Directive 2024/825 by country: what the Commission’s May notices do and do not tell us

Greenwashing directive transposition by country cannot be read directly from the Commission’s May 2026 notices: that finding belongs to a specific date, and the rules applicable in each market require separate verification. trong>Commission snapshot: 28 May 2026 · This page last reviewed: 17 September 2026

A food company sells the same packaging in several EU countries. Before approving another print run, it wants to know where Directive (EU) 2024/825 has been implemented. One EU-wide fact is available: on 28 May 2026, the Commission opened infringement procedures against 20 Member States because they had not communicated complete transposition at that point.

That finding belongs to a specific date. It does not establish that those 20 countries still lack implementing law, or that the seven outside the notice have completed transposition. To determine the rules applicable in a market today, check its national legislation, the application dates of individual provisions and any subsequent communications.

Keep three dates separate

The Directive entered into force on 26 March 2024. Member States had until 27 March 2026 to transpose it. Its new measures must apply from 27 September 2026, a date still ahead at this page’s last review. The European Commission’s timetable distinguishes these milestones.

The May proceedings concern whether complete transposition had been communicated to the Commission at that time. They do not establish what law applies in each country today, or whether a published act implements every requirement correctly. Earlier consumer protection law may already provide a route to challenge misleading environmental claims.

All 27 Member States in the 28 May notice

“Yes” means that the Commission named the country among the 20 receiving a formal notice for failing to communicate complete transposition at that time. “No” means only that it was not named. This table records the May announcement; neither answer describes current transposition status.

Table source: European Commission announcement of 28 May 2026. The classification was checked when this page was reviewed on 17 September 2026; the event described remains the one on 28 May.

How to use the list before printing packaging

For a country marked “Yes”, check which measures it has published or communicated since the notice. Inclusion in May does not show that transposition is still pending. For a country marked “No”, read its national law all the same. Being absent from that infringement announcement is no certificate of complete implementation.

Spain and the Netherlands, for example, appeared in the May list. A company selling there today still needs to check each country’s legislation and earlier rules on misleading marketing. Germany was not named, yet its absence does not replace a review of the German law governing a pack’s claims. The same approach applies to the remaining Member States.

For a packaging review, begin with the message consumers will actually see. Then identify the evidence for each claim and every country where the pack will be sold. Our guide to claims on shared EU packaging covers that work; the Spain article explains how existing Spanish law can already address misleading claims.

What a current country tracker would require

To turn this historical snapshot into a current transposition reference, each country must be verified separately. A country record should identify the act in its official gazette, its publication date, its commencement date and when the new rules apply. It should also record the competent authority, any transitional provisions, its primary source and the date of legal review.

The EUR-Lex national measures register helps locate texts communicated by Member States. A notification alone, however, does not certify complete or correct transposition. This page therefore keeps the verifiable May finding distinct from any later country update supported by official sources.

Review frequency: we will check official sources each week while transposition is changing. Each check will be dated, even if there is no news, and a national measure will be added only after its text and application date have been verified. Each country entry should undergo legal review before publication.

If you are approving a pack for several destinations, its claims deserve a market-specific review whatever this table says about May. LegaleGo can review the wording, supporting evidence and applicable rules in your destination markets. Tell us which products and countries are involved.