Market by market

EmpCo in each country

EmpCo is a directive, so each country writes it into its own law and sets its own penalties. Use this guide to find the official source for every market you sell in.

Last reviewed: 30 September 2026. National status changes quickly. Always confirm on the official source before acting. The European Commission's list of notified national measures is the master reference.

EUR-Lex national measures ↗
CountryStatusNational lawConsumer authority
Austria ATCheck official sourceRIS – Rechtsinformationssystem ↗VKI – Verein für Konsumenteninformation ↗
Belgium BENational law adopted

Law transposing Directive (EU) 2024/825, notified to the European Commission

Listed on EUR-Lex national transposition measures.

EUR-Lex – national measures ↗
FPS Economy ↗
Bulgaria BGCheck official sourceДържавен вестник (State Gazette) ↗Commission for Consumer Protection ↗
Croatia HRCheck official sourceNarodne novine ↗State Inspectorate ↗
Cyprus CYCheck official sourceCyLaw ↗Consumer Protection Service ↗
Czechia CZCheck official source

Existing consumer protection acts are listed on EUR-Lex; a dedicated 2026 amendment is not confirmed.

e-Sbírka ↗
Czech Trade Inspection Authority (ČOI) ↗
Denmark DKCheck official sourceRetsinformation ↗Danish Competition and Consumer Authority ↗
Estonia EECheck official sourceRiigi Teataja ↗Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) ↗
Finland FINational law adopted

Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act (Kuluttajansuojalaki 38/1978), approved June 2026

Finlex ↗
Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) ↗
France FRBill in progress

DDADUE 2025 bill (articles 20–21)

Adopted by the Senate in February 2026. Final promulgation not confirmed at last review.

Légifrance ↗
DGCCRF ↗
Germany DENational law adopted

Drittes Gesetz zur Änderung des Gesetzes gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG)

Bundesrat printed paper 438/25 ↗
Federal Ministry of Justice ↗
Greece GRCheck official sourceNational Printing Office (ΦΕΚ) ↗Ministry of Development – consumer protection ↗
Hungary HUCheck official sourceNemzeti Jogszabálytár ↗Consumer protection authority ↗
Ireland IENational law adopted

European Union (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition) Regulations 2026, S.I. No. 124/2026

Irish Statute Book ↗
CCPC ↗
Italy ITNational law adopted

Decreto Legislativo 20 febbraio 2026, n. 30

Camera dei Deputati – draft decree (Atto 345) ↗
AGCM ↗
Latvia LVCheck official sourceLikumi.lv ↗Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC) ↗
Lithuania LTCheck official sourceTAR – Register of Legal Acts ↗State Consumer Rights Protection Authority ↗
Luxembourg LUCheck official sourceLegilux ↗Competition and consumer directorate ↗
Malta MTCheck official sourceLegislation Malta ↗MCCAA ↗
Netherlands NLNational law adopted

Implementatiewet richtlijn betere duurzaamheidsinformatie voor consumenten (Staatsblad 2026, 152)

Officiële bekendmakingen – Stb. 2026, 152 ↗
ACM ↗
Poland PLCheck official sourceDziennik Ustaw ↗UOKiK ↗
Portugal PTCheck official sourceDiário da República ↗Direção-Geral do Consumidor ↗
Romania ROCheck official sourceLegislație – Ministry of Justice ↗ANPC ↗
Slovakia SKCheck official sourceSlov-Lex ↗Slovak Trade Inspection (SOI) ↗
Slovenia SICheck official sourceUradni list ↗Market Inspectorate ↗
Spain ESCheck official sourceBOE ↗Ministry of Consumer Affairs ↗
Sweden SECheck official sourceRiksdagen – documents and laws ↗Konsumentverket ↗
Iceland ISEEA – not yet incorporatedEFTA – EEA-Lex status ↗Neytendastofa ↗
Liechtenstein LIEEA – not yet incorporatedEFTA – EEA-Lex status ↗Office of Economic Affairs ↗
Norway NOEEA – not yet incorporatedEFTA – EEA-Lex status ↗Forbrukertilsynet ↗

"Check official source" means we could not confirm an adopted national act at the last review. The link goes to that country's official law portal, and the EU's own rules still apply there.

Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein follow EU consumer law through the EEA Agreement. At the last review EmpCo had not yet been added to it, so there was no national deadline yet.

This guide is general information, not legal advice.