customs Union may cover industrial goods in free circulation",
      "explanation": "The customs union covers most industrial goods that are in free circulation in the EU or Turkey. An A.TR movement certificate proves free-circulation status; it is not proof of Turkish origin. Agricultural goods and coal or steel follow separate arrangements, so the exact product must be classified first.",
      "scope": "Existence and scope of the customs union only; product coverage and free-circulation status remain to be established",
      "missing_inputs": [
        "Add the exact HS code",
        "Obtain the appropriate A.TR or product-specific origin document"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "source_id": "fta-eu-turkey-customs-union-industrial-goods",
          "source_label": "EU-Turkey Customs Union (industrial goods)",
          "source_url": "https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/turkiye_en",
          "observed_at": "2026-05-27",
          "source_as_of": "In force since 1995-12"
        },
        {
          "source_id": "access2markets",
          "source_label": "Access2Markets, My Trade Assistant (tariffs and product requirements by HS code)",
          "source_url": "https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home",
          "observed_at": "2026-08-27",
          "source_as_of": "Live product query required"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "vat_and_customs",
      "state": "established",
      "conclusion": "Import VAT 20% in France, EORI number required",
      "explanation": "France charges import VAT of 20% on goods plus freight plus duty; the importer clears with a EORI number. Duty depends on the HS code and is not stated here.",
      "scope": "Standard rate on a B2B import; reduced rates, deferral schemes and duty are outside this statement",
      "missing_inputs": [
        "Add the exact HS code for the duty rate"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "source_id": "vat-fr",
          "source_label": "European Commission, VAT rates",
          "source_url": "https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/vat-rates_en",
          "observed_at": "2026-07-21",
          "source_as_of": "Standard rate reviewed 2026-07-21"
        },
        {
          "source_id": "customs-id-fr",
          "source_label": "European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union",
          "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/eos/eori_home.jsp?Lang=en",
          "observed_at": "2026-07-21",
          "source_as_of": "Import mechanics reviewed 2026-07-21"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "goods",
      "state": "not_checked",
      "conclusion": "Goods not specified",
      "explanation": "Without the exact HS or CN code neither duty nor product rules can be established.",
      "scope": "Product-specific requirements per code",
      "missing_inputs": [
        "Add the exact HS or CN code",
        "Describe the product"
      ],
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          "source_id": "access2markets",
          "source_label": "Access2Markets, My Trade Assistant (tariffs and product requirements by HS code)",
          "source_url": "https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home",
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          "source_as_of": "Live product query required"
        }
      ]
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      "key": "company_screening",
      "state": "not_checked",
      "conclusion": "No supplier company selected",
      "explanation": "Country information cannot establish a supplier identity. Select the exact legal entity to screen it.",
      "scope": "No counterparty in scope",
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        "Select or establish the exact legal entity"
      ],
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    }
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      "title": "Transport document",
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      "responsible_party": "Carrier",
      "requirement": "Typical"
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      "title": "Customs declaration",
      "note": "Filed by the importer or a customs representative under the EORI number.",
      "responsible_party": "Buyer / broker",
      "requirement": "Mandatory"
    },
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      "title": "A.TR movement certificate or product-specific origin document",
      "note": "A.TR proves free-circulation status for covered industrial goods; excluded product groups follow their own origin rules.",
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      "requirement": "Conditional"
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      "title": "Product compliance evidence",
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    }
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    "pre_payment_check",
    "landed_cost",
    "alternative_suppliers",
    "rfq"
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "needs_input",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2030-08-01: The new EU Toy Safety Regulation replaces Directive 2009/48/EC from 1 August 2030.",
        "explanation": "Adopted, not yet applicable. (EU) 2025/2509, Regulation on the safety of toys (European Parliament and Council, 2025-11-26); applies from 2030-08-01.",
        "scope": "Toys & Games, Educational & Learning Products",
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            "source_as_of": "Act of 2025-11-26, applies from 2030-08-01"
          }
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          "actor": "supplier",
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            "number": "(EU) 2025/2509",
            "title": "Regulation on the safety of toys",
            "date": "2025-11-26",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025R2509"
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          "valid_from": "2030-08-01",
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          "condition": "Only products that are toys under the Regulation",
