Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 introduces two guarantee notices starting from 27 September 2026. A harmonised notice must be displayed in all physical and online stores selling consumer goods from this date. It informs consumers of their 2 years of legal guarantee protection.

If you provide a voluntary guarantee beyond 2 years, then you also need to provide a product-specific GARAN label.

• A 2-year legal guarantee protection is required for consumer products
• The EU legal guarantee notice is mandatory when selling consumer products
• The GARAN label is optional (only if an extended guarantee is offered)

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A REACH declarations generally state that a product complies with Annex XVII restrictions and whether any SVHCs are present. These documents can be valuable when based on actual testing or other validation.

That said, some companies use REACH declarations as a cheap substitute for lab testing, which comes with serious risks.

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Ensuring compliance with the EU Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 involves various documents. This guide serves as an introduction to several key documents and their role in the compliance process for batteries sold in the European Union.

• Test reports are required to verify compliance
• The manufacturer must create an EU declaration of conformity
• The manufacturer must create technical documentation
• Instructions are required for batteries

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The Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 sets performance and safety requirements that must be met before batteries can be manufactured or imported for use in the European Union. These requirements can, in many cases, be met by ensuring that a particular battery complies with applicable harmonised standards.

This guide lists related battery standards that have been published or are currently in development

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The Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is applicable from 18 February 2024. That said, many requirements under the Regulation will only apply at a later date. This guide serves as a timeline for EU Batteries Regulation requirements and their respective dates.

• The Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 applies from 18 February 2024
• Some requirements apply at a later date
• For example, battery replacement requirements apply from 18 February 2027

Methodology

Step 1: I mapped out all the articles mentioning a date*

Step 2: I determined if the requirement is relevant to either:

• Manufacturers, importers, distributors, and other economic operators, or
• EU Commission or Member States

Step 3: The respective Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requirements tied to a particular date were added to one of the two tables below

*Note that the table contains the dates identified during this stage. I cannot guarantee that I identified every single article or requirement tied to a specific date.

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