Check the EmpCo position in an EU market

The signed Federal Law Gazette PDF of BGBl. I Nr. 58/2026 (issued 28 July 2026) amends the UWG 1984 and lists CELEX 32024L0825. § 44(16) as amended sets 27 September 2026 for §§ 1, 2, 7a and the new annex items on claims, and limits civil claims about goods for three years to goods placed on the market after 27 September 2026. No new legal event was found; the full signed PDF, unavailable on 10 September, was read in this check, so the older-goods arrangement in § 44(16) is now confirmed from the official text.

This check did not look for amendments after BGBl. I Nr. 58/2026. The meaning of the three-year civil-claims limit for a particular product is not determined by this source check.

• Austria: official publication record — Publication date, title and CELEX references
• Austria: signed BGBl. I Nr. 58/2026 PDF — Item 1 (§ 1(4) Z 11–17); item 9 (§ 44(16)); items 11–14 (annex Z 2a, 4a–4c, 10a, 23d–23j); pages 1–4

The EU national-measure index records a FOD Economie law transposing Directive (EU) 2024/825, Belgian Official Gazette C-2026/005912 of 4 August 2026, pages 41689-41694, with entry into force 27 September 2026.

The Gazette PDF was not read in this check either. The exact older-goods exception therefore still rests on the August dossier.

• Belgium: EU national-measure record (Cellar) — Record fields: Belgisch Staatsblad C-2026/005912, 4 Aug 2026, pp. 41689-41694; entry into force 27 Sep 2026

The Act amending and supplementing the Consumer Protection Act was adopted by the 52nd National Assembly on 10 September 2026. It was promulgated by Presidential Decree No. 305 of 17 September 2026 and published in Държавен вестник issue 87 of 24 September 2026 (extraordinary). § 73(4) adds Directive (EU) 2024/825 to the transposed directives. § 83 brings the act into force on publication, except listed provisions (including §§ 1–2, § 6, §§ 16–19 and § 73 items 56–66), which take effect on 27 September 2026. Since 10 September the bill has been adopted at second reading, promulgated and published in the State Gazette, with a stated 27 September 2026 start for the listed provisions.

The provisions still need expert review to map each listed paragraph (for example §§ 16–19 and the new definitions in § 73) to the Directive's articles. This check does not decide how the law applies to any particular claim.

• Bulgaria: parliamentary bill record 52-602-01-12 — Plenary second reading 2026-09-10; L_Act_dv_iss 87, L_Act_dv_year 2026; final title 'Закон за изменение и допълнение на Закона за защита на потребителите'
• Bulgaria: State Gazette issue 87/2026 contents — Official section, National Assembly item: consumer protection amendment, p. 2
• Bulgaria: published act text in State Gazette — Decree No. 305 of 17.09.2026; issue 87 of 24.9.2026, p. 2; § 73(4) (new § 13a item 15 citing Directive 2024/825); § 83 (27 September 2026)

Croatia's amendment to the Consumer Protection Act (NN 59/2026, published 9 June 2026) expressly lists Directive (EU) 2024/825 in Article 1. Article 66 sets 27 September 2026 as the start date for Articles 16–18 and certain other listed provisions, separate from the law's general start date.

This settles the date stated in the published amendment. It does not determine whether a particular report statement is a consumer-facing commercial claim or how the law applies to it.

• Croatia: published Consumer Protection Act amendment — NN 59/2026 (9.6.2026); Articles 1, 2 and 66

The EU national-measure index records Law N.122(I)/2026, the Consumer Protection (Amendment) (No. 3) Law of 2026, in Cyprus Gazette issue 5093 of 17 July 2026, pages 562-568, with entry into force 27 September 2026. This matches the retained Articles 10 and 11 findings. No legal change since 10 September, but the status moves from 'Source evidence incomplete' to 'Review required': the official EU record now confirms the law's identity, Gazette issue and 27 September 2026 date.

The Cyprus Gazette record still could not be opened (access blocked), so the provision text rests on the August document. No check for later amendments was possible.

