Upcoming EU compliance deadlines (EU-wide, small)

45 daysNew Product Liability Directive applies: strict liability extends to software, AI and digital services
9 December 2026 · Product Liability Directive
60 daysEU Digital Identity Wallet: every Member State must offer a wallet; public bodies must accept it
24 December 2026 · eIDAS 2
248 daysEU Deforestation Regulation: due diligence applies for micro and small enterprises
30 June 2027 · EUDR
257 daysInstant Payments Regulation: sending instant euro payments and Verification of Payee mandatory for non-euro-area banks (Poland, Sweden, Czechia, etc.)
9 July 2027 · Instant Payments Regulation
415 daysForced Labour Regulation: ban on placing, selling or exporting products made with forced labour
14 December 2027 · Forced Labour Regulation
432 daysESPR: first product-specific ecodesign and Digital Product Passport rules (iron & steel, textiles, tyres, aluminium)
31 December 2027 · Ecodesign (ESPR)
615 daysViDA: platform deemed-supplier rules for short-term rentals and passenger transport; single VAT registration
1 July 2028 · ViDA
1164 daysPPWR: minimum recycled content in plastic packaging and bans on certain single-use formats
1 January 2030 · PPWR
1342 daysEuropean Accessibility Act: end of transition for legacy service contracts and self-service terminals
28 June 2030 · EAA
1376 daysNew Toy Safety Regulation applies: digital product passport replaces the declaration of conformity, stricter chemical rules
1 August 2030 · Toy Safety Regulation