New EU Customs Code 2026/2108: what changes for product importers
From 21 September 2027, importers answer to customs for product compliance. Online sales, per-item handling fee, data for market surveillance, penalties.
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Legislative Decree 176/2026 on the right to repair: obligations from 22 October 2026
Legislative Decree 176/2026 requires repair of 11 product groups from 22 October and changes the guarantee on contracts from 31 July 2026. Who is liable, fines.
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Environmental claims: obligations from 27 September 2026 (Legislative Decree 30/2026)
From 27 September 2026 Italy’s Decree 30/2026 changes the rules on environmental claims and sustainability labels, old stock included. Bans, exceptions, fines.
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GPSR penalties in Italy: Legislative Decree 78/2026 and the new Article 112 of the Consumer Code
Home GPSR GPSR penalties in Italy: Legislative Decree 78/2026 and the new Article 112 of the Consumer Code The Italian penalty framework for Regulation (EU) 2023/988 on general product safety is now defined by Italian Legislative Decree 8 April 2026, No. 78, published in the Italian Official Gazette No. 111 of 15 May 2026 and…
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Right to Repair: Directive (EU) 2024/1799 and the obligations from 31 July 2026
Home News Right to repair Update on transposition in Italy In Italy, the directive has been transposed by Legislative Decree of 25 September 2026, No. 176, published in the Italian Official Journal No. 233 of 7 October 2026. From 22 October 2026, the date on which the decree enters into force, the repair obligation and…
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Cyber Resilience Act: what changes for digital products from 11 September 2026
Home News Cyber Resilience Act: what changes from 11 September 2026 The Cyber Resilience Act, Reg. (EU) 2024/2847, is the first European regulation on the cybersecurity of products with digital elements. It entered into force on 10 December 2024 and will become fully applicable on 11 December 2027. The first operational deadline, however, was 11…
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PPWR 2025/40: Packaging Obligations from August 12, 2026
Home News PPWR 2025/40: Packaging Obligations from August 12, 2026 From 12 August 2026, Reg. (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) repeals Directive 94/62/EC and introduces direct documentation obligations for anyone placing PPWR packaging on the EU market: technical file, Declaration of Conformity and PFAS prohibition for food-contact packaging. The PPWR concept of “manufacturer” overturns common intuition: it…
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Batteries Decree 29/2026: new rules for compliance and end-of-life management in Italy
Home News Batteries Decree 29/2026: Compliance Rules in Italy Legislative Decree 29/2026 defines the national adaptation to Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, introducing a strict sanctioning system (up to 150,000 euros) and new traceability obligations. For economic operators, compliance now requires a documentary oversight in the Italian language and enrollment in the new national register. The oversight…
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REACH Regulation and REF-12 Project Results: Controls and Penalties on Imported Products
Home News REACH Regulation and REF-12 Project Results On December 10, 2025, ECHA published the results of the control plan, carried out during 2024, for the REF-12 project detecting an alarming rate of non-compliance with the REACH Regulation for imported products. The most critical data concerns mixtures: 32% of the substances contained in them do…
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EUDR Updates 23 December 2025
Home News EUDR 2025 The European Parliament has given the green light to two crucial amendments to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 (EUDR), offering companies a strategic lifeline: a one-year postponement of deadlines a drastic simplification of due diligence obligations This decision postpones the application for large companies to the end of 2026 and concentrates the responsibility…