• EU: Cypriot national-measure record (Cellar) — Record fields: N122(I)/2026; Cyprus Gazette 5093, 17 Jul 2026, pp. 562-568; entry into force 27 Sep 2026
• Cyprus: Government Printing Office record — Retained Law 122(I)/2026, Articles 2, 10 and 11; not reachable 15 Oct

The Chamber's history for print 53 (amendment to Act 634/1992 on consumer protection and to the Civil Code), with status as at 15 October 2026, records that the third reading took place on 14 October 2026 at the 34th sitting. It records that the bill was passed by resolution no. 304. The page says the passed text is still being prepared for publication and for the next legislative steps. Since 10 September the Chamber of Deputies has passed the bill on third reading (14 October 2026). The Senate, presidential and Collection of Laws stages remain.

Resolution 304 and the passed wording are not yet published on psp.cz. The record does not establish Senate consideration, signature, publication in the Sbírka zákonů or a national start date.

• Czechia: print 53 history — Third reading 14 October 2026, 34th sitting, passed (resolution no. 304); page status 15 October 2026
• Czechia: Chamber resolution 304 record — Record states resolution 304 (print 53) not yet published

Law No. 558 of 27 May 2025 (Lovtidende A, published 28 May 2025) amends the Marketing Practices Act and related acts to implement Directive (EU) 2024/825. Section 4(1) sets 1 July 2025 for the law in general, and Section 4(2) sets 27 September 2026 for Sections 1 and 2.

The published amendment has been examined. This check does not set out the full amended Marketing Practices Act or how it applies to a particular communication.

• Denmark: Law 558 official PDF — Section 1 (definitions incl. nos. 20–21); Section 4(1)–(2), page 5

The Act amending the Consumer Protection Act and the Explosive Substances Act (RT I, 03.07.2026, 19) adds the claim definitions and practices to §§ 2 and 16 and names Directive (EU) 2024/825. Under § 3, § 1 points 1–8, 15 and 16 enter into force on 27 September 2026. New § 77² allows a clear correction mark for one year from that date on goods and packaging produced before it, if the mark is not misleading. No new legal event was found; the official text, not retrievable on 10 September, was obtained from Riigi Teataja's own data service, so the correction-mark arrangement is now confirmed from the official text.

The Riigi Teataja web page renders only with JavaScript; the text was read from the same register's XML endpoint. This check did not look for later amendments or set out how § 77² applies to particular goods.

• Estonia: official amendment record — Act page (requires JavaScript; metadata via register API)
• Estonia: official act metadata (Riigi Teataja API) — Title; publication date; validity from 13 July 2026
• Estonia: official act XML (Riigi Teataja API) — § 1 points 1–8, 15 (§ 77²) and 16; § 3

Government Decree 664/2026 on unfair commercial practices towards consumers (issued 2 July 2026, published 6 July 2026) sets out the new claim and label practices in § 2(1), items 4 and 29–31. Under § 4 it enters into force on 27 September 2026, while items 4, 29 and 30 apply only from 27 March 2027 to marketing on goods or packaging placed on the market before that date. No new legal event was found; the decree's full text, unavailable on 10 September, was read through Finlex open data, so the older-goods arrangement is now confirmed from the official text. It covers items 4, 29 and 30 and does not cover the offset-based claim in item 31.

This check read the decree only and did not check for a separate amending act to the Consumer Protection Act or any correction notice. Application to a particular claim is not determined here.

• Finland: Decree 664/2026 record — Statute identity (page renders without text in this tool)
• Finland: Decree 664/2026 official XML (Finlex open data) — dateIssued 2026-07-02, datePublished 2026-07-06; § 1; § 2(1) items 4, 29–31; § 4

The EU national-measure index lists only three French entries for EmpCo, notified on 17 July 2026: existing provisions (Consumer Code Article L121-2, Environment Code Articles L541-9-1 and R541-230) dating from 2020-2024. It lists no new French law. A DGCCRF page dated 23 June 2026 describes the transposing bill (projet de loi DDADUE) as not adopted, with the National Assembly to examine it in the autumn.

The Senate and National Assembly dossiers could not be opened in this check (access blocked), so the Assembly stage after 4 September is not confirmed. No JORF publication of a transposing law and no national application date were found.

