Clear, implementation-focused education for online sellers, physical stores and producers preparing to use the harmonised legal-guarantee notice and GARAN durability label.
Official EU artwork stays unchanged. Guidance stays independent.
Start with the distinction
Two graphics. Two jobs.
The legal-guarantee notice explains statutory consumer rights. GARAN communicates a qualifying voluntary durability guarantee offered by a producer. They complement each other, but they are not interchangeable.
General seller notice
Harmonised legal-guarantee notice
Displayed as a general reminder of consumers’ statutory rights. Its elements cannot be edited.
Product-specific label
Model GARAN durability label
The “XX” example is a template placeholder. Use GARAN only for an eligible producer guarantee and fill the permitted product fields.
Examples reproduced from the European Commission practical guidance and the supplied GARAN colour template. Always use the current official production files.
Harmonised notice
Legal guarantee of conformity
A fixed official notice that reminds consumers about their legal rights when goods do not conform.
✓Relevant to sellers of consumer goods
✓Official artwork cannot be edited
✓Online presentation must be in colour
✓Country-specific detail is reached through the QR destination
Harmonised label
GARAN durability guarantee
Used only for a producer’s qualifying commercial durability guarantee attached to a particular good or model.
✓More than two years
✓At no additional cost to the consumer
✓Covers the entire good
✓Only duration, producer and model are editable
Find your role
Know what belongs to you.
The clearest implementation starts by separating the responsibilities of sellers, physical stores and producers.
01
Online sellers
Understand where shoppers should encounter the notice and when a product-specific GARAN label should appear before purchase.
Software can help display official information. It should not silently decide whether a legal rule applies to a business or certify a producer claim.
1
Classify the sale
Confirm the product, customer context, sales channel and applicable market.
2
Separate the guarantees
Do not confuse statutory seller obligations with a producer’s commercial guarantee.
3
Verify producer information
Match duration, producer and model to the actual guarantee documentation.
4
Test every surface
Review product, cart, checkout and customer communications on desktop and mobile.
Free for WooCommerce users
Prepare without another software cost.
GARAN Labs provides the complete WooCommerce plugin free of charge, with no paid feature gates, licence key or account. Our aim is to help businesses implement the EU legal-guarantee notice and qualifying GARAN labels without adding further software cost to their compliance preparations.
The plugin supports implementation; it does not certify compliance or replace professional advice.
GARAN Labs translates implementation questions into plain language. Final decisions should remain grounded in official EU materials and appropriate professional advice.