Directive (EU) 2024/825 (the “EmpCo Directive”) not only introduces new requirements for environmental claims, sustainability labels, and climate-related advertising claims; it also tightens the disclosure requirements surrounding commercial guarantee of durability. In the future, companies that sell products to consumers must, under certain conditions, provide clear and standardized information where the manufacturer offers such a guarantee. This is intended to facilitate purchasing decisions - but in practice, it raises numerous questions regarding scope and implementation.
Due to the transposition of the EmpCo Directive into Austrian national law, the KSchG and the FAGG (VerbRÄG 2026, BGBl. I No. 59/2026), since 27 September 2026, consumers in Austria must be informed about the existence and duration of a commercial guarantee of durability for certain goods prior to the conclusion of a contract by means of the harmonized label, the EU-GARAN label. The label is intended to make it
