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 "title": "What Goes in an EUDR Due Diligence Statement, and What Stays Behind It?",
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 "direct_answer": "**The statement is the short thing you submit and the evidence is the large thing you keep. They are governed by different articles and they contain different material. Submitting the statement is the moment you assume responsibility for the product's compliance, which makes it the assertion that the proof exists rather than the proof.**",
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