• EU: French national-measure record (Cellar) — Record fields: Article L121-2 Code de la consommation; JORF 21 Dec 2021; notified 17 Jul 2026
• France: DGCCRF webinar page on the new rules — Page dated 23 Jun 2026: DDADUE bill not adopted; Assembly examination expected in autumn
• France: Senate legislative dossier (not reachable this check) — Access blocked on 15 Oct 2026; previous check: Senate adoption 18 Feb 2026

The Federal Law Gazette publishes the Drittes Gesetz zur Änderung des Gesetzes gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb of 12 February 2026 (BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 43, issued 19 February 2026), whose footnote names Directive (EU) 2024/825. Article 2(1) sets 27 September 2026 as the start date, and Article 2(2) gives Article 1 No. 2(c) alone a start date of 19 June 2026.

The official consolidated UWG lists a later amendment (Article 6 of the law of 12 May 2026, BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 139), and this check did not review what it changed. How the amended UWG applies to a particular claim is not determined by this source check.

• Germany: Federal Law Gazette record — Record fields: BGBl.-Nr. 43, published 19.02.2026, signed 12.02.2026
• Germany: Federal Law Gazette official PDF — Footnote 1 (page 1); Article 1 No. 1 (§ 2(2) definitions); Article 2(1)–(2)
• Germany: consolidated UWG (official federal portal) — Vollzitat and Stand lines; § 2(2)

The EU national-measure index records Law 5317/2026 (ΦΕΚ Α' 108, 10 July 2026), whose title lists the incorporation of Directive (EU) 2024/825, alongside Laws 2251/1994, 4933/2022 and 5019/2023. Greece declared these notifications complete on 31 July 2026.

The Gazette text of Law 5317/2026 was not opened, so the timing provisions and any later amendment were not freshly examined.

• EU: Greek national-measure record (Cellar) — Record fields: Law 5317, ΦΕΚ Α 108, 10 Jul 2026; title lists Directive 2024/825; notified 31 Jul 2026
• Greece: official Gazette record — Retained from previous check; legal document unavailable

Act XCIV of 2025 was promulgated on 16 December 2025. Section 12 inserts Section 54/A, which applies the new provisions to products manufactured or produced after 27 September 2026. Section 21(3) brings subtitle 2 and Annex 1 into force on 27 September 2026, and Section 22 links them to Directive (EU) 2024/825.

This confirms the wording of the production-date condition, not its application to services, every product category or any individual environmental claim.

• Hungary: Act XCIV of 2025 — Section 12 inserting Section 54/A; Section 21(3); Section 22; promulgation note 16 December 2025

S.I. No. 124/2026, the European Union (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition) Regulations 2026 (notice in Iris Oifigiúil of 3 April 2026), come into operation on 27 September 2026 under Regulation 1(2). Regulation 3(a) updates the Directive definition in the Consumer Protection Act 2007, Regulation 5 inserts sections 44B–44C, and Regulation 8 adds the generic-claim, whole-product, offset-based and sustainability-label practices to section 55(1). No new legal event was found; the full official text, not retrieved on 10 September, was read in this check.

This check did not review the instrument's 'Amendments' listing for later changes. The EU definitions that apply through Regulation 3, and their use for a particular claim, are not determined here.

• Ireland: S.I. 124/2026 — Regulations 1(2), 3(a), 5 and 8

The Gazzetta Ufficiale publishes Legislative Decree No. 30 of 20 February 2026 (Serie Generale No. 56, 9 March 2026), titled as implementing Directive (EU) 2024/825. The record states entry into force on 24 March 2026, and Article 2 states that the decree’s provisions apply from 27 September 2026. No legal change since 10 September; the official Gazzetta text, not reachable by automated retrieval, was read in this check.

The Consumer Code amendments in Article 1 have not been mapped point by point to the Directive in this check, and Italian-language editorial review remains open.

• Italy: Gazzetta Ufficiale, Legislative Decree 30/2026 — Title; GU Serie Generale No. 56 of 9 March 2026; entry into force 24 March 2026; Article 2 (application from 27 September 2026)
• EU: Italian national-measure record (Cellar) — Record fields: Decreto legislativo 20 febbraio 2026, n. 30; GU n. 56 del 9 marzo 2026; notified 23 Mar 2026

The law 'Grozījumi Negodīgas komercprakses aizlieguma likumā' (adopted 30 April 2025, proclaimed 15 May 2025, Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 92, 15.05.2025, OP 2025/92.3) adds definitions of environmental claim, sustainability label and certification scheme, together with claim practices including offset-based climate claims, and names Directive (EU) 2024/825. Its closing clause states that the law enters into force on 27 September 2026. The status moved from 'Source evidence incomplete' to 'Review required' because the full signed official publication was read; the law itself has not changed since September.

