EmpCo guides for label owners
Factual guides on Directive (EU) 2024/825, sustainability labels and certification schemes. Glint publishes Label Registry; it does not certify and this is not legal advice.
Per member state: transposition status for Directive (EU) 2024/825, with official sources and review dates when we have opened them.
- Sustainability labels under EmpCo
Annex I point 2a and the certification scheme requirement for private sustainability labels as of 27 September 2026.
- Generic environmental claims vs sustainability labels
Annex I points 2a and 4a: generic claims need recognised excellent environmental performance; labels need a certification scheme or public authority.
- Certification scheme and third-party verification
Article 2, point (r): open access, stakeholders, non-compliance procedures and independent monitoring.
- EmpCo deadline: 27 September 2026
Application date in Directive (EU) 2024/825 and what label owners should do now that the rules apply.
- Verify a published certificate (registry and QR)
How buyers and integrators check certificates on the public registry, certificate pages and QR verification URLs.
- Complaints and appeals for certification schemes
Article 2, point (r): published non-compliance procedures, a public complaint channel and an appeal path separate from the decider.
- EmpCo national transposition (EU 27)
Why national status matters after 27 September 2026, with the live tracker and public JSON API on Label Registry.
- Before displaying a third-party sustainability label
Operational checklist for retailers: scheme criteria, certificate verification, claims per market and B2C scope notes on Label Registry.
- Keep EmpCo claim evidence current
How scheme owners date substantiation, watch validUntil, and use the claims matrix and evidence renewals board before D-60 and D-30 alerts.
- Share certificate proof with retailers
Give retailers a stable verify link, public claims and public evidence only, plus the in-app retailer proof pack before they display your label.
- EmpCo and stock placed on the market before 27 September 2026 (Germany, Austria)
What national law says about packaging already printed and goods already in shops when EmpCo rules apply in Germany and Austria.
- Add a live certificate verification badge to a product page
Embed the SVG badge from Label Registry, link to the public verify page, and keep consumers one click away from the current certificate status.
Operational aid. This page is not legal advice, and Glint does not certify.