FAQ

Brand names also fall within the scope of Directive 2024/825/EU.Consequently, all products marketed under that brand should hold European certification for organic agriculture. ...

Prohibitions regarding green claims are introduced by Directive 2024/825/EU in Annex I of Directive 29/2005. This annex represents the black list of practices that are always prohibited. For example, the ...

In general, using a certification issued by an independent third party can enhance the credibility of the communication and provide documented evidence to support the claimed characteristics. However, it does ...

No, according to Directive 2005/29/EC, “consumer” means “a person who, in the commercial practices covered by the Directive, is acting for purposes outside his or her trade, business, craft or ...

Directive 2024/825/EU must be transposed into national law by March 27, 2026, and the provisions will apply (and thus companies will have to comply with them) as of September 27, ...

Directive 2005/29/EC (as amended by Directive 2024/825/EU) is a lex generalis and serves as a “safety net” to protect consumers from any misleading commercial practices. It also applies in principle ...

The application of Directive 2024/825/EU amending Directive 2005/29/EC applies to all commercial practices that take place in the European market and thus involve the European consumer. This Directive, in fact, ...

Here’s an example: the packaging of an ice cream product features the brief claim “-26% CO2eq emissions” without any further details. This claim could be misleading because it does not ...

Yes, claims regarding the content of recycled material must always be specified and qualified by indicating the item to which the claim refers—e.g., product, component, packaging, or packaging component—and the ...

Yes, it applies to all forms of commercial communication between businesses and consumers, regardless of the medium used, including those on social media and websites. ...