This check covers the amending law as published. It does not set out the full consolidated law, the enforcement framework or any later amendment, and it adds no arrangement for older goods because none was found in this text.

• Latvia: official publication — Sections 1–5 and closing commencement clause; signature-verified record
• Latvia: Likumi.lv record — Status 'Spēkā esošs'; adopted 30.04.2025

The official legal-acts register (TAR) records Law No. XV-577 amending Articles 2, 5, 6 and 7 and the Annex of the Law on the Prohibition of Unfair Commercial Practices to Consumers (No. X-1409), adopted by the Seimas on 20 November 2025 and registered on 1 December 2025 (TAR No. 2025-20386). Its Article 6 sets entry into force on 27 September 2026.

The register showed the heading of Article 6 but not the operative text, and its EU-relation field lists no EU act. The register shows a bot-verification page to automated browsers, so the amended provisions were not read, and XV-576 was not re-checked.

• Lithuania: TAR record of Law XV-577 — Act number, adoption 20 Nov 2025, TAR No. 2025-20386 of 1 Dec 2025; Article 6 heading (entry into force 27 Sep 2026)

Legilux publishes the Law of 9 June 2026 amending the Consumer Code to transpose Directive (EU) 2024/825 (parliamentary document 8648). Article 6 inserts points 28) to 39) into Article L. 122-4, and Article 10 states that the law enters into force on 27 September 2026. No legal change since 10 September; the official Legilux text, not reachable by automated retrieval, was read in this check.

Each inserted point has not been mapped to the Directive’s Annex I in this check, and no later amendment was searched for.

• Luxembourg: Legilux, Law of 9 June 2026 — Title; Article 6 (Article L. 122-4, points 28 to 39); Article 10 (entry into force 27 September 2026)
• EU: Luxembourg national-measure record (Cellar) — Record fields: Loi du 9 juin 2026; Mémorial A; entry into force 27 Sep 2026; ELI a283

The EU national-measure index holds no Maltese measure for EmpCo as of its latest update (9 October 2026). The Commission's 28 May 2026 notice named Malta for incomplete notification.

Absence from the EU index shows no notification, not that Malta has no law. No Maltese Act or Legal Notice transposing the Directive was found on legislation.mt or in searches.

• Commission: May infringement notice — Page 1: empowering consumers (historical, retained from previous check)

The Implementatiewet richtlijn betere duurzaamheidsinformatie voor consumenten (law of 27 May 2026, Stb. 2026, 152, issued 24 June 2026) leaves commencement to royal decree in Article III. The decree of 9 July 2026 (Stb. 2026, 204, issued 15 July 2026) brings it into force the day after issue, i.e. 16 July 2026.

How the national start date of 16 July relates to the EU application date of 27 September 2026 is a separate legal question that this check does not answer. This check did not look for later Staatsblad amendments.

• Netherlands: published law — Article III; Article IV; issue date 24 June 2026
• Netherlands: commencement decree — Sole article; issue date 15 July 2026; explanatory note

The Sejm process record for bill 2799 shows that the Senate made no amendments on 24 September 2026 and that the act went to the President for signature the same day. The Sejm text sent to the Senate specifies 27 September 2027 in Article 3. The Dziennik Ustaw index, which lists items up to 14 October 2026, shows no publication of this act. Since 10 September the act has passed the Senate without amendments and gone to the President. It has not yet appeared in Dziennik Ustaw.

No presidential signature, referral or publication in Dziennik Ustaw was found, so there is no published national text or confirmed commencement date. The 27 September 2027 date comes from the parliamentary text, not from a promulgated law.

• Poland: official Sejm process record — Stages: SenatePosition 2026-09-24 'nie wniósł poprawek'; ToPresident 2026-09-24; changeDate 2026-09-24
• Poland: Sejm adopted text — Article 3, PDF page 10: 27 September 2027 (carried over from 10 September check; not re-opened)
• Poland: Dziennik Ustaw 2026 index (ELI API) — 1,335 items; latest positions 1328–1335 promulgated 2026-10-14; no act amending the unfair market practices act

The EU national-measure index holds no Portuguese measure for EmpCo. The Council of Ministers communiqué of 8 October 2026 contains no item on consumer protection or Directive (EU) 2024/825.

