Step 1
You sign the mandate
A service agreement naming you as the operator and Dexffo as your Article 6 authorized representative for a defined scope — commodity, country of origin, and shipment.
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 · Article 6
Authorized Representative under EUDR Article 6
Dexffo is the EU-established authorized representative that prepares, files, and registers your Due Diligence Statement in the EUDR Information System — so you don't need an EU entity to comply with the Regulation.
01 — The provision
What Article 6 actually allows
Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 lets a non-EU operator appoint an EU-established authorized representative to prepare and submit the Due Diligence Statement (DDS) on its behalf. This exists precisely because most Latin American exporters have no EU legal entity of their own — Article 6 is the mechanism that lets them file directly in the EU Information System without opening one.
The mandate is a defined, contractual relationship: it names the operator, names Dexffo as the representative, and scopes the commodity and shipments it covers. It is not a blanket transfer of responsibility — it is an appointment to execute a specific task.
02 — The mandate
What Dexffo does as your authorized representative
Four steps, one mandate — from signature to standing point of contact for the life of the engagement.
Step 2
We prepare the technical case
Geolocation collection, satellite verification against the 31 December 2020 cutoff, country and commodity risk assessment, and the Article 10 due diligence narrative — built from the data and documents you provide.
Step 3
We file and register the DDS
We submit the Due Diligence Statement in the EU Information System (EUDR Information System) on your behalf and register it under your operator identity.
Step 4
We stay the point of contact
We retain the mandate and hold the supporting documentation available for competent authorities, as required of an authorized representative under Article 6 — for as long as the mandate is active.
03 — What this does not change
Appointing a representative does not transfer your responsibility
Stays with you, the operator
- → The truthfulness of your source data — origin, geolocation, legality documents
- → The product's substantive compliance under Articles 3–5 — deforestation-free status and legality
- → Any penalty imposed under Article 25 for a non-compliant product
Dexffo's responsibility, as representative
- → Preparing, filing, and registering the DDS correctly and on time, with the data provided
- → Professional diligence in the technical work — satellite screening, geolocation verification, risk-assessment preparation
- → Retaining the mandate and acting as point of contact for competent authorities
This is the same standard confirmed by EU authorities: where an authorized representative is used, the operator remains fully responsible for the compliance of the product covered by the Due Diligence Statement. Dexffo answers for how it executes the mandate — not for what the client declares.
04 — By country of origin
Authorized representative for LATAM exporters
The mandate is the same everywhere — Article 6 does not vary by country. What varies is the technical case: which registries exist, which biomes carry deforestation risk, and how far the supply chain is from plot-level traceability.
Colombia
Coffee and cacao exporters — smallholder and cooperative supply chains, FNC and cooperative-level traceability gaps.
Brazil
Coffee, cacao, soy, cattle, timber — CAR polygon data cross-validated against Cerrado and Amazon deforestation risk.
Peru
Coffee and cacao — indigenous-community land tenure documentation and cooperative-level plot traceability.
Ecuador
Cacao and coffee — ANECACAO-linked supply chains, shorter chains that close compliance gaps faster.
Bolivia
Soy and cattle — Santa Cruz expansion frontier verified against Chiquitano and Chaco deforestation hotspots.
Paraguay
Soy and cattle — incomplete formal land registry in western Chaco expansion zones requires enhanced verification.
Uruguay
Soy and cattle — well-documented national cadaster (DIEA); the task is schema conversion, not risk mitigation.
Honduras
Coffee — smallholder-dominant, sub-2-hectare farms needing first-time GPS geolocation.
Costa Rica
Coffee — ICAFE farm registries as a documentation starting point for Article 10 formatting.
Argentina
Soy and cattle — Pampas-origin supply is largely low-risk; Gran Chaco frontier farms need enhanced verification.
References
- · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023, Article 6 — Authorized representatives
- · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Articles 3–5 — Operator obligations and prohibition
- · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 10 — Risk assessment obligations
- · Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Article 25 — Penalties
- · EU Information System (EUDR Information System) —
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Appoint your authorized representative
10 minutes to find out which obligations apply to your operation — then we take on the mandate.