SUMMARY:

• The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against 20 Member States for failing to communicate the complete transposition of the Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition (Directive (EU) 2024/825).
• Member States were required to transpose the Directive into national law by 27 March 2026.

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The Directive aims to strengthen consumer protection against greenwashing and early obsolescence, while improving the reliability of green claims and sustainability labels and providing consumers with clearer information on product durability, repairability and legal guarantee rights.
Member States were required to transpose the Directive into national law by 27 March 2026. According to the Commission, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden have not yet communicated complete transposition measures.

The Commission has therefore sent letters of formal notice to the Member States concerned, which now have two months to respond and notify complete transposition measures. In the absence of a satisfactory response, the Commission may proceed to the next stage of the infringement procedure and issue a reasoned opinion.

NEXT STEPS:

We will continue to monitor the national implementation of the Directive and any relevant guidance or enforcement developments ahead of the application of the new rules from 27 September 2026.

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