France is continental Europe's largest chocolate consumer and a significant cocoa processing hub. French chocolatiers — from industrial groups to artisanal maisons — import cocoa beans primarily from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Cameroon through the ports of Le Havre and Dunkerque. Under Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, the operator who places the product on the EU market for the first time bears the due diligence obligation. That operator is you — the French importer. Your West African supplier provides the production data. You file the Due Diligence Statement in TRACES NT. EUDRCheck generates the complete Annex II dossier — including the JSON file for TRACES NT import — in 15 minutes. €299 per lot.
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France is continental Europe's largest chocolate consumer and home to a significant cocoa processing and chocolate manufacturing industry. Major chocolate groups and hundreds of artisanal chocolatiers source cocoa through Le Havre and Dunkerque. Ivory Coast, Ghana and Cameroon supply the vast majority of cocoa beans entering France.
The EUDR places the due diligence obligation squarely on the EU-based operator — the entity that places the cocoa on the Union market for the first time. For French importers, this means every incoming cocoa lot requires a filed DDS in TRACES NT before customs clearance.
Under Article 4 and Annex II, the data fields you must submit are defined by law. Your supplier provides the raw data. You structure it into the DDS and file it.
EUDRCheck generates the complete dossier — including a JSON file formatted for direct import into TRACES NT — in 15 minutes.
Under Article 2(15), the operator is the person who places the product on the EU market for the first time. For cocoa entering through Le Havre or Dunkerque, that is the French importer. Your Ivorian or Ghanaian supplier provides data. You file. Delegating this to the exporter does not discharge your legal obligation.
Article 10.2(m) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 classifies voluntary certifications as complementary evidence for the risk assessment. They are not a substitute for the Due Diligence Statement. A DDS must be filed in TRACES NT for every lot regardless of certification status.
Cocoa passes through multiple aggregation stages: farm gate, pisteur, cooperative warehouse, port of Abidjan or Tema. Only the coordinates of the production plot satisfy the regulation. EUDRCheck's built-in coordinate generator and GeoJSON validator ensure the data meets the 6-decimal, WGS-84, RFC 7946 standard.
EUDRCheck does not generate a single PDF. It generates a complete dossier of eight structured documents, delivered as a ZIP file you download and keep. Every document cites the specific EUDR article it complies with.
Identifies your role as EU-based operator, applicable regime, legal calendar. Article 2 + Article 8.
Signable PDF + machine-readable JSON for direct import into TRACES NT. Every Annex II field completed. Article 4 + Annex II.
Production plot coordinates validated against RFC 7946 + WGS-84. Points for plots under 4 ha, polygons for 4 ha or more. Visual map in PDF. Article 2(28) + Annex II.4.
Systematic analysis of 14 criteria of Article 10.2 (letters a to n). Formal conclusion on risk level. Article 10.
Mitigation measures when risk is standard or high. Article 11.
Upstream (cooperatives, pisteurs, exporters) and downstream (processors, chocolatiers) with full traceability. Annex II.5.
Eight dimensions of legal compliance in the origin country. Adapted per country. Article 2(40) + 3(b).
Annual review dates, 5-year retention period, automatic calendar reminders. Article 12 + Article 32.
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Generated from your own input, in your own browser. No supplier data leaves your device.
Eight documents. 15 minutes. €299. Yours permanently. Including the JSON formatted for TRACES NT import.
Your supplier or their cooperative provides the GPS coordinates of production plots. EUDRCheck includes a built-in coordinate generator that converts their GPS data, Google Maps pins, or KML files into validated GeoJSON. If they have mapping data from Rainforest Alliance, Cocoa Life or similar programmes, EUDRCheck imports it.
We do not sell field data collection services. We structure the data your supplier provides into the format the regulation requires.
Under Article 25, consequences apply to the operator placing non-compliant products on the EU market. In France, the DGCCRF (Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes) and French Customs (DGDDI) are the competent authorities.
Article 25.2(a). For a French importer with €10M EU turnover, the minimum fine starts at €400,000. The maximum may exceed the economic benefit gained from the infringement.
Article 25.2(b) and (c). The cocoa shipment and all revenues from its transaction may be seized by French customs.
Article 25.2(d). Temporary exclusion from tendering procedures, grants and concessions.
Article 25.2(e). In serious or repeated cases, prohibition on placing relevant products on the EU market until full compliance is demonstrated.
Under Article 25.5, every final infringement decision is published by the Commission.
| Alternative | Cost | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Regulatory consultancy (Paris, Le Havre) | €3,000–€8,000 | Same Annex II, 2-4 weeks per origin |
| Enterprise compliance platform | €12,000–€30,000/year | Yearly subscription, multi-origin |
| Rainforest Alliance / Fairtrade / Organic | Certification fees | Complementary evidence only (Art. 10.2.m) |
| EUDRCheck | €299 | 28-page dossier + TRACES NT JSON, 15 min, browser-side |
French cocoa importers handling Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and other origins need volume DDS capacity. EUDRCheck offers pack pricing from 10 dossiers. One dossier per lot, per origin. Email hello@solidwaretools.com with your estimated annual volume.
Request Volume PricingEUDRCheck generates a document structured under Article 4 and Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2650) based on the information you enter. The truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of that information is your responsibility as operator under Article 4.2.
We guarantee that the document structure follows Article 4 and Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 and that the legal references cited are correct as of the latest verification date. We do not guarantee that a specific document will be accepted by the DGCCRF, French Customs (DGDDI) or any competent authority in a specific case.
EUDRCheck is not legal advice. For specific situations, consult a lawyer or specialised regulatory consultancy.
Eight documents. Annex II fully structured. Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 in its current wording including Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 amendment of 23 December 2025. TRACES NT JSON included. Your data stays on your device. The ZIP you download is yours forever.