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Rules changelog

What changed in the Shopproof rule set, release by release, with the official source for every rule. The app, the plugin and the free shop check pick up each release automatically.

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Current rules version
0.6.0
Rules published, free and Pro
140
Releases
9
Last release

We list each rule by its title, effective date, legal basis and official source. Rules for Spain, Poland and Belgium are Shopproof Pro research, marked Pro. What a shop must do, who a rule applies to and its exemptions are in the app, the plugin and Shopproof Pro, so here we only say when they changed. Rules we are still checking stay off this page until they are cleared.

This is technical information to help shops comply, not legal advice.

Rules 0.6.0 Latest

Belgium added (Shopproof Pro research).

  • 12 rules added

New rules 12

After this release: 140 published rules (91 free, 49 Pro research), 6 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.5.0

Poland added (Shopproof Pro research).

  • 18 rules added

New rules 18

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After this release: 128 published rules (91 free, 37 Pro research), 4 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.4.1

A readable official source for the Austrian legal notice rule.

  • 1 rule updated

Updated rules 1

  • AT-LI-01

    Austrian imprint and media disclosure

    Austria from Official source

    • Official source replaced: now wko.at, was ris.bka.gv.at
    • Research notes updated

After this release: 110 published rules (91 free, 19 Pro research), 2 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.4.0

Spain added (Shopproof Pro research), plus the shopper text for registration numbers and take-back.

  • 19 rules added
  • Registration numbers and take-back text

Also changed: Registration numbers and take-back text.

New rules 19

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After this release: 110 published rules (91 free, 19 Pro research), 2 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.3.2

Rules with medium confidence checked against the official texts: 12 now high confidence, and the 2 rules held for review are cleared.

  • 2 rules added
  • 14 rules updated

Cleared after review 2

Updated rules 14

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  • AT-BT-01

    Battery registration and representative

    Austria from Official source

    • Effective date changed from to
    • Legal basis changed from “Batterienverordnung § 25b; Regierungsvorlage 657 d.B. (BattBegG)” to “Batterienverordnung § 25b (BGBl. II Nr. 159/2008 as amended by BGBl. II Nr. 311/2021); Regulation (EU) 2023/1542; Regierungsvorlage 657 d.B. (pending)”
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated
  • AT-LI-01

    Austrian imprint and media disclosure

    Austria from Official source

    • Official source replaced: now ris.bka.gv.at, was wko.at
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Who it applies to updated
    • Exemptions updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Checked again against the official text
    • Research notes updated
  • AT-PS-01

    Product safety enforcement (Austria)

    Austria from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “PSG 2004 (no GPSR amendment yet); Regulation (EU) 2023/988” to “Regulation (EU) 2023/988 Art. 9(7), 19, 20; PSG 2004 (not yet amended for the GPSR)”
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated
  • EU-LI-01

    Remove EU ODR platform link

    EU-wide from Official source

    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Checked again against the official text
    • Research notes updated
  • EU-PK-02

    Packaging EPR authorised representative

    EU-wide from Official source

    • Official source replaced: now environment.ec.europa.eu, was data.consilium.europa.eu
    • Exemptions updated
    • Research notes updated
  • EU-PK-03

    Packaging sorting label info shown online

    EU-wide from Official source

    • Research notes updated
  • FR-CO-01

    Order button and reviews (France)

    France from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “Code de la consommation L. 221-14; L. 111-7-2” to “Code de la consommation L. 221-14; L. 111-7-2; D. 111-16 to D. 111-19”
    • Official source replaced: now legifrance.gouv.fr, was bpifrance-creation.fr
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Checked again against the official text
    • Research notes updated
  • FR-EN-02

    Environmental product sheet

    France from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “Code de l'environnement L. 541-9-1” to “Code de l'environnement L. 541-9-1, R. 541-220 to R. 541-229 (décret n° 2022-748 du 29 avril 2022)”
    • Official source replaced: now aida.ineris.fr, was ecologie.gouv.fr
    • Who it applies to updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated
  • FR-EP-02

    French EPR representative for foreign sellers

    France from Official source

    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated
  • FR-EP-03

    REP registration per stream

    France from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “Code de l'environnement L. 541-10 et seq.” to “Code de l'environnement L. 541-10 et seq., L. 541-10-13”
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Checked again against the official text
    • Research notes updated
  • FR-EP-04

    Triman logo and Info-tri

    France from Official source

    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated
  • FR-LI-03

    Mentions légales (France)

    France from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “LCEN (Loi 2004-575) art. 1-1 and art. 19” to “LCEN (Loi 2004-575) art. 1-1 (formerly art. 6 III, moved by Loi 2024-449 from 23 May 2024) and art. 19”
    • Official source replaced: now legifrance.gouv.fr, was simonnetavocat.fr
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Checked again against the official text
    • Research notes updated
  • IT-WE-02

    Registro AEE registration

    Italy from Official source

    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated
  • NL-CO-02

    Advance payment limit

    Netherlands from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “BW 7:26(2)” to “BW 7:26(2); BW 7:6(2)”
    • Official source replaced: now wetten.overheid.nl, was wetten.overheid.nl
    • What the shop must do updated
    • Confidence level reviewed
    • Research notes updated

After this release: 91 published rules (all free).

Rules 0.3.1

The French Triman rule cites the official decree, after its old source stopped working.

  • 1 rule updated

Updated rules 1

  • FR-EP-04

    Triman logo and Info-tri

    France from Official source

    • Legal basis changed from “Code de l'environnement L. 541-9-3” to “Code de l'environnement L. 541-9-3, R. 541-12-17 and R. 541-12-21 (décret n° 2021-835 du 29 juin 2021)”
    • Official source replaced: now aida.ineris.fr, was signaturelitigation.com
    • Checked again against the official text
    • Research notes updated

After this release: 89 published rules (all free), 2 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.3.0

The EU durability label (Annex II of the GARAN regulation), with its official artwork and field layout.

  • EU durability label

Also changed: EU durability label.

After this release: 89 published rules (all free), 2 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.2.0

The official EU notice on the legal guarantee, in English, German, French, Italian and Dutch, taken unchanged from the Official Journal.

  • EU legal guarantee notice

Also changed: EU legal guarantee notice.

After this release: 89 published rules (all free), 2 still being checked and not shown.

Rules 0.1.0

First release: rules for the EU, Austria, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, each with its official source, and the withdrawal button wording for each country.

  • 89 rules added
  • Withdrawal button wording

Also changed: Withdrawal button wording.

New rules 89

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After this release: 89 published rules (all free), 2 still being checked and not shown.