The Diário da República record for Decreto-Lei 57/2008 needs JavaScript and could not be read, so a recent amendment cannot be ruled out from the national gazette itself. Earlier Council of Ministers communiqués were not all reviewed.

• Portugal: Council of Ministers communiqué, 8 October 2026 — Full list of items; none on consumers or 2024/825
• Commission: May infringement notice — Page 1: empowering consumers (historical, retained from previous check)

On 10 September the official portal's text of OUG 18/2026 was examined. That text contained the definitions and claim provisions, with entry into force on 27 March 2026 and Article IV(2) setting application from 27 September 2026. The portal could not be opened in this check.

legislatie.just.ro returned empty replies or protocol errors and WebFetch was blocked, so the September reading could not be re-checked. The Monitorul Oficial issue reference and any parliamentary law adopting the ordinance are still not established from an immutable official artifact.

• Romania: OUG 18/2026 official portal text — Article I; Articles III and IV(2) (as read 10 September; unreachable 15 October)

Act No. 310/2025 Coll. amends Consumer Protection Act 108/2024. It was adopted on 21 October 2025 and promulgated on 19 November 2025. Article V gives different provisions different start dates and lists the relevant Article I points in the group taking effect on 27 September 2026.

Slov-Lex labels its HTML informational and identifies the PDF as the legally binding version. This check did not verify that PDF or decide how the law applies to a particular claim.

• Slovakia: published amendment text (Act 310/2025) — Article V; record fields 'Dátum schválenia 21.10.2025', 'Dátum vyhlásenia 19.11.2025'; HTML legal-status notice

The government page still shows draft ZVPot-1A (EVA 2024-2180-0033) at the stage 'V medresorsko usklajevanje in na SVZ', dated 3 July 2026. The government's 2026 indicative legislative plan lists ZVPot-1A as transposing Directive 2024/825, with urgent procedure, government consideration by 30 September 2026 and National Assembly adoption by 31 December 2026.

The plan's dates are targets, not recorded events. No government adoption, National Assembly decision or Uradni list publication was found.

• Slovenia: official draft record — Proposal status 'V medresorsko usklajevanje in na SVZ', 3.7.2026; EVA 2024-2180-0033
• Slovenia: government indicative legislative plan 2026 — Page 10, ZVPot-1A row: 'nujni', 30. 9. 2026 (government), 31. 12. 2026 (DZ adoption deadline); 'Obravnavano na vladi' and 'Objavljeno v Ur. l.' columns blank

The Ministry's public-information text is still the 'Anteproyecto de Ley de Consumo Sostenible', which states it transposes Directive (EU) 2024/825. The BOE consolidated Consumer Code (Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2007) was last updated on 2 March 2026, and the EU national-measure index holds no Spanish measure for EmpCo.

No Council of Ministers adoption, Cortes bill or BOE publication was found. The Ministry consultation page from the previous check could not be reopened (access blocked).

• Spain: Ministry draft bill text (información pública N-25-051-DCA) — Title 'Anteproyecto de Ley de Consumo Sostenible'; statement that the law transposes Directive (EU) 2024/825
• Spain: BOE consolidated Consumer Code metadata — fecha_actualizacion 2026-03-02; latest amending reference is Real Decreto-ley 4/2026 (not EmpCo-related)
• Spain: Ministry consultation record (not reachable this check) — Previous check: consultation 4 Jul-31 Aug 2025

The government record for SOU 2025:124 (published 19 January 2026; consultation 2 February 2026) still lists no Council on Legislation referral and no government bill, and the inquiry's proposed start date remains 1 January 2027. A search of the Riksdag open-data register on 15 October 2026 returned no bill citing Directive (EU) 2024/825 or the sustainable-consumption proposal.

1 January 2027 is a proposed date, not an enacted one. The absence of a bill on these registers on 15 October does not exclude a referral that has not yet been indexed.

• Sweden: SOU 2025:124 government record — Lagrådsremiss and Proposition fields: 'Inga dokument'; proposed commencement 1 January 2027
• Sweden: Riksdag document register search — Results list: SOU 2025:124 and committee reports only, no bill (prop)