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          "ahead": true,
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        }
      },
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "needs_input",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2027-02-18: Article 11 of the EU Battery Regulation (removability and replaceability of portable batteries) applies from 18 February 2027.",
        "explanation": "Adopted, not yet applicable. (EU) 2023/1542, Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries (European Parliament and Council, 2023-07-12); applies from 2027-02-18.",
        "scope": "Consumer Electronics, Mobile & Computer Accessories, Wearables & Personal Devices, Home Appliances",
        "missing_inputs": [
          "Applies from 2027-02-18"
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            "source_id": "eu-batteries-art11-2023-1542",
            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, (EU) 2023/1542",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32023R1542",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2023-07-12, applies from 2027-02-18"
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          "entry_id": "eu-batteries-art11-2023-1542",
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          "actor": "supplier",
          "legal_state": "adopted_future",
          "document": null,
          "act": {
            "number": "(EU) 2023/1542",
            "title": "Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries",
            "date": "2023-07-12",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32023R1542"
          },
          "valid_from": "2027-02-18",
          "valid_to": null,
          "condition": "Only appliances with incorporated portable batteries or LMT batteries",
          "category_ids": [
            "tech-electronics",
            "tech-mobile-accessories",
            "tech-wearables",
            "home-appliances"
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          "machine_source": null
        }
      },
      {
        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "needs_input",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2027-01-20: The EU Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive from 20 January 2027.",
        "explanation": "Adopted, not yet applicable. (EU) 2023/1230, Regulation on machinery (application date as corrected by the corrigendum in OJ L 169, 4.7.2023) (European Parliament and Council, 2023-06-14); applies from 2027-01-20.",
        "scope": "Industrial Machinery, Industrial Automation & Robotics, Agricultural Equipment",
        "missing_inputs": [
          "Applies from 2027-01-20"
        ],
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          {
            "source_id": "eu-machinery-2023-1230",
            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, (EU) 2023/1230",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32023R1230",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2023-06-14, applies from 2027-01-20"
          }
        ],
        "regime": {
          "entry_id": "eu-machinery-2023-1230",
          "layer": "product",
          "kind": "certificate",
          "actor": "supplier",
          "legal_state": "adopted_future",
          "document": null,
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            "number": "(EU) 2023/1230",
            "title": "Regulation on machinery (application date as corrected by the corrigendum in OJ L 169, 4.7.2023)",
            "date": "2023-06-14",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32023R1230"
          },
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          "valid_to": null,
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          "change_date": "2027-01-20",
          "ahead": true,
          "machine_source": null
        }
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "needs_input",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2026-12-30: The EU Deforestation Regulation applies to large and medium operators from 30 December 2026 and to micro and small operators from 30 June 2027; Vietnam is classified low risk.",
        "explanation": "Adopted, not yet applicable. (EU) 2025/2650, Regulation amending the Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (European Parliament and Council, 2025-12-19); applies from 2026-12-30.",
        "scope": "Beverages, Confectionery & Snacks, Furniture, Wood Processing & Paper, Rubber & Composite Products, Meat & Poultry, Leather, Hides & Tanning",
        "missing_inputs": [
          "Applies from 2026-12-30"
        ],
        "sources": [
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            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, (EU) 2025/2650",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025R2650",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2025-12-19, applies from 2026-12-30"
          }
        ],
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          "actor": "buyer",
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          "document": "EUDR due diligence statement",
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            "number": "(EU) 2025/2650",
            "title": "Regulation amending the Deforestation Regulation (EU) 2023/1115",
            "date": "2025-12-19",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025R2650"
          },
          "valid_from": "2026-12-30",
          "valid_to": null,
          "condition": "Only relevant commodities and products (cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya, wood)",
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            "home-furniture",
            "industrial-wood",
            "industrial-rubber",
            "food-meat",
            "leather-materials"
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        }
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2026-08-12: The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation applies from 12 August 2026; several substantive obligations start later.",
