{"id":13616,"date":"2026-11-10T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawwwing.com\/?p=13616"},"modified":"2026-11-09T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:31:00","slug":"2026-regulatory-overview-what-has-come-into-force-this-year-and-everything-coming-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawwwing.com\/en\/2026-regulatory-overview-what-has-come-into-force-this-year-and-everything-coming-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Regulatory Overview: What Has Come into Force This Year and Everything Coming in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2026 has been a year in which a significant amount of digital legislation has come into force, requiring websites to adapt in order to comply with all the new legal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A withdrawal button on websites, a warranty notice, labelling of AI-generated or AI-modified content, warranty notices...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we review the legislation that has come into force during 2026, what it means in practice for your website or e-commerce business, and what lies ahead in 2027, a year that will bring even more regulatory changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2026 at a Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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DATE<\/th>LEGISLATION <\/th>WHO NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
19 June<\/strong><\/td>Withdrawal button (Directive (EU) 2023\/2673)<\/td>E-commerce businesses and online contracts with a right of withdrawal<\/td><\/tr>
19 July<\/strong><\/td>Ban on the destruction of unsold clothing, accessories and footwear (Regulation (EU) 2024\/1781)<\/td>Large companies<\/td><\/tr>
2 August<\/strong><\/td>AI Act: Article 50 transparency obligations<\/td>Websites featuring chatbots, intelligent search engines or AI-generated or AI-modified content<\/td><\/tr>
11 September<\/strong><\/td>Cyber Resilience Act: vulnerability and incident reporting obligations<\/td>Manufacturers of products with digital elements<\/td><\/tr>
27 September<\/strong><\/td>Harmonised notice and \u00abGARAN\u00bb warranty label (Directive (EU) 2024\/825 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025\/1960)<\/td>Physical and online stores<\/td><\/tr>
20 November<\/strong><\/td>Consumer Credit Directive 2 (CCD2)<\/td>Lenders, credit intermediaries and businesses offering financing or Buy Now, Pay Later services<\/td><\/tr>
2 December<\/strong><\/td>AI Act: labelling of pre-existing synthetic content and new prohibited practices<\/td>Generative AI providers<\/td><\/tr>
9 December<\/strong><\/td>New Product Liability Directive (Directive (EU) 2024\/2853)<\/td>Manufacturers, importers, distributors and platforms<\/td><\/tr>
28 December<\/strong><\/td>Law 10\/2025 on Customer Service<\/td>Large companies, providers of essential services and public authorities<\/td><\/tr>
30 December<\/strong><\/td>EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)<\/td>Operators and traders dealing in the affected raw materials and products<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1. The Withdrawal Button (19 June)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The right of withdrawal was not new: consumers already had the right to withdraw from a distance purchase within 14 calendar days. What changed on 19 June was how this right could be exercised. Consumers must now be able to withdraw just as easily as they can make a purchase, through a specific, visible and easily identifiable function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For e-commerce businesses, this meant making changes to their website design to ensure compliance with the following requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n