Changeset 3686600

Timestamp:

09/08/2026 12:28:20 PM (6 weeks ago)

Author:

robertr07

Message:

readme: add 27 Sep 2026 date + Directive (EU) 2024/825, guide link, extra FAQ

Location:

warrantyark-eu-guarantee-notice

Files:

• tags/1.2.0/readme.txt (modified) (4 diffs)
• trunk/readme.txt (modified) (4 diffs)

warrantyark-eu-guarantee-notice/tags/1.2.0/readme.txt

@@ -9 +9 @@
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
-EU legal-guarantee notice (Reg. 2025/1960) + GARAN durability label on WooCommerce product pages, checkout and order emails — in 24 languages.
+EU legal-guarantee notice + GARAN durability label (mandatory 27 Sep 2026) on WooCommerce product pages, checkout & order emails — 24 EU languages.
 
 == Description ==
 
-Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 introduces a harmonised **legal-guarantee notice** and a **durability label (GARAN)** for goods sold to consumers in the EU. **WarrantyARK — EU Guarantee Notice** helps you display these official graphics on your WooCommerce store, in the language of your customer.
+From **27 September 2026**, Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 — together with Directive (EU) 2024/825 — introduces a harmonised **legal-guarantee notice** and a **durability label (GARAN)** for goods sold to consumers in the EU, with no transition period. **WarrantyARK — EU Guarantee Notice** helps you display these official graphics on your WooCommerce store, in the language of your customer.
 
 This plugin is a display helper. It shows the official harmonised graphics unaltered, as intended by the Regulation. It does **not** provide legal advice and does **not** guarantee that your store is legally compliant — whether and how the rules apply to your business is for you (and, if needed, your legal advisor) to determine.
@@ -29 +29 @@
 
 Every feature above is free and fully functional.
+
+**Learn more about the 2026 rules**
+
+A vendor-neutral guide explaining what changes on 27 September 2026, who is affected, the penalties, and how to comply — with links to the official EU texts (EUR-Lex): https://warrantyark.com/eu-guarantee-compliance-2026/
 
 **Why turn on "Add to WarrantyARK"?**
@@ -67 +71 @@
 
 = What changes on 27 September 2026? =
-From 27 September 2026, EU online stores selling goods to consumers must show the harmonised legal-guarantee notice and, for qualifying products, the durability label. This plugin displays the official graphics for you, in the shopper's language.
+From 27 September 2026, EU online stores selling goods to consumers must show the harmonised legal-guarantee notice and, for qualifying products, the durability label. There is no transition period. This plugin displays the official graphics for you, in the shopper's language.
+
+= Which businesses are affected? =
+Any trader selling physical goods to consumers in the EU, regardless of where the business is registered, and regardless of platform. Genuinely B2B-only sales are treated differently, and some categories such as food fall outside the scope.
 
 = Does this make my store legally compliant? =
@@ -92 +99 @@
 = Does it send any customer data? =
 Not on its own. The notice and label are static graphics rendered locally. The optional "Add to WarrantyARK" button opens the WarrantyARK app only when the shopper clicks it — see the "External services" section above.
+
+= What is the legal basis? =
+Directive (EU) 2024/825 (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1960, which fixes the official design and content of the notice and label. They apply from 27 September 2026, with no transition period.
 
 == Screenshots ==

warrantyark-eu-guarantee-notice/trunk/readme.txt

@@ -9 +9 @@
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
-EU legal-guarantee notice (Reg. 2025/1960) + GARAN durability label on WooCommerce product pages, checkout and order emails — in 24 languages.
+EU legal-guarantee notice + GARAN durability label (mandatory 27 Sep 2026) on WooCommerce product pages, checkout & order emails — 24 EU languages.
 
 == Description ==
 
-Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 introduces a harmonised **legal-guarantee notice** and a **durability label (GARAN)** for goods sold to consumers in the EU. **WarrantyARK — EU Guarantee Notice** helps you display these official graphics on your WooCommerce store, in the language of your customer.
+From **27 September 2026**, Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 — together with Directive (EU) 2024/825 — introduces a harmonised **legal-guarantee notice** and a **durability label (GARAN)** for goods sold to consumers in the EU, with no transition period. **WarrantyARK — EU Guarantee Notice** helps you display these official graphics on your WooCommerce store, in the language of your customer.
 
 This plugin is a display helper. It shows the official harmonised graphics unaltered, as intended by the Regulation. It does **not** provide legal advice and does **not** guarantee that your store is legally compliant — whether and how the rules apply to your business is for you (and, if needed, your legal advisor) to determine.
@@ -29 +29 @@
 
 Every feature above is free and fully functional.
+
+**Learn more about the 2026 rules**
+
+A vendor-neutral guide explaining what changes on 27 September 2026, who is affected, the penalties, and how to comply — with links to the official EU texts (EUR-Lex): https://warrantyark.com/eu-guarantee-compliance-2026/
 
 **Why turn on "Add to WarrantyARK"?**
@@ -67 +71 @@
 
 = What changes on 27 September 2026? =
-From 27 September 2026, EU online stores selling goods to consumers must show the harmonised legal-guarantee notice and, for qualifying products, the durability label. This plugin displays the official graphics for you, in the shopper's language.
+From 27 September 2026, EU online stores selling goods to consumers must show the harmonised legal-guarantee notice and, for qualifying products, the durability label. There is no transition period. This plugin displays the official graphics for you, in the shopper's language.
+
+= Which businesses are affected? =
+Any trader selling physical goods to consumers in the EU, regardless of where the business is registered, and regardless of platform. Genuinely B2B-only sales are treated differently, and some categories such as food fall outside the scope.
 
 = Does this make my store legally compliant? =
@@ -92 +99 @@
 = Does it send any customer data? =
 Not on its own. The notice and label are static graphics rendered locally. The optional "Add to WarrantyARK" button opens the WarrantyARK app only when the shopper clicks it — see the "External services" section above.
+
+= What is the legal basis? =
+Directive (EU) 2024/825 (Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1960, which fixes the official design and content of the notice and label. They apply from 27 September 2026, with no transition period.
 
 == Screenshots ==