        "explanation": "In force. (EU) 2025/40, Regulation on packaging and packaging waste (European Parliament and Council, 2024-12-19); applies from 2026-08-12.",
        "scope": "Packaging & Printing Supplies",
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          {
            "source_id": "eu-ppwr-2025-40",
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            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2024-12-19, applies from 2026-08-12"
          }
        ],
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          "entry_id": "eu-ppwr-2025-40",
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          "kind": "registration",
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            "number": "(EU) 2025/40",
            "title": "Regulation on packaging and packaging waste",
            "date": "2024-12-19",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025R0040"
          },
          "valid_from": "2026-08-12",
          "valid_to": null,
          "condition": "Obligations and their dates depend on the packaging type and the provision",
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          "change_date": "2026-08-12",
          "ahead": false,
          "machine_source": null
        }
      },
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2026-05-28: The first four EUDAMED modules (actor registration, UDI and device registration, notified bodies and certificates, market surveillance) are mandatory from 28 May 2026.",
        "explanation": "In force. Decision (EU) 2025/2371, Commission Decision on the functionality of EUDAMED systems (published in OJ on 27.11.2025) (European Commission, 2025-11-27); applies from 2026-05-28.",
        "scope": "Medical & Healthcare Supplies, Dental Supplies & Equipment",
        "missing_inputs": [],
        "sources": [
          {
            "source_id": "eu-eudamed-modules-2025-2371",
            "source_label": "European Commission, Decision (EU) 2025/2371",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025D2371",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2025-11-27, applies from 2026-05-28"
          }
        ],
        "regime": {
          "entry_id": "eu-eudamed-modules-2025-2371",
          "layer": "product",
          "kind": "registration",
          "actor": "eu_responsible_person",
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          "document": "EUDAMED actor registration and UDI device registration",
          "act": {
            "number": "Decision (EU) 2025/2371",
            "title": "Commission Decision on the functionality of EUDAMED systems (published in OJ on 27.11.2025)",
            "date": "2025-11-27",
            "authority": "European Commission",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025D2371"
          },
          "valid_from": "2026-05-28",
          "valid_to": null,
          "category_ids": [
            "health-medical",
            "health-dental"
          ],
          "change_date": "2026-05-28",
          "ahead": false,
          "machine_source": null
        }
      },
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2026-01-10: EU importers must submit catch certificates for fishery products through the CATCH IT tool from 10 January 2026.",
        "explanation": "In force. Regulation (EU) 2023/2842, Regulation amending the fisheries control system; CATCH requirement as stated on the Commission control regulation page (European Parliament and Council, 2023-11-22); applies from 2026-01-10.",
        "scope": "Seafood & Aquaculture",
        "missing_inputs": [],
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          {
            "source_id": "eu-catch-certificates-2026",
            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, Regulation (EU) 2023/2842",
            "source_url": "https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/fisheries-management/enforcing-rules/control-regulation_en",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
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        ],
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          "kind": "certificate",
          "actor": "buyer",
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          "document": "Catch certificate submitted in the CATCH IT system",
          "act": {
            "number": "Regulation (EU) 2023/2842",
            "title": "Regulation amending the fisheries control system; CATCH requirement as stated on the Commission control regulation page",
            "date": "2023-11-22",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/fisheries-management/enforcing-rules/control-regulation_en"
          },
          "valid_from": "2026-01-10",
          "valid_to": null,
          "category_ids": [
            "food-seafood"
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          "change_date": "2026-01-10",
          "ahead": false,
          "machine_source": null
        }
      },
      {
        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2026-01-08: The new EU Construction Products Regulation applies mainly from 8 January 2026 and replaces Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 with a long transition.",
        "explanation": "In force. (EU) 2024/3110, Regulation laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products (European Parliament and Council, 2024-11-27); applies from 2026-01-08.",
        "scope": "Building & Construction Materials, Plumbing, HVAC & Fixtures",
        "missing_inputs": [],
        "sources": [
          {
            "source_id": "eu-cpr-2024-3110",
            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, (EU) 2024/3110",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32024R3110",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2024-11-27, applies from 2026-01-08"
          }
        ],
        "regime": {
          "entry_id": "eu-cpr-2024-3110",
          "layer": "product",
          "kind": "declaration",
          "actor": "supplier",
          "legal_state": "in_force",
          "document": null,
          "act": {
            "number": "(EU) 2024/3110",
