Does the EU guarantee notice requirement only apply in Germany?

No. It applies in all 27 EU member states from 27 September 2026, and also to shops outside the EU that sell to EU consumers.

Can the EU guarantee notice be redesigned?

No. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 fixes the design and content and forbids editing any element. Online it must be shown in colour.

When does the GARAN label apply?

Only where a producer offers a free commercial guarantee of durability longer than two years covering the entire product and makes that information available to the seller. In all other cases it must not be used.

Mandatory from 27 September 2026

The EU guarantee notice on a Shopify store

From 27 September 2026, every trader selling physical goods to consumers in the EU must display the harmonised notice on the legal guarantee of conformity. Its design is set in law and may not be changed.

Harmonised EU notice on the legal guarantee of conformity, English version — The European Commission's own file, English version. Colours, wording and layout are prescribed.

What is actually required

The rule comes from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 under the EmpCo Directive (EU) 2024/825. Article 3 of the regulation says simply: "It shall apply from 27 September 2026."

The notice is mandatory for goods covered by the legal guarantee.
Unaltered: none of its elements may be edited.
In colour online. Black and white is only allowed in a physical shop.
In the right language, because the QR code takes the shopper to their own country's rules.
Prominently shown, as pre-contractual information.

The GARAN label is a different thing

The GARAN label applies only to products where a producer voluntarily offers a free durability guarantee of more than two years covering the whole product, and tells the seller about it. Then it is mandatory. Everywhere else it must not be shown.

Why Germany moves first. Most member states enforce this through their authorities. Germany has the Abmahnung: a competitor or a trade association sends a paid legal warning with a cease and desist undertaking attached, and they do not call first.

The mistake that catches most shops

Most shops that get this wrong did not forget. They installed an app, filled in the settings, and stopped thinking about it. The block was never switched on in the theme, or a later theme update dropped it, and nobody checked. The shop is ticked off the list and still shows nothing.

Whitebeam: EU Guarantee Notice

Our Shopify app shows the official notice in all 24 EU languages, matched to the language each page is served in, and then loads your live storefront to confirm it is really there. Every check is recorded with its date. The notice itself is free on every plan.

Email us and we will send you the install link the moment the listing goes live.

support at whitebeam dot app

Questions merchants ask

Does this only apply in Germany?: No. It applies in all 27 EU member states from the same date, and to shops outside the EU that sell to EU consumers.
Can I redesign or retype the notice?: No. The Commission publishes the file in all 24 official languages, and editing any element is expressly forbidden.
Is a link in the footer enough?: The Commission's own guidance accepts a general reminder on the website for online sales. Placing it on the product page is the safer reading, because that is where the purchase decision is made.
What happens if it is missing?: In Germany, most likely a paid legal warning from a competitor or association. In other member states, enforcement by the national authorities with the penalties they provide for.
Do I need an app for this?: Not strictly. You can place the official file yourself. The ongoing work is the part that follows: the right language per market, colour online, and checking that it survives theme changes.