EU rules apply from27 September 2026· Prepare early, verify carefully.

Independent practical guidance

Make the new EU guarantee rules understandable.

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.

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.

Seller checklist

02

Physical stores

Use the correct official printed formats, minimum dimensions and prominent in-store placement for the relevant graphic.

Consult official files

03

Producers

Confirm the guarantee conditions, identify the covered model and prepare the permitted fields without altering the official design.

Prepare label data

A practical path

Prepare without guessing.

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.

Primary materials

Read the source.

GARAN Labs translates implementation questions into plain language. Final decisions should remain grounded in official EU materials and appropriate professional advice.