            "title": "Regulation laying down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products",
            "date": "2024-11-27",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32024R3110"
          },
          "valid_from": "2026-01-08",
          "valid_to": null,
          "condition": "Only construction products covered by a harmonised technical specification",
          "category_ids": [
            "building-materials",
            "building-fixtures"
          ],
          "change_date": "2026-01-08",
          "ahead": false,
          "machine_source": null
        }
      },
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2026-01-01: Importers bringing in more than 50 tonnes of CBAM goods a year must hold authorised CBAM declarant status.",
        "explanation": "In force. (EU) 2025/2083, Regulation amending the CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (European Parliament and Council, 2025-10-08); applies from 2026-01-01.",
        "scope": "Metals, Steel & Mining, Building & Construction Materials, Chemicals & Plastics",
        "missing_inputs": [],
        "sources": [
          {
            "source_id": "eu-cbam-definitive-2025-2083",
            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, (EU) 2025/2083",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025R2083",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2025-10-08, applies from 2026-01-01"
          }
        ],
        "regime": {
          "entry_id": "eu-cbam-definitive-2025-2083",
          "layer": "product",
          "kind": "declaration",
          "actor": "buyer",
          "legal_state": "in_force",
          "document": "Authorised CBAM declarant status",
          "act": {
            "number": "(EU) 2025/2083",
            "title": "Regulation amending the CBAM Regulation (EU) 2023/956",
            "date": "2025-10-08",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025R2083"
          },
          "valid_from": "2026-01-01",
          "valid_to": null,
          "condition": "Only CBAM goods (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers), counted per importer per calendar year",
          "category_ids": [
            "metals-mining",
            "building-materials",
            "industrial-chemicals"
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          "change_date": "2026-01-01",
          "ahead": false,
          "machine_source": null
        }
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2025-10-16: Member States must set up extended producer responsibility schemes for textiles and footwear within 30 months of 16 October 2025.",
        "explanation": "In force. Directive (EU) 2025/1892, Directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (textiles and food waste) (European Parliament and Council, 2025-09-10); applies from 2025-10-16.",
        "scope": "Apparel & Clothing, Fabrics & Textile Materials, Footwear, Bath & Bedding",
        "missing_inputs": [],
        "sources": [
          {
            "source_id": "eu-textile-epr-2025-1892",
            "source_label": "European Parliament and Council, Directive (EU) 2025/1892",
            "source_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025L1892",
            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2025-09-10, applies from 2025-10-16"
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        ],
        "regime": {
          "entry_id": "eu-textile-epr-2025-1892",
          "layer": "product",
          "kind": "registration",
          "actor": "buyer",
          "legal_state": "in_force",
          "document": null,
          "act": {
            "number": "Directive (EU) 2025/1892",
            "title": "Directive amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (textiles and food waste)",
            "date": "2025-09-10",
            "authority": "European Parliament and Council",
            "official_url": "http://publications.europa.eu/resource/celex/32025L1892"
          },
          "valid_from": "2025-10-16",
          "valid_to": null,
          "condition": "Applies once the member state's textile EPR scheme is in place",
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            "fashion-apparel",
            "fashion-textiles",
            "fashion-footwear",
            "home-bath-bedding"
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          "change_date": "2025-10-16",
          "ahead": false,
          "machine_source": null
        }
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        "key": "dated_change",
        "state": "established",
        "conclusion": "Applies from 2025-06-20: Smartphones, feature phones, cordless phones and slate tablets placed on the EU market must meet ecodesign requirements from 20 June 2025; smartphones and tablets also need the energy label.",
        "explanation": "In force. (EU) 2023/1670, Ecodesign requirements for smartphones and slate tablets (energy labelling date from the Commission product page) (European Commission, 2023-06-16); applies from 2025-06-20.",
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            "source_id": "eu-smartphones-ecodesign-2023-1670",
            "source_label": "European Commission, (EU) 2023/1670",
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            "observed_at": "2026-09-16",
            "source_as_of": "Act of 2023-06-16, applies from 2025-06-20"
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          "entry_id": "eu-smartphones-ecodesign-2023-1670",
          "layer": "product",
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          "actor": "supplier",
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            "number": "(EU) 2023/1670",
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            "authority": "European Commission",
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          },
          "valid_from": "2025-06-20",
          "valid_to": null,
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          "category_ids": [
            "tech-electronics",
            "tech-mobile-accessories"
